SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY (EIN 06-0906643)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-09-06
IRS object ID: 201802499349300925
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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	2018-09-06T12:13:02-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521711839	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	060906643	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOCI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3016347814	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SERENA WEISMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3016347814	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-08-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL L WEAVER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01249346	PTIN
Phone	3019860600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-08-28	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SERENA WEISMAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,254,559	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	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, 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 STUDY OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATES AND STUDY OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATES AND THE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE BEDS IN WHICH THEY ARE FOUND.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	80	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$79,266	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$87,918	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$897,195	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$842,123	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$33,792	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$142,052	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,136	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$825	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$943,805	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,072,918	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$43,858	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$46,982	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$854,028	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$984,212	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$897,886	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,031,194	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$45,919	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$41,724	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,360,842	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,745,288	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$320,465	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$288,160	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,040,377	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,457,128	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	1) TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, 2) TO 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 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, AND 4) FOSTER THE SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND PERSONAL APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF VERTEBRATE FOSSILS AND FOSSIL SITES BY AVOCATIONAL, STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL PALETOLOGISTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$502,636	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$489,791	RevenueAmt
Desc	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	$184,241	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$176,639	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE SOCIETY PROVIDES THE GENERAL PUBLIC FREE ACCESS TO EXPERT ADVICE ON FOSSIL FINDS. A LARGE PORTION OF THE GROUP'S OUTREACH SUCCEEDS VIA THEIR PUBLICATION, JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$82,184	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$46,982	GrantAmt
Revenue	$175,693	RevenueAmt
Desc	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$769,061	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3016347814	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
P DAVID POLLY
PRESIDENT	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EMILY RAYFIELD
VICE PRESIDENT	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LONG
PAST PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAELYN J EBERLE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TED JVLAMIS
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANJALI GOSWAMI
MEMBER AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
XIAOMING WANG
MEMBER AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW CARRANO
MEMBER AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SERENA WEISMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	10.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
FASEB
9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	BETHESDA	MD	20814	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$322,914
TAYLOR & FRANCIS
530 WALNUT STREET SUITE 850	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19106	PUBLISHING SERVICES	$193,481

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$87,918	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$87,918	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ANNUAL MEETING	611430	$489,791	$489,791
PUBLICATIONS	611430	$176,639	$176,639
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$175,693	$175,693

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$842,123	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$107,693	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$107,693	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$216,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$181,641	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$34,359	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,359	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$34,359	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$825	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$825	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$825	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,072,918	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$842,948	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$142,052	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,672	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,672	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,820	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,490	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,490	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$334,924	TotalAmt
Program Services	$166,864	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$168,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62	TotalAmt
Management And General	$62	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,207	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$162,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$162,675	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,990	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,263	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,612	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$326,728	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,273	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,689	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,689	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER EXPENSES	$16,561	$4,422	$12,139
EDITORIAL EXPENSES	$10,826	$10,826

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,031,194	TotalAmt
Program Services	$769,061	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$262,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$201,402	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$379,273	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,639	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,987	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,311	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$246,595	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,823	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$30,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,020	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,095	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,925	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,559,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,326,188	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,360,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,745,288	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$223,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$180,430	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$97,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$107,730	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$320,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$288,160	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,656,655	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,024,333	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$238,178	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,251	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$145,544	BOYAmt
EOY	$145,544	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,040,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,457,128	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,360,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,745,288	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$41,724	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$375,027	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
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	$112,899	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$193,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$94,140	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$79,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$87,918	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$567,532	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$875,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$899,030	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$804,278	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$897,195	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$842,123	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,318,118	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$988,391	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,092,339	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$898,418	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$976,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$930,041	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,885,650	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,961	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,940	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,529	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	$4,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,961	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,940	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,529	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$4,871,121	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$138,826	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$232,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$115,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$33,792	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$107,693	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$560,808	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$138,826	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$232,977	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$115,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$33,792	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$107,693	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$560,808	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,398	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,941	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$31,857	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,136	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$825	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,157	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,128,615	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,327,257	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,045,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$943,805	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,038,559	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,483,615	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.88830	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.88970	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.10230	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.09990	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$203,826	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$7,660	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8,317	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$11,783	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$208,020	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$247,491	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,143	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$44,534	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$274	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$203,826	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.53000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.47000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,020	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,095	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,925	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,925	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,447,945	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$375,027	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$375,027	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,072,918	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,072,918	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,031,194	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,031,194	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,031,194	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION, WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE SOCIETY MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE SOCIETY AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX (UBIT). FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR EITHER REPORTING OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR DISCLOSURE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY'S POLICY WOULD BE TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON TAX POSITIONS RELATED TO ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCRUAL FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.

PART V, LINE 4:

THE FIVE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE SET UP TO GENERATE INCOME THAT CAN THEN BE USED FOR GRANTS AND AWARDS IN THE PALEONTOLOGY FIELD.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THAT REGION	$4,575
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THAT REGION	$16,850
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THAT REGION	$750
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THAT REGION	$400
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THAT REGION	$5,915

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	$28,490	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$28,490	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
AWARDS AND TRAVEL	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	4	$4,575	CHECK
AWARDS AND TRAVEL	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU	18	$16,850	CHECK
AWARDS AND TRAVEL	NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	1	$750	CHECK
TRAVEL	SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	1	$400	CHECK
AWARDS	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	5	$5,914	CHECK

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	GRANTS AND AWARDS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	22	RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance	$15,820	NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES OF SVP MONITOR, VIA QUARTERLY REPORTS, THE FUNDS UTILIZED FOR AWARD GRANTS. 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.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITES TO FASEB.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE MEMBERS OF THIS SOCIETY ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY. MEMBERSHIP IN THIS SOCIETY SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATION: A.REGULAR MEMBER. ANY INDIVIDUAL INTERESTED IN VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL AND AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGISTS. REGULAR MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. B.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. C.STUDENT MEMBER. ANY INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE PROGRAM. STUDENT MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. D.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. E.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	MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OVER THE AGE OF 18 CAN VOTE ON SOCIETY MATTERS THE MEMBERS APPROVE THE ADDITION OR AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS OR CONSTITUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	BUSINESS INVOLVING THE FORM OF ORGANIZATION, GOVERNANCE, UNUSUAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS, OR OTHER MATTERS OF CONCERN TO THE WHOLE MEMBERSHIP AND CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE OF EXCEPTIONAL IMPORTANCE SHALL BE DECIDED BY CONFIDENTIAL BALLOT RATHER THAN BY VOTE AT MEETINGS.
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	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 TO THE SHERWOOD GROUP/FASEB OFFICES.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	PUBLICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 162,675. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 162,675.
990 PART XII LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR