SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY (EIN 06-0906643)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-14
IRS object ID
201323189349305927
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2013-11-14T15:43:04-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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Mission Description1) 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.MissionDescription
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Revenue Not Rptd F990147988RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal1024734RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9901024734TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt939904TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal939904ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990939904TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: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 SOCIETYS 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, 2012, 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, 2012, THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCRUAL FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. THE SOCIETY'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, THAT HAVE BEEN FILED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012, FOR FISCAL YEARS 2011, 2010, AND 2009 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.
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 PALEONTOLGY FIELD

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintained
Subtotal Number Of Offices0SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent0SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent0TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Ind Outside US GrantsToIndOutsideUS (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceRegionRegionNumber Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipientsAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursement
AWARDSEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)1600CHECK
AWARDSEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC12000CHECK
AWARDSNORTH AMERICA11000CHECK
TRAVELNORTH AMERICA52000CHECK
TRAVELEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)53000CHECK
TRAVELSOUTH AMERICA1600CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantGRANTS AND AWARDSTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients19NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant14450AmountOfCashGrant

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITES TO FASEB.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE 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 7AMEMBERS 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 7BBUSINESS 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 11THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE 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 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE SHERWOOD GROUP/FASAB OFFICES.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPUBLICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 201,866. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,092. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 202,958. OTHER SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,937. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 34,262. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 44,199.OTHER FEES
THE PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND SELECTING AN AUDITOR HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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