Public Charity

PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY

PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY is a Public Charity headquartered in WESTMINSTER, CO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $595K revenue, $399K expenses, $6.4M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $145K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 046129772 WESTMINSTER, CO Arts, Culture & Humanities NTEE: A Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$595K
Total Expenses$399K
Total Assets$6.4M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$145K
Filing Years2019–2024

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.

Where $100 goes at Paleontological Society

How Paleontological Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$63 Programs the work itself
$37 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $63 for programs

$38
Supporting students and others through grants and scholarships
60% of program spending
$11
The society usually holds an annual meeting, which is ordinarily in the fall
17% of program spending
$7
Publication of the journal of paleontology and paleobiology
12% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PAST PRESIDE Anne Raymond
COUNCIL MEMB Ashley Dineen
EDITOR Brenda Hunda
COUNCIL MEMB Carmi Thompson
COUNCIL MEMB Elizabeth Sibert
EDITOR Erin Saupe

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$70,000 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$40,000 2 grants
Research & Policy
$35,120 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $595K $399K $6.4M
2023 $635K $380K $5.8M
2022 $553K $449K $5.1M
2020 $899K $313K $4.9M
2019 $394K $371K $4.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $394K to $595K (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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