2025-08-29T15:34:07-05:00 2024-12-31 770602105 MONICA J STERN CPA PLLC 11225 NORTH 28TH DRIVE SUITE A100 PHOENIX AZ 850295608 990EZ 2024-01-01 860740804 CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY CENT 9207379358 PO BOX 63572 PHOENIX AZ 85082 TAMMIE JANSEN TREASURER 9207379358 2025-08-28 1 1 MONICA J STERN CPA P00295294 6026748226 2025-08-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.CENTRALARIZONACACTUS.ORG X X 49210 X 16692 14248 2452 15818 15818 0 33392 19800 11445 610 10086 41941 -8549 88012 43 79506 X 87909 79506 103 0 88012 79506 0 0 88012 79506 X INSPIRE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS THROUGH EDUCATION, PROGRAMS, AND CONSERVATION. CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY (CACSS) HELD MONTHLY MEMBER MEETINGS WHERE WE SHARE NEWS, LISTEN TO PRESENTATIONS ABOUT CACTI AND SUCCULENTS AND/OR TRAVEL EXPERIENCES IN SEARCH OF PLANTS IN THEIR NATIVE HABITATS AND ACQUIRE PLANTS THROUGH SILENT AUCTIONS. SPEAKERS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT OF THE CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY. DURING OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS, WE INVITE KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUALS TO DELIVER PRESENTATIONS CENTERED AROUND THE CULTIVATION, CARE, AND HABITAT PRESERVATION OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. THESE PRESENTATIONS SERVE AS INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE UNIQUE PLANTS AND GAIN PRACTICAL INSIGHTS INTO THEIR CULTIVATION PRACTICES. BY ENGAGING WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, WE NOT ONLY EXPAND OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE BUT ALSO FOSTER A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS IN WHICH THESE PLANTS THRIVE. THESE SPEAKER SESSIONS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR MISSION OF PROMOTING AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.IN ADDITION, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEMBERS CAN:- GO ON FIELD TRIPS TO VISIT LOCAL AND OUT-OF-STATE GARDENS AND PLANT SHOWS- BORROW BOOKS FROM A LARGE CLUB-OWNED LIBRARY AVAILABLE AT EACH MEETING- ENTER THEIR PLANTS IN A SOCIETY SHOW. THE ANNUAL JUDGED CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SHOW AND SALE SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE EVENT IN ADVANCING THE MISSION OF THE CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY. BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR ENTHUSIASTS TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF DESERT FLORA, THIS EVENT ALIGNS WITH THE SOCIETY'S GOALS OF PROMOTING APPRECIATION, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION SURROUNDING CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. THE EVENT SERVES AS A BEACON OF INSPIRATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EMBODYING THE VALUES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY.CACSS PUBLISHES A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER CALLED CENTRAL SPINE THAT IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE CLUB EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.CACSS IS GRATEFUL TO THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR PROVIDING MEETING SPACE AND SUPPORTING SOME OF ITS PROJECTS. 19800 32097 32097 X DAVID HEMMING DIRECTOR UNTIL 1-2024 4.00 0 0 0 JOANNE JOHNSON DIRECTOR 5-2024 TO 12-2024 4.00 0 0 0 BARBARA MACNIDER DIRECTOR UNTIL 9-2024 4.00 0 0 0 ELAINE HU DIRECTOR UNTIL 8-2024 10.00 0 0 0 EMILY ADLER DIRECTOR UNTIL 12-2024 1.00 0 0 0 PAT ADLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ERIK RUGGAARD DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 JOAN MCDONNELL DIRECTOR 4.00 0 0 0 KATHI METZGER DIRECTOR 6.00 0 0 0 KIM ANDREWS DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 MARY MILLER DIRECTOR 4.00 0 0 0 CHRIS GINKEL VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 12-2024 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE ORGANIZATION PO BOX 63572 PHOENIX AZ 85082 9207379358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 13296 17635 28272 23310 30940 113453 5437 7603 16676 136344 15818 181878 18733 25238 44948 159654 46758 295331 3200 4000 5200 6150 2450 21000 0 3200 4000 5200 6150 2450 21000 274331 1053 532 689 1889 2452 6615 1053 532 689 1889 2452 6615 19786 25770 45637 161543 49210 301946 0.90850 0.92240 0.02190 0.01520 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 2,452. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORY INCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 15,818. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 15,818. GROSS PROFIT: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 0. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 15,818. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 0. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 15,818. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROMOTE CACTUS AND SUCCULENTS. GRANTEE NAME: DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 1201 N GALVIN PARKWAY PHOENIX, AZ 85008. DATE OF GIFT: 01/24/24. AMOUNT GIVEN: 12,800. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 1,125. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 861. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 1,577. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,039. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 1,602. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,512. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS. AMOUNT: 35. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,335. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 10,086. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT . AMOUNT: 43. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: OTHER RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 103. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.