Nonprofit · EIN 39-6050508
NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $173,179 | $160,650 | $12,529 | $629,693 | $0 | $629,693 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $209,028 | $212,071 | -$3,043 | $617,164 | $0 | $617,164 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $192,411 | $202,415 | -$10,004 | $620,207 | $0 | $620,207 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $14,717
- Program service revenue
- $133,163
- Investment income
- $17,310
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,652
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,373
- Other revenue
- $7,989
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,674
- Travel
- $350
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $617,164
- Total assets, end of year
- $629,693
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $629,693
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $629,693
- Gross unrelated business income
- $27,002
- Gross receipts
- $212,723
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1938
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKI MACTAVISH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BROWN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BARBARA WEEKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARION NEBIKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DEBBIE CARPENTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ASHER GILLILAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTY MECEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CINDY RATHBONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARY BEERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRYSTIN REIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDYE STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKI MACTAVISH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BROWN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| BARBARA WEEKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARION NEBIKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ASHER GILLILAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTY MECEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CINDY RATHBONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARY BEERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRYSTIN REIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDYE STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANICE CANARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| NANCY CUMMINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Beatty | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Harriett Brittenham | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Sue Dickout | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Marion Nebiker | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Linda Gass | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sallie Gibson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Vicki MacTavish | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Janice Canard | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Nancy Cummins | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Asher Gilliland | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christy Mecey | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Cindy Rathbone | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6190 TRAVERS WAY, SAN DIEGO, CA 92122-2129
- In care of
- % ANGELA TALABER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARION NEBIKER, 6190 TRAVERS WAY, SAN DIEGO, CA 92122
- Signed the 990
- MARION NEBIKER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (858) 452-0833
- Return prepared by
- SJHL LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 39-6050508 or by the name NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EXHIBITIONS, THE PUBLISHING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT BUTTONS, AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE AESTHETIC AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BUTTONS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLICATION OF THE NBS EDUCATIONAL BULLETIN.
- ANNUAL CONVENTION AND BUTTON SHOW. EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBER DISPLAYS AND SHARING. PROVIDING EXPOSURE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ARTISITIC AND HISTORICAL RECORD DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND CHANGES IN THE UTILITARIAN AND DECORATIVE USE OF BUTTONS THROUGH TIME AND THEIR REFLECTION OF SOCIETY EVOLUTION AND MORE.
- THE WRITING, PUBLICATION AND SALE OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING PRINTED BOOKLETS AND BOOKS, DIGITAL TUTORIALS, AND EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS.
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 | 990 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
- 39-6050508
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $629,693
- Income (IRS master file)
- $212,723
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $173,179 | $160,650 | $629,693 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $209,028 | $212,071 | $617,164 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $192,411 | $202,415 | $620,207 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $178,326 | $232,334 | $630,211 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 39-6050508).
Questions about NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY is 39-6050508.
- Is NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1968.
- Are donations to NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL BUTTON 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 NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY 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 NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY 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 NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARION NEBIKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NATIONAL BUTTON SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $173,179, expenses of $160,650 and total assets of $629,693 at year end.
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