BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (EIN 16-6000178)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-04-08
IRS object ID
201510989349300636
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2015-04-08T16:49:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1369 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14202ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN166000178EIN

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PersonMARK MORTENSONPersonNm
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Activity Or MissionBUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (THE SOCIETY) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES THE BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND THE TIFFT NATURE PRESERVE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE ENJOYMENT AND BENEFITS OF THE SCIENCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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LAURENCE K RUBIN
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JUDITH A FELD MD MPH
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DOUGLAS H WARD
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SAMUEL P PULEO ESQ
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KEVIN CURRAN
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STEVEN A PERRIGO
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SCOTT R STENCLIK
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HOPE KIANKA
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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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BOY$5,046,088BOYAmt
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BOY$11,518,349BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$428,355EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year$3,140,910CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,607,842TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,884,679CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,140,910CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,607,842TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$12,194,149PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$290,534CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$291,414CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$379,018CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,483,326TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,883CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,993CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,662CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,860CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,470CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$105,868TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,197,036TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,560,801GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80240PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80550PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$375,456BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,492InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,657OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$371,291EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$368,978BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,921InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$25,443OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$375,456EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$345,858BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$47,285InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,165OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$368,978EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$345,858BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$345,858EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$345,858BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$345,858EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.93000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.07000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,096OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$32,096BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,696,883OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,183,139DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,513,744BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,679,073OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,711,653DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,967,420BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$659,311OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$659,311BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,172,571TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCONTRACT ADVANCESDesc
Amt$428,355Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$428,355TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,845,054TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$320,076NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$61,182OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$258,894RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,103,948RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$86,493InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$86,493RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,190,441TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,615,303TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$61,182OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$61,182ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,554,121ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$86,493InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$86,493ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,640,614TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:CONSISTENT WITH PREDOMINANT INDUSTRY PRACTICE, THE SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTED COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF OVER 750,000 ARTIFACTS AND SPECIMENS THAT HAVE BEEN FORMALLY ACCESSIONED UNDER THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTION MANAGEMENT POLICY. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT INSURE ITS COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRACTICE OF MANY MUSEUMS. THE STATEMENTS ABOVE ARE ALSO APPLICABLE TO PART III, LINE 4.
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE COMPRISED OF FUNDS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FOR EDUCATION AND CURATORIAL SERVICES AND EARNINGS ON THESE FUNDS WHICH ARE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED EARNINGS ARE APPROPRIATED AND EXPENDED BASED UPON THE SOCIETY'S SPENDING POLICY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUES
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUES
PARTS XII AND XII, LINE 2D.DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN NETTED WITH REVENUES AS SHOWN ON SCHEDULE G, PART II.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1MUSEUM'S GALANameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$111,730GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$111,730GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$40,694OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2BEEROLOGYNameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$48,915GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$48,915GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$10,068OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$40,282GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$40,282GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$10,420OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$200,927GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$200,927GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$61,182OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$61,182DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$139,745NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK MORTENSONPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$174,163BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,287DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,036NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$183,486TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDONATION OF STOCK WAS RECEIVED AND APPLIED AS PAYMENT ON AN OUTSTANDING PLEDGE RECEIVABLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS REVIEWED AT THE BOARD MEETING BY THE AUDIT TASK FORCE. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE HAVING BOARD DELEGATED POWER, OFFICER AND KEY INDIVIDUAL OF THE SOCIETY MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF MANAGERS APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XXI, LINE 2CTHERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF TIFFT NATURE PRESERVEBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 51AddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14205ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN203592523EIN
Primary ActivitiesENSURE TIFFT NATURE PRESERVE SURVIVES TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status9PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF TIFFT NATURE PRESERVEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$21,709InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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