2024-04-23T19:46:20-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 396285287 FRIENDS OF THE GEOLOGY MUSEUM UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON IN FRIE 6082621412 1215 West Dayton Street Madison WI 53706 Daniel Lindner Treasurer 6082621412 2024-04-23 Daniel Lindner 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Theresa Marche 1215 West Dayton Street Madison WI 53706 59514 0 X X 1977 WI To support the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum including its collections, exhibits, educational programs, research efforts, and personnel. 10 10 0 20 0 0 23765 24448 0 0 15316 15958 22581 18234 61662 58640 21815 22813 0 0 0 0 0 0 183 2258 2548 24073 25361 37589 33279 472921 573389 0 0 472921 573389 To support the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum including its collections, exhibits, educational programs, research efforts, and personnel. 0 0 22813 20000 0 Provided financial assistance and supplies to the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum. The grant was for general museum operations while the supplies and other expenses benefited a range of projects including paleontological field work in Wyoming and software for making collections-related forms and reports. 769 0 0 Deepened connections between the organization's membership and the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum. This included the publication and mailing of a quarterly newsletter that featured museum updates and specimens. This support was also used to purchase supplies for educational events (i.e., Behind the Scenes Night, Down to Earth Lecture, and two workshops) at the museum. 0 0 0 23582 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X Dorothy Brar 6082621412 1215 West Dayton Street Madison WI 53706 X Theresa Marche President 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Amy Rambow-Larsen Vice President 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Dorothy Brar Secretary 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Daniel Lindner Treasurer 0.5 X X 0 0 0 Lucretia Ghastin Board Member 0.5 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Herron Board Member 0.5 X 0 0 0 Lance Larsen Board Member 0.5 X 0 0 0 Brooke Norsted Board Member 2 X 0 0 0 George Rothdrake Board Member 0.5 X 0 0 0 Richard Slaughter Board Member 4 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3615 0 0 0 20833 0 24448 0 10216 0 0 10216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5742 0 0 0 5742 0 5742 0 0 5742 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19108 874 18234 18234 0 0 0 58640 18234 0 15958 22813 22813 1649 769 697 183 899 899 25361 23582 1596 183 X 11999 11465 63732 84957 24564 23690 643 695 371983 452582 472921 573389 0 0 X 472921 573389 0 0 0 0 472921 573389 472921 573389 33279 67189 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 0 X 16523 10678 19798 23765 24448 95212 2498 2560 2592 2529 2467 12646 19021 13238 22390 26294 26915 107858 4066 103792 6966 6029 6074 7536 10216 36821 144679 73349 0.71740 0.73614 X 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison 21 N Park St Madison WI 537151218 396006492 170(c)(1) 20000 2813 actual costs museum supplies and services; food and lodging for expedition general support for University of Wisconsin Geology Museum 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The organization receives updates from museum staff at its board meetings on how its contributions are being used to support the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum. Form 990, Header, Line C Legal Name of Organization = Friends of the Geology Museum, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Inc. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 A family relationship existed between two board members, namely Lance Larsen and Amy Rambow-Larsen. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The organization has members, but not in the sense that they collectively are involved in making governance decisions. Instead, the Board of Directors is responsible for making such decisions. This includes the nominating and electing of directors from the general membership. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Stewardship Committee prepares our annual information return for the IRS. Prior to submission, a completed copy of Form 990 with all required schedules is distributed to each board member for review. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members have an ongoing obligation to promptly disclose any actual, perceived, or potential conflict of interest. When a potential conflict is disclosed and after all relevant information is gathered from the concerned board member, the Board of Directors will vote on whether a conflict exists. The concerned board member must not attempt to influence the determination and cannot be present for the deliberation or vote on the matter. If a conflict of interest is identified, the organization will not engage in any actions involving this conflict unless the Board of Directors votes that these actions are fair, reasonable, and in the organization's best interests. The board member with the conflict of interest must not attempt to influence these decisions and cannot be present for any of these deliberations or votes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization does not compensate its directors or officers and has no executives or key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Our by-laws and conflict of interest policy are provided upon written request. For financial statements, the ones in our annual returns are available online via the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search Tool. Form 990, Part X, Line 1 The $11,465 in non-interest bearing cash held at year-end was a temporary situation. Of this amount, $9,552 was deposited into interest-bearing accounts in January of 2024. Form 990, Part XII, Line 1 The organization uses a modified cash basis of accounting for its books, but prepares Form 990 using the accrual method.