Nonprofit · EIN 04-6129772
PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · WESTMINSTER, CO 80234
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $594,555 | $398,878 | $195,677 | $6,388,031 | $0 | $6,388,031 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $634,843 | $380,114 | $254,729 | $5,800,138 | $0 | $5,800,138 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $553,143 | $449,396 | $103,747 | $5,090,379 | $173,868 | $4,916,511 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $128,740
- of which government grants
- $9,999
- Membership dues
- $67,794
- Program service revenue
- $100,000
- Investment income
- $363,185
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $215,539
- Other revenue
- $2,630
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $183,269
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,497
- Accounting fees
- $8,485
- Occupancy
- $26,773
- Travel
- $35,106
- Program services (functional)
- $278,619
- Management and general (functional)
- $120,259
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,800,138
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,388,031
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,388,031
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,032,272
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,829,780
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $558,251
- Gross receipts
- $659,699
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1908
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE RAYMOND | PAST PRESIDE Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ROWAN LOCKWOOD | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| NICOLE BONUSO | CHIEF FINANC Officer | 7 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIBERT | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| MADELINE MARSHALL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN HUNTLEY | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CARMI THOMPSON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRENDA HUNDA | EDITOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JOHN CALEDE | EDITOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| MARK PATZKOWSKY | INCOMING PRE Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JILL LEONARD-PINGEL | CHEIF INFORM Officer | 8 | $0 |
| ERIN SAUPE | EDITOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| SARA PRUSS | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PHIL STOKES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PEDRO MONARREZ | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY DINEEN | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LISA PARK BOUSH | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JEANETTE PIRLO | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM TOBIN | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| KELLY TINGLE | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE RAYMOND | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DIMICHELE | PRESIDENT-PA Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ROWAN LOCKWOOD | PRESIDENT-EL Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DIANA BOYER | CHIEF INFORM Officer | 8 | $0 |
| NICOLE BONUSO | CHIEF FINANC Officer | 7 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KELLEY | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROY PLOTNICK | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIBERT | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MADELINE MARSHALL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| NIGEL HUGHES | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN HUNTLEY | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PEDRO MARENCO | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LINDA MCCALL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYDIA TACKETT | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SAM OCON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CARMI THOMPSON | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GABRIEL SANTOS | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRENDA HUNDA | EDITOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JOHN CALEDE | EDITOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| JAMES CRAMPTON | EDITOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN CURRANO | COUNCILMEMBE Trustee or director | 8 | $5,000 |
| MARK PATZKOWSKY | COUNCILMEMBE Trustee or director | 8 | $2,400 |
| JOOD AL ASWAD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| DANITA BRANDT | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN HUNTLEY | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KELLEY | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROWAN LOCKWOOD | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| PEDRO MARENCO | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MADELINE MARSHALL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| LINDA MCCALL | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORINNE MYERS | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JEANETTE PIRLO | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROY PLOTNICK | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GABRIEL SANTOS | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LYDIA TACKETT | COUNCIL MEMB Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| DIANA BOYER | SECRETARY Officer | 8 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DIMICHELE | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HENDRICKS | TREASURER Officer | 7 | $0 |
| BRUCE MACFADDEN | PAST- PRESID Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANNE RAYMOND | PRESIDENT- E Officer | 6 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 12110 N PECOS STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234-2020
- In care of
- % ROY PLOTNICK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROWAN LOCKWOOD, 12110 N PECOS STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 802342052
- Signed the 990
- NICOLE BONUSO, CHIEF FINANCIAL
- Phone
- (301) 634-7084
- Website
- HTTP://PALEOSOC.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- JBS & COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF PALEONTOLOGY: INVERTEBRATE AND VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY, MICROPALEONTOLOGY, AND PALEOBOTANY. THE SOCIETY HAS SIX GEOGRAPHIC SECTIONS AND HOLDS BOTH SECTION MEETINGS AS WELL AS AN ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP. OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WORKING IN THE FIELD.
Program accomplishments
- THE SOCIETY USUALLY HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH IS ORDINARILY IN THE FALL. THE SECTIONS HOLD MEETINGS, WHICH ARE USUALLY IN THE SPRING. AT THE MEETINGS, MEMBERS PRESENT VOLUNTEERED PAPERS AND POSTER SESSIONS; THE SOCIETY NORMALLY HOSTS AN INVITED SPEAKER SYMPOSIUM. FIELD TRIPS ARE OCCASIONALLY OFFERED. AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, A SHORT COURSE IS PRESENTED, AND THE SOCIETY HAS ITS ANNUAL DINNER, AWARDS CEREMONY, AND BUSINESS MEETING.Expenses $53,441
- PUBLICATION OF THE JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOBIOLOGYExpenses $36,691 · revenue $100,000
- SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND OTHERS THROUGH GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPSExpenses $188,487 · grants $183,269
- OTHER MEETINGS DEVOTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF PALEONTOLOGY ARE OCCASSIONALLY HELD.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-6129772
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A72Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,388,031
- Income (IRS master file)
- $659,699
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $594,555 | $398,878 | $6,388,031 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $634,843 | $380,114 | $5,800,138 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $553,143 | $449,396 | $5,090,379 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-6129772).
Questions about PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY is 04-6129772.
- Is PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROWAN LOCKWOOD.
- Who are the officers and directors of PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $594,555, expenses of $398,878 and total assets of $6,388,031 at year end.
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