Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $12,308,932
- Total expenses
- $9,908,096
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,934,305
- Grants paid
- $662,149
- Program service revenue
- $5,973,313
- Investment income
- $785,311
- Other revenue
- $2,616,003
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,607,258
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,244,940
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $21,362,318
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- not reported
- Management and general expenses
- not reported
- Fundraising expenses
- not reported
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- not reported
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$749,720
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1d · Related organizations
$1,126,883
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,057,702
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES/MEETINGS
total $3,387,923 · related or exempt $3,387,923
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2b · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION SALES
total $1,909,841 · related or exempt $1,909,841
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2c · Program service revenue: CONTINUING EDUCATION
total $373,029 · related or exempt $373,029
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2d · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING
total $302,520 · unrelated business $302,520
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3 · Investment income
total $382,914 · excluded $382,914
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $6,768,585
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $6,366,188
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $402,397
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $402,397 · excluded $402,397
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$160,524
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$23,356
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $137,168 · related or exempt $137,168
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11a · Other revenue: SEG GLOBAL
total $2,182,491 · related or exempt $2,182,491
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11b · Other revenue: SEG ADVANCED MODELING CORP
total $296,344 · related or exempt $296,344
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,478,835
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $71,059
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $228,309
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $362,781
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,219,229
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,680,494
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $170,608
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $277,919
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $389,476
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11b · Fees: legal
total $50,702
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $142,624
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $57,295
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11g · Fees: other
total $469,526
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $80,098
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13 · Office expenses
total $245,919
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14 · Information technology
total $381,068
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16 · Occupancy
total $177,327
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17 · Travel
total $388,825
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $265,364
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20 · Interest
total $58,346
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $226,031
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23 · Insurance
total $78,028
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24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND OTHER PUBL
total $481,874
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $218,695
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24c · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
total $88,336
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24d · Other expenses: STAFF RECRUITMENT
total $46,852
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24e · All other expenses
total $51,311
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $287,276 · end of year $603,960
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,579,407 · end of year $1,218,087
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,227,530 · end of year $5,696,647
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $93,185 · end of year $123,745
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $279,876 · end of year $247,652
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,720,021
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,249,176
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $676,517 · end of year $470,845
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $12,866,388 · end of year $15,747,943
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $450,000 · end of year $450,000
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $111,535 · end of year $48,379
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,015,210 · end of year $1,205,668
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $997,919 · end of year $1,288,714
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,288,460 · end of year $700,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $42,862 · end of year $50,558
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $18,227,263 · end of year $21,362,318
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS AND RELATED FIELDS, INCLUDING APPLICATIONS AND RESEARCH, TO FOSTER THE COMMON SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS OF GEOPHYSICISTS, AND TO MAINTAIN A HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDING AMONG ITS MEMBERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS AND RELATED FIELDS.
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CONFERENCE AND MEETINGS - REGIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND RESEARCH WORKSHOPS - TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF GEOPHYSICS AND FOSTER COMMON SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS.
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PUBLICATIONS PROVIDING INFORMATION ON GEOPHYSICS EXPLORATION RESEARCH AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS
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CONTINUING EDUCATION - TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF GEOPHYSICS THROUGH GENERAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING
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MERIT BASED SCHOLARSHIPS, FIELD CAMP GRANTS, STUDENT AND EARLY CAREER PROGRAMS, GEOSCIENTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS PROGRAM, & TRAVEL GRANTS
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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John EastwoodJOHN EASTWOOD
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Arthur ChengARTHUR CHENG
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Marianne RauchMARIANNE RAUCH
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Aria AbubakarARIA ABUBAKAR
SECOND VIDE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kyle SpikesKYLE SPIKES
VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Xiaojun HuangXIAOJUN HUANG
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joe ReillyJOE REILLY
PRESIDENT-ELECT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Sergio Chavez-PerezSERGIO CHAVEZ-PEREZ
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sandeep ChandolaSANDEEP CHANDOLA
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Constantine TsingasCONSTANTINE TSINGAS
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Lillian FlakesLILLIAN FLAKES
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Joseph EbeniroJOSEPH EBENIRO
DIRECTOR AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Ge JinGE JIN
COUNCIL CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Ken TubmanKEN TUBMAN
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Mauricio SacchiMAURICIO SACCHI
FORMER FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Michael MellenMICHAEL MELLEN
FORMER TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Ana CurcioANA CURCIO
FORMER DIRECTOR AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Olga NedorubOLGA NEDORUB
FORMER DIRECTOR AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Allen BertagneALLEN BERTAGNE
FORMER COUNCIL CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jim WhiteJIM WHITE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $349,802
- From this org
- $327,300
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,502
- Hours/week
- 37 + 3 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $276,500
- Bonus
- $47,650
- Other
- $3,150
- Deferred
- $17,172
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,055
- Filer's total
- $350,527
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Carlos De La GarzaCARLOS DE LA GARZA
CFO
- Total calculated
- $270,326
- From this org
- $255,030
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,296
- Hours/week
- 37 + 3 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $230,323
- Bonus
- $23,413
- Other
- $1,294
- Deferred
- $14,296
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,796
- Filer's total
- $271,122
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Tom AgnewTOM AGNEW
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $220,802
- From this org
- $196,639
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,163
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,900
- Bonus
- $43,519
- Other
- $2,220
- Deferred
- $11,957
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,833
- Filer's total
- $221,429
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Annabella BetancourtANNABELLA BETANCOURT
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $183,272
- From this org
- $173,055
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,217
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,863
- Bonus
- $7,500
- Other
- $692
- Deferred
- $10,217
- Nontaxable benefits
- $832
- Filer's total
- $184,104
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Scott SutherlandSCOTT SUTHERLAND
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS & GEOSCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
- Total calculated
- $191,251
- From this org
- $172,155
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,096
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,963
- Bonus
- $7,500
- Other
- $692
- Deferred
- $10,217
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,675
- Filer's total
- $192,047
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
$30,000
HUMANITARIAN GRANT
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · FOUNDATION · OK · controlled entity
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SEG ADVANCED MODELING CORPORATION
501(C)(6) · COMP MODEL · OK · controlled entity
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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SEG GLOBAL INC
C · WORLDWIDE SEG · OK · 100% owned · share of income $521,480 · share of assets $562,286 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by SEG
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 6 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513179349309336
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