BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (EIN 16-6000178)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2014-04-10
IRS object ID
201401009349300520
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2014-04-10T12:38:07-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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EIN160765486EIN

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EIN166000178EIN

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NameMARK MORTENSONName
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Expenses Subtotal3978166ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included295568InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt95568ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9904073734TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
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.
SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUESPART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUESPART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
PARTS XII AND XIII, LINE 2D. DIRECT EXPENSES OF SPECIAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN NETTED WITH REVENUES AS SHOWN ON SCHEDULE G, PART II.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1MUSEUM'S ATTICNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1110650GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1110650GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event170229OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2BEEROLOGYNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event244144GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event244144GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event28333OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events2TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events32952GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events32952GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events13035OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total187746GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events187746GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events91597OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events91597DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary96149NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonMARK MORTENSONNamePerson
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitle
Base Compensation Filing Org165759BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org4832DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org4996NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org175587TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS REVIEWED AT THE BOARD MEETING BY THE AUDIT TASK FORCE. THEY ARE RESONSIBLE TO APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM.
EACH EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
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

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

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

Address US AddressUS

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 GENERATIONSPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)3ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status9PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF TIFFT NATURE PRESERVEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionType
Amount Involved111400AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmtDetermination

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