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Nonprofit · EIN 39-1421781

NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53201

Financials

$16K$60K2023$94K$83K2024$32K$65K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$32,344$65,024-$32,680$187,977$0$187,977
December 31, 2024990$94,101$82,879$11,222$187,458$0$187,458
December 31, 2023990$16,298$60,476-$44,178$176,236$0$176,236
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$46,229
Membership dues
$31,420
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Net income from fundraising events
-$20,723
Net income from sales of inventory
$6,838
Other revenue
-$13,885

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$26,802
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$26,802
Management and general (functional)
$38,222

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$187,458
Total assets, end of year
$187,977
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$187,977
Gross receipts
$180,985
Employees
0
Volunteers
20
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
WI

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Susan PeschelBusiness Manager
Officer
5$0
Neil AllenTreasurer
Officer
5$0
Jenny Marie JohnsonExecutive Director
Officer
5$0
Martha BostwickAssistant Business Manager
Officer
5$0
Victoria JohnsonPresident
Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Susan PeschelBusiness Manager
Officer
5$0
Neil AllenTreasurer
Officer
5$0
Jenny Marie JohnsonExecutive Director
Officer
5$0
Martha BostwickAssistant Business Manager
Officer
5$0
Hannah DormindoPresident
Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Susan PeschelBusiness Manager
Officer
5$0
Neil AllenTreasurer
Officer
5$0
Jenny Marie JohnsonExecutive Director
Officer
5$0
Martha BostwickAssistant Business Manager
Officer
5$0
Brooke MarstonPresident
Officer
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 399, MILWAUKEE, WI 53201-0399
In care of
% SUSAN PESCHEL
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Susan Peschel, PO BOX 399, MILWAUKEE, WI 532010399
Signed the 990
Susan Peschel, Business Manager
Phone
(414) 229-6282

Mission

To improve communication coordination and cooperation among the producers disseminators curators and users of cartographic information To support and coordinate activities with other professional organizations and institutions involved with cartographic information To improve the use of cartographic materials through education and to promote graphicacy To promote and coordinate the acquisition preservation and automated retrieval of all types of cartographic material and To influence government policy on cartographic information.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The Annual Meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society NACIS focuses on maps data visual storytelling and cartographic design including the latest in mapping design production and theory The conference facilitates spending social time with mapping peers and broadening networks in the cartographic community In 2024. 371 professionals and enthusiasts from government commercial and not-for-profit groups along with academics scholars map GIS librarians artists technologists and students attended our 44th Annual Meeting in Tacoma Washington; 32 sessions with over 140 presentations and 1 keynote.0
  • The Atlas of Design is dedicated to showing off some of the worlds most beautiful and intriguing cartographic design. Every two years NACIS publishes a new volume of full-color maps selected from a worldwide competition and judged by an expert panel. It is more than a museum of images however each map is accompanied by a brief commentary provided by the author and meant to guide readers toward a deeper understanding of the work how it was inspired and its intended message or the ways it means to influence us. Everyday objects even beautiful ones become much more significant when we see what is behind their creation. The Atlas aims to inspire readers both within the field of cartography and without toward new understandings of design and of the power that a well-crafted map can have In an age when more and more mapping tasks are being turned over to computers. The Atlas of Design provides one more answer to the question What do cartographers do? 2024 sales distribution = 708 volumes0
  • Cartographic Perspectives Journal CP is the free open-access journal of NACIS devoted to the study and practice of Cartography in all of its diversity. CP is published 3 times a year and includes peer-reviewed research on Cartography and Geovisualization broadly defined technical notes and tutorials on new methods articles on library collections reviews of books and atlases and novel maps. All submitted articles are reviewed and returned to authors within weeks. All graphics included in accepted articles are published in full color at no cost to authors.0

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
39-1421781
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1983
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$187,977
Income (IRS master file)
$180,985

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$32,344$65,024$187,977IRS
990December 2024$94,101$82,879$187,458IRS
990December 2023$16,298$60,476$176,236XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––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 39-1421781).

Questions about NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC is 39-1421781.
Is NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1983.
Are donations to NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC 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 NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Susan Peschel.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does NORTH AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,344, expenses of $65,024 and total assets of $187,977 at year end.

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