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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,618,881
Total expenses
$6,257,685
Contributions and grants received
$993,533
Grants paid
$57,350
Program service revenue
$2,652,018
Investment income
$963,325
Other revenue
$3,010,005
Total assets, end of year
$14,360,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,634,725
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,725,586
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,059,094
Management and general expenses
$2,198,591
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,059,094

Program services were 64.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $814,255

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $179,278

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ANNUAL MEETING

    total $1,782,002 · related or exempt $1,782,002

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBER DUES

    total $830,277 · related or exempt $830,277

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WEBINAR

    total $24,396 · related or exempt $24,396

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATION

    total $15,343 · related or exempt $15,343

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $255,112 · excluded $255,112

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $3,008,548 · related or exempt $2,951,247 · unrelated business $57,301

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,796,366

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,088,153

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $708,213

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $708,213 · excluded $708,213

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,457 · excluded $1,457

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,457

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $40,000 · program services $40,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $17,350 · program services $17,350

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $583,170 · program services $91,630 · management and general $491,540

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,982,786 · program services $1,479,546 · management and general $503,240

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $184,472 · program services $153,303 · management and general $31,169

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $250,777 · program services $188,453 · management and general $62,324

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $172,967 · program services $117,375 · management and general $55,592

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,775 · management and general $20,775

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $79,420 · management and general $79,420

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $81,764 · management and general $81,764

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $397,391 · program services $334,738 · management and general $62,653

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,963 · program services $8,012 · management and general $19,951

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $399,439 · program services $1,566 · management and general $397,873

  • 17 · Travel

    total $599,854 · program services $509,344 · management and general $90,510

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $984,740 · program services $984,740

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,195 · management and general $1,195

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,547 · management and general $31,547

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $228,464 · program services $49,953 · management and general $178,511

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS

    total $66,430 · program services $58,479 · management and general $7,951

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $55,554 · program services $2,221 · management and general $53,333

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $26,418 · program services $22,384 · management and general $4,034

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,209 · management and general $25,209

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,416,514 · end of year $2,425,570

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $505,748 · end of year $1,005,268

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $281,269 · end of year $397,041

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $437,883 · end of year $401,148

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $123,679

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $116,906

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $581 · end of year $6,773

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,778,081 · end of year $9,415,381

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,023,518 · end of year $709,130

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $346,649 · end of year $255,038

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,724,815 · end of year $2,481,393

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,268,449 · end of year $898,294

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,980,766 · end of year $8,372,428

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,122,915 · end of year $2,353,158

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ESA) IS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTISTS FOUNDED IN 1915 TO: PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE BY IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AMONG ECOLOGISTS; RAISE THE PUBLIC'S LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE; INCREASE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE; ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING BY ENHANCING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY AND POLICY-MAKERS TO PROMOTE ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE BY IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AMONG ECOLOGISTS; AND TO RAISE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • THE SOCIETY HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING EACH YEAR ATTENDED BY 3,000 TO 4,000 SCIENTISTS WHO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

    Expenses $1,457,618 · Revenue $1,782,002

  • ESA PUBLISHES A SUITE OF PUBLICATIONS FROM PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS TO NEWSLETTERS, FACT SHEETS AND TEACHING RESOURCES.

    Expenses $982,367 · Revenue $3,008,548

  • ESA'S EDUCATION AND DIVERSITY PROGRAMS OFFICE WORKS TO INCREASE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION IN ECOLOGY AND RELATED PROFESSIONS, AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ECOLOGY EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS. ESA OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES INCLUDING SEEDS, THE ECOED DIGITAL LIBRARY OF TEACHING RESOURCES, AND THE FOUR-DIMENSIONAL ECOLOGY EDUCATION INITIATIVE.

    Expenses $734,430 · Revenue $24,396

  • ESA'S OFFICE OF SOCIETY PROGRAMS PROMOTES THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND ITS INTEGRATION INTO DECISION-MAKING AND EDUCATION, LINKING THE ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $395,168 · Grants $40,000

  • PUBLIC AFFAIRS

    Expenses $361,909 · Grants $17,350

  • CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS

    Expenses $127,602 · Revenue $845,620

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shahid Naeem

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephanie Hampton

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Collinge

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeannine Cavender-Bares

    VP FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emilio Bruna

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Pataki

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carmen Cid

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Funk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Lennon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Ramirez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Rattling Leaf

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine O'Riordan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $357,982
    From this org
    $321,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,192
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $321,790
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,179
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,013
    Filer's total
    $357,982

  • Elizabeth Biggs

    CFO (SEE SCHED L)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Thet Oo

    DIRECTOR IT

    Total calculated
    $162,446
    From this org
    $136,224
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,222
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,224
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,622
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,600
    Filer's total
    $162,446

  • Adrienne Sponberg

    DIRECTOR OF SOCIETY PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $164,413
    From this org
    $132,826
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,587
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,826
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,283
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,304
    Filer's total
    $164,413

  • Alison Mize

    DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $162,604
    From this org
    $131,338
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,266
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,338
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,134
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,132
    Filer's total
    $162,604

  • Richard Wallace

    DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING

    Total calculated
    $173,469
    From this org
    $129,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,576
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,893
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,989
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,587
    Filer's total
    $173,469

  • Teresa Mourad

    DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $167,210
    From this org
    $127,403
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,807
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,403
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,740
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,067
    Filer's total
    $167,210

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520979349300012

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