2024-10-24T19:13:17-04:00 2023-12-31 814343358 The Sheriff CPA Services LLC 10340 SE 187th Pl Renton WA 98055 990 2023-01-01 910783118 PUGET SOUND MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY PUGE CUH-UW BOX 354115 SEATTLE WA 981954115 Cynthia J Brewster Treasurer 2024-10-24 false true Shareef Abduhr-Rahmaan P01911167 4257576915 2024-10-24 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Colin Meyer 175993 false X HTTPS://WWW.PSMS.ORG X 1964 WA To foster the understanding and appreciation of Mycology as a hobby and a science, and to assist related institutions in these purposes. We represent a variety of interests in fungi: the culinary, the weekend naturalists, the serious amateur, and the professional mycologist. 15 15 0 250 0 0 4105 56093 71949 78800 4115 18464 47619 10231 127788 163588 2325 325 0 0 0 10 101799 99172 104124 99497 23664 64091 461689 551290 0 461689 551290 To foster the understanding and appreciation of Mycology as a hobby and a science, and to assist related institutions in these purposes. We represent a variety of interests in fungi: the culinary, the weekend naturalists, the serious amateur, and the professional mycologist. false false 19349 22240 Ben Woo Memorial Foray: A members only weekend educational session with speakers, classes and field trips exploring the forests, collecting and discussing the numerous species collected. Classes offered cover basic identification, dying with mushrooms, cooking, the role of fungi in various habitat, etc. 15412 40770 Annual Wild Mushroom Show: The show, a two-day program, is our opportunity to share with the general public our knowledge of and enthusiasm for the fungal kingdom. The exhibit includes displays of mushrooms collected from the region, divided by class, spore color, and other features. The show also includes tables for mushroom identification, cooking demonstrations, a microscopy section, mushroom cultivation, dying with mushrooms, lectures, a childrens table, along with book and merchandise sales. 14114 Monthly meetings: Meetings are held with speakers of mycology and open to members and the general public. Meetings are held in-person and virtually to accommodate a wider audience, particularly for those who are unable to attend in person. In person meeting guests frequently bring in mushrooms found on hikes or in the neighborhood for identification prior to the start of the presentation. 35170 325 15790 PSMS offers a number of classes: 1) Introduction to Mushrooms and Mushroom Hunting 101: The class covers a wide range of topics on ecology, terminology, basics of identifying, edible and toxic mushrooms, poisoning syndromes, hunting, cooking and cultivation. 2) Mushrooms 102: Poison & Edibles, 3) Dyeing Fabrics with Mushrooms, 4) Cultivation, 5) Mycophagy, and 6) Navigation Skills. All other programs - Fungal DNA Sequencing Citizen Science Project: Identification of interesting collections from the Pacific Northwest. Ben Woo Scholarship program: provides financial support for research and education regarding fungi in the Pacific Northwest. K-12 Grants: supports the study of fungi in K12 classrooms in Washington State. PSMS helps teachers efforts to promote and further their students understanding of fungi and their importance in our lives. Field trips are offered in the Spring and Fall for members to explore the forest, collect and identify mushrooms, and discuss findings. 35170 325 15790 84045 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 true false false false true true true true true false false true false false false false false false X Cynthia J Brewster 4257658712 7249 Lake Alice Rd SE Fall City WA 98024 X Anne Polyakov Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kelsey Hudson Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marian Maxwell Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wren Hudgins Trustee 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joe Zapotosky Trustee 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peg Rutchik Trustee From 062023 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Trudell Scientific Advisor 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pei Pei Sung Trustee From 042023 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marion Richards Trustee From 042023 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Ruffner Trustee From 042023 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Luise Asif Trustee Until 052023 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Robertson Trustee Until 032023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marcus Sarracino Trustee 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Molly Watts Trustee Until 032023 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thad Steffen Trustee Until 032023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Su Fenton Trustee Until 032023 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Colin Meyer President From 042023 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Randy Richardson President Until 032023 6.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Maxwell Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carolina Kohler Secretary From 042023 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brenda Fong Treasurer 9.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 51321 4772 56093 Ticket Sales 900099 38795 38795 Registration Fees 900099 35375 35375 Exhibitor Fees 900099 4630 4630 78800 12200 12200 6264 6264 6264 6264 22636 12405 10231 10231 163588 95295 0 12200 X 325 325 2185 2185 21204 21204 384 384 8112 7252 860 1893 1751 142 3840 960 2880 2284 2284 542 542 4630 2186 2444 Program Expenses 15548 15548 Taxes Dues Licenses & Fee 8171 1772 6389 10 Event Expenses 22959 22959 Meetings 7420 7420 99497 84045 15442 10 39632 23529 155038 223522 5427 2439 3530 2988 263489 301251 461689 551290 0 0 X 461689 551290 461689 551290 461689 551290 64091 25510 0 X false false false X 47172 21731 141487 54451 56093 320934 85118 8006 60417 71949 101436 326926 132290 29737 201904 126400 157529 647860 241 241 241 241 647619 681 861 354 4115 18464 24475 681 861 354 4115 18464 24475 132971 30598 202258 130515 175993 672335 0.96320 0.98910 0.04000 0.01000 X 5427 2439 2988 2988 Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 One officer is the spouse of a board member. Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 Individual or family: $30 (2 Adults only per family membership)Full-time student: $20 (with valid student ID) Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a PSMS Bylaws, ARTICLE VIII Nominations and Election Section 1 Nominations. At each regular Board meeting in November, the Board will appoint a Nominating Committee consisting of at least 3 Members, none of whom may be Board members seeking re-election. At least one member of the Nominating Committee should be a non-Board member. The Nominating Committee will canvas the eligible Members and nominate Members for each of the open Board member positions that need to be filled at the next election. At the regular December and January Membership meetings, the Nominating Committee will announce the names of the Members nominated as of that time, and the Members may also nominate from the floor additional candidates for any of the open Board positions at those meetings. After taking all nominations from the floor at the January Membership meeting, nominations will be closed. A candidate for an Officer position may also be a candidate for a Trustee position, and in the event that person is elected as an Officer, that persons votes as Trustee will be disregarded and not counted in any way. Section 2 Voting. No later than 30 days after nominations are closed, the Nominating Committee will prepare and mail or email (or provide by other electronic means) to all voting Memberships ballots that list the open Board member positions, and the names of all candidates for each position. The ballots will contain a return date that is no more than 7 days before the March Members meeting by which all Members must return their ballots to the Nominating Committee in order to be counted. At any time after the return date, the chairperson of the Nominating Committee will call and hold a Nominating Committee meeting for the purpose of opening and counting the ballots. No candidate running for a Board position will be allowed to count ballots. A plurality of all ballots cast for a candidate for an Officer position will elect that candidate to that office, and the 5 candidates for Trustee who have the most votes will constitute the current years Trustee positions on the Board. The next 3 Trustee candidates with the greatest number of votes will be alternate Trustees. The President will announce the names of all elected Board members at the March Members meeting. The new Board members will take office at the regular April Board meeting. The Board will retain the ballots or electronic results (as applicable) in the principal office for one year after the election. Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b When the Board adopts a proposed amendment to the ByLaws, (Article XIII) the Board will submit the amended Bylaws to the Members at a regular Members meeting, or special Members meeting called for the purpose of considering the amendments. The Bylaws amendments will be adopted by PSMS if the amendments receive a 2/3 vote of Memberships voting at the meeting. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A copy of the 990 will be provided to all board members before filing. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 PSMS Bylaws are on our website, the conflict-of-interest policy is in committee under construction along with other policies and will be posted on the website upon completion with all other club policies. PSMS tax documents are available on the IRS site. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g DNA Sequencing: $11,379 Program Expenses; $0 M&G Expenses; $0 Fundraising ExpensesOther Services: $ 1,225 Program Expenses; $0 M&G Expenses; $0 Fundraising ExpensesHonorarium: $ 8,600 Program Expenses; $0 M&G Expenses; $0 Fundraising Expenses