BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (EIN 16-6000178)
Tax period
2010-10-01 to 2011-09-30
Filed
2012-05-02
IRS object ID
201241239349300139
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Timestamp2012-05-02T12:02:31-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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ZIP Code14203ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
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EIN166000178EIN

Name Name

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NameMARK MORTENSONName
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Date Signed2012-04-25DateSigned
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NameMICHAEL J GRIMALDIName
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Form 990 IRS990

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Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3194715TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-854602NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues24570OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990-830032RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal4024747RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included78777InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt78777RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9904103524TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3626348TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included24570OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F99024570ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal3601778ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included278777InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt78777ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9903680555TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PART III, LINE 1A:CONSISTENT WITH PREDOMINANT INDUSTRY PRACTICE, THE SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTED COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF OVER 600,000 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.
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 Event188066GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event188066GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event115517OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2BEEROLOGYNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event231441GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event231441GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event24812OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events2TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events31622GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events31622GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events4241OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total151129GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events151129GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events24570OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events24570DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary126559NetIncomeSummary

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
Base Compensation Filing Org152170BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org0DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org8556NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org160726TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990140791NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
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.
EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12
EACH EMPLOYEE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -854,602.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:
THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C

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 Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
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

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