SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY (EIN 06-0906643)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-12
IRS object ID: 202043179349305694
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-12T14:06:09-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	582676261	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Rogers & Company PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	Vienna	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22182	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	060906643	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOCI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3016347024	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7918 Jones Branch Drive No 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	McLean	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	221023345	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Lee Lowery	PersonNm
Person Title	Transition Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3016347024	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lori A Collingsworth	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00639819	PTIN
Phone	7038930300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-11-10	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	108.28.125.132	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-12	IPDt
IP Tm	15:04:25	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
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At Submission Filing Device Id	DD3BD8FAA7E619236B258E939CC8F9AD6F7FDC38	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	Lee Lowery	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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City	McLean	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	221023345	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,027,915	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	http://vertpaleo.org/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1940	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To advance the science of vertebrate paleontology throughout the world- See Part III	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	143	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Investment Income	$272,868	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue	$1,054,702	CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses	$21,848	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY	$5,200,076	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$287,674	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$343,494	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,296,043	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,856,582	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To advance the science of Vertebrate Paleontology and to serve the common interests and facilitate the cooperation of all persons concerned with the history, evolution, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy of vertebrate animals, as well as field occurrence, collection, and study of fossil vertebrates and the stratigraphy of the beds in which they are found. The Society is also concerned with the conservation and preservation of fossil sites.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$555,590	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$432,122	RevenueAmt
Desc	Annual Meeting: The annual scientific conference provides a forum for scientists and hobbyists interested in the science of paleontology to network, share information, and collaborate on projects.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$118,963	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$149,910	RevenueAmt
Desc	Journal: The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is the flagship publication of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$82,845	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$53,567	GrantAmt
Revenue	$158,040	RevenueAmt
Desc	Membership: The Society's most vital resource is the active participation by members approximately 2,350 professionals, amateurs and students sharing the specialty world-wide are active members. The SVP membership directory contains contact information for the entire SVP member community and is available to search for members. The Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, (JVP), the most widely read journal in the profession is also available to members.	Desc

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Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
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Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1	MCI USA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3016347024	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7918 Jones Branch Drive No 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	McLean	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	221023345	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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Emily J Rayfield
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Jessica Theodor
Vice President	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
P David Polly
Past President	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Samantha Hopkins
Secretary	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ted J Vlamis
Treasurer	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Matthew Carrano
Member-at-large	0.75	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew A Farke
Member-at-large	0.25	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nancy Stevens
Member-at-large	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Larisa R G DeSantis
Member-at-large	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Serena Weisman
Executive Director	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

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Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FASEB	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	Management fees/ Other services	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$319,842	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$41,762	AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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Membership dues	900099	$158,040	$158,040
Publications	511120	$149,910	$149,910

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$740,072	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$134,354	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$134,354	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,111,727	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,973,213	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$138,514	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$138,514	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$138,514	ExclusionAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$272,868	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,345	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,345	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total	$19,222	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,222	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$142,327	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,460	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,841	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,841	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,906	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,200	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,650	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$73,578	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,618	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,820	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,820	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,978	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,447	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$369,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,355	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$585	TotalAmt
Management And General	$585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,298	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,834	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Bad debt	$3,964	$3,964
Dues and licenses	$1,026		$1,026

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,032,854	TotalAmt
Program Services	$757,398	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$275,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$191,525	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$120,049	EOYAmt

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$585	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,030,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,878,502	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$5,200,076	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$198,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$292,559	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,935	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$287,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$343,494	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,908,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,429,174	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,166	BOYAmt
EOY	$427,408	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,296,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,856,582	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$5,200,076	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$538,691	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$94,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$79,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$87,918	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$78,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$41,762	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$381,114	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$897,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$842,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$927,942	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$740,072	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,211,610	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$898,418	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$976,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$930,041	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,005,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$781,834	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,592,724	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,050	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,018	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,050	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,018	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$4,579,706	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$115,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$83,402	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$107,693	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$139,150	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$134,354	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$579,703	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$115,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$83,402	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$107,693	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$139,150	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$134,354	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$579,703	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,136	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$825	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$36,941	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,045,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,060,999	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,038,559	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,148,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$916,188	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,209,368	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.87910	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.88860	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.11130	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.10200	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part III, Line 12, Explanation of Other Income:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Miscellaneous revenue	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$253,151	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,555	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$46,929	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$8,902	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$292,733	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$274,439	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,915	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$16,883	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$7,320	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$253,151	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$217,342	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$36,470	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$29,896	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$9,269	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$274,439	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$204,506	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,360	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$14,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$5,524	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$217,342	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$208,020	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$7,140	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$3,124	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$7,530	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$204,506	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.49720	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.50280	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,020	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,020	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part V, Line 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The five endowment funds are set up to generate income that can then be used for grants and awards in the paleontology field.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	Program Services	SVP 2019 Annual Meeting Brisbane, Queensland Australia	$413,263
East Asia and the Pacific	Grants to Recipients Located in Region		$3,100
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	Grants to Recipients Located in Region		$5,400
North America	Grants to Recipients Located in Region		$4,800
South America	Grants to Recipients Located in Region		$3,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	Grants to Recipients Located in Region		$2,922

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$432,485	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$432,485	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Jackson School of Geosciences Student Travel Grants	East Asia and the Pacific	1	$600	Check or Wire	$0	N/A	N/A
Patterson Memorial Grant- Student Fieldwork	East Asia and the Pacific	1	$2,500	Check or Wire	$0	N/A	N/A
Jackson School of Geosciences Student Travel Grants	Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	9	$5,400	Check or Wire	$0	N/A	N/A
Jackson School of Geosciences Student Travel Grants	North America	8	$4,800	Check or Wire	$0	N/A	N/A
Hix Preparators' Grant	South America	2	$3,000	Check or Wire	$0	N/A	N/A
Jon C. Graff International Paleontology Award (formerly the SEDN Award)	Sub-Saharan Africa	1	$2,922	Check or Wire	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:	The Executive and Financial Oversight Committees of SVP monitor, via quarterly reports, the funds utilized for grant awards annually, an application and review process is conducted to define the grantees which is led by individual award panels to monitor the awardees and their use of the awarded funds.
Part III Accounting Method:
Part III, Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the U.S.:	Jackson School of Geosciences Student Travel Grants: This program was developed to encourage student participation in the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting. Applicants must be a student member in SVP and Undergraduate/Bachelor students, Graduate/Master students, or Doctoral students that are enrolled at a recognized academic institution. Patterson Memorial Grant: The purpose of this award, named in honor of Dr. Bryan Patterson, is to support student field work in Vertebrate Paleontology. Particular consideration is given to proposals for field work that are innovative rather than routine, venturesome rather than predictable, unusual rather than run-of-the-mill. Hix Preparators' Grant: The Marvin and Beth Hix Preparators' Grant award is intended to further the field of Vertebrate Paleontology through the advancement of preparation.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (11 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Albert E. Wood Award	1	$1,500	$0	N/A	N/A
Steven Cohen Award for Student Research	1	$3,000	$0	N/A	N/A
Colbert Prize	2	$1,300	$0	N/A	N/A
Jackson School of Geosciences Student Travel Grants	32	$19,200	$0	N/A	N/A
Jon C. Graff International Paleontology Award	1	$720	$0	N/A	N/A
Lanzendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prize	3	$1,125	$0	N/A	N/A
Mary R. Dawson Grant	1	$3,000	$0	N/A	N/A
Richard Estes Memorial Grant	1	$1,800	$0	N/A	N/A
Romer Prize	1	$1,500	$0	N/A	N/A
Taylor & Francis Award	2	$1,000	$0	N/A	N/A
Student Travel Award	1	$200	$0	N/A	N/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part I, Line 2:

The Executive and Financial Oversight Committees of SVP monitor, via quarterly reports, the funds utilized for grant awards annually, an application and review process is conducted to define the grantees which is led by individual award panels to monitor the awardees and their use of the awarded funds.

Part III, Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals:

All awards are presented at the SVP annual meeting. Dr. Albert E. Wood Award: The purpose of this award, named in honor of Dr. Albert E. Wood, is to support student research that involves museum or university vertebrate fossil or natural history collections. Proposals must be for collection-based work on some aspect of vertebrate evolution, with special attention given to those that greatly enhance the value of fossil material already residing in collections. Cohen Award: The Steven Cohen Award for Student Research is to foster excellent student research in the study of vertebrate paleontology by making funds available to an exemplary student or students. The funds awarded may be used by students in support of field research, museum research, laboratory research or other academic research activities. Particular consideration is given to proposals for research that is innovative, unpredictable, and unusual; research that has direct application to understanding and interpreting the vertebrate fossil record. Colbert Prize: Selected and presented onsite at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's Annual Meeting, the Edwin H. and Margaret M. Colbert Prize recognizes an outstanding student poster presentation. The prize was named in honor of the Colberts' contributions to Vertebrate Paleontology. Dawson Grant: The Mary R. Dawson Predoctoral Fellowship Grant recognizes and supports graduate student research excellence. This award recognizes research excellence and promote a successful career in Vertebrate Paleontology by supporting the recipient's dissertation research travel, data collection and analyses. Hix Preparators' Grant: The Marvin and Beth Hix Preparators' Grant award is intended to further the field of Vertebrate Paleontology through the advancement of preparation. Jackson School of Geosciences Student Travel Grants: This program was developed to encourage student participation in the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting. Applicants must be a student member in SVP and Undergraduate/Bachelor students, Graduate/Master students, or Doctoral students that are enrolled at a recognized academic institution. Lanzendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prize: The Lanzendorf-National Geographic PaleoArt Prize was created by John J. Lanzendorf to recognize outstanding achievement in paleontological scientific illustration and naturalistic art. These are the only art awards presented by the scientific community that specifically recognize accomplishments in paleontological visualization. PaleoArt is broadly defined as the scientific or naturalistic rendering of paleontological subject matter pertaining to vertebrate fossils. PaleoArt is one of the most important vehicles for communicating discoveries and data among Paleontologists, and is critical to promulgating Vertebrate Paleontology across disciplines and to lay audiences. Patterson Memorial Grant: The purpose of this award, named in honor of Dr. Bryan Patterson, is to support student field work in Vertebrate Paleontology. Particular consideration is given to proposals for field work that are innovative rather than routine, venturesome rather than predictable, unusual rather than run-of-the-mill. Romer Prize: The Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize recognizes an outstanding scientific contribution in Vertebrate Paleontology by a predoctoral student. Selection is based on the scientific value and quality of a submitted abstract summarizing an original research project. The prize is awarded based on the scientific value and quality of the oral presentation of that research during the Romer Prize session a the SVP Annual Meeting. Richard Estes Memorial Grant: The Richard Estes Memorial Grant was established to enhance graduate student research by providing an award at the annual meeting of the SVP. The award is directed toward research in nonmammalian Vertebrate Paleontology, with emphasis on systematics, morphology, biogeography and paleoecology. The review panel especially welcomes projects involving one-off field-based activities. Taylor & Francis Award: An annual award funded by Taylor & Francis, publisher of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The selection is handled by the Taylor & Francis Best Student Paper review panel. It is awarded to the best student first-authored paper published in JVP.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission:	The mission of the Society is to: 1.) advance the science of vertebrate paleontology throughout the world; 2.) serve the common interests and facilitate the cooperation of all persons concerned with the history, evolution, ecology, comparative anatomy and taxonomy of vertebrate animals, as well as the field occurrence, collection and study of fossil vertebrates and the stratigraphy of the beds in which they are found; 3.) support and encourage the discovery, conservation, and protection of vertebrate fossils and fossil sites; 4.) foster the scientific, educational, and personal appreciation and understanding of vertebrate fossils and fossil sites by avocational, student and professional paleontologists and the general public.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3	During 2019 the Society had a contract wuth the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) to provide management services for the Society's operations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The members of this Society shall be individuals who are concerned with vertebrate paleontology and who meet additional requirements as established in the Bylaws. Membership categories: Regular member: Any individual interested in vertebrate paleontology, including professional and avocational paleontologists. Regular members are eligible to vote. Second member, same household: Any individual who qualifies for regular membership and is sharing a residential address with a regular Society member. Second Members, Same Household are eligible to vote and do not receive Society publications. Student member: Any individual currently enrolled in a secondary school or college/university undergraduate or graduate program. Student members are eligible to vote. Associate member: Open to individuals seeking limited involvement in the Society. Associate members are not eligible to vote and only receive electronic access to Society publications. Honorary member: An appointed member of the Society in recognition of contributions to the field of vertebrate paleontology. Honorary members shall not be required to pay dues. Honorary members are eligible to vote. Additional categories of membership may be created by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The Board of Directors is elected by the voting membership.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	The Bylaws may be amended by approval from a majority vote (51%) of members. The Articles of Incorporation may be amended by approval from a three-fourths (3/4) majority vote of the members of the Society responding in the vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	The Form 990 is provided to the Treasurer and Executive Committee for review and approval before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	All actual or potential conflicts of interest shall be fully disclosed to the organization and/or committee as such relationships or situations arise. Potential conflicts should be discussed and resolved by that body. The Executive Committee annually reads and signs the conflict of interest policy, and discloses the nature of an existing conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The governing documents, policies, and financial statements are made available upon request. The Constitution and Bylaws are available on the organization's website.