2025-08-21T15:00:58-04:00 2024-12-31 814343358 The Sheriff CPA Services LLC 10340 SE 187th Pl Renton WA 98055 990 2024-01-01 910783118 PUGET SOUND MYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY % Cindy Brewster PUGE CUH-UW BOX 354115 SEATTLE WA 981954115 CINDY BREWSTER Treasurer 2025-08-21 false true SHAREEF ABDUHR-RAHMAAN P01911167 4257576915 2025-08-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Colin Meyer CUH-UW BOX 354115 SEATTLE WA 981954115 181825 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 56093 53136 78800 77736 18464 31475 10231 6434 163588 168781 325 5390 0 925 0 110 99172 119528 99497 125843 64091 42938 551290 621131 0 551290 621131 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 21243 20575 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. 20364 Fungal DNA Sequencing Citizen Science Project: Identification of interesting collections from the Pacific Northwest 20303 4750 21671 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. 49815 640 35490 Annual Wild Mushroom Show: A two-day program when we share with the general public our knowledge of and enthusiasm for the fungal kingdom. The exhibit includes: displays of mushrooms, mushroom identification, cooking demonstrations, microscopy, cultivation kits, dying with mushrooms, lectures, childrens area, and book and merchandise sales. Monthly meetings: Meetings are held in-person and virtually, with speakers of mycology. Meetings are open to members and the general public. 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: offered in the Spring and Fall, for members to explore the forest, collect and identify mushrooms, and discuss findings. 49815 640 35490 111725 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 false true 6 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 Wren Hudgins Trustee 5.00 0.00 X 925 0 0 Colin Meyer President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Maxwell Vice President Until 0324 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brenda Fong Treasurer Until 0324 9.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marcus Sarracino Trustee Until 0324 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolina Kohler Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Zapotosky Vice President From 424 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marian Maxwell Trustee Until 0324 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Polyakov Trustee Until 0324 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kelsey Hudson Trustee 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marion Richards Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Ruffner Trustee 2.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pei Pei Sung Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peg Rutchik Trustee 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Trudell Scientific Advisor 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Brewster Treasurer From 424 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tara Henry Trustee From 424 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Megan Brewster Trustee From 424 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Foster Trustee From 424 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andy Iwata Trustee From 424 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 925 0 0 0 false false false 47928 5208 1325 53136 Ticket Sales 900099 31866 31866 Registration Fees 900099 42596 42596 Exhibitor Fees 900099 3274 3274 77736 17652 17652 13823 13823 13823 13823 0 19478 13044 6434 6434 168781 84170 0 31475 X 640 640 4750 4750 925 925 1545 1545 33789 33789 7391 7391 2142 1885 257 9067 3613 5454 200 200 544 544 5186 2888 2298 Program Expenses 14496 14496 Taxes Dues Licenses & Fee 8380 3856 4454 70 Event Expenses 29989 29989 Meetings 6699 6699 100 60 40 125843 111725 14008 110 23529 34705 223522 234511 5427 2983 2988 2444 301251 348471 1000 551290 621131 0 0 X 551290 621131 551290 621131 551290 621131 42938 26903 0 X false false false X 21731 141487 54451 56093 53136 326898 8006 60417 71949 101436 97213 339021 29737 201904 126400 157529 150349 665919 241 241 0 0 0 241 0 241 665678 861 354 4115 18464 31475 55269 861 354 4115 18464 31475 55269 30598 202258 130515 175993 181824 721188 0.92300 0.96320 0.08000 0.04000 X 5427 2983 2444 2444 Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 Scott Maxwell and Marian Maxwell are married. Cynthia Brewster and Megan Brewster are mother and daughter 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 The draft 990 will be offered to all Board member for review prior to filing. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Bylaws and our newsletter are posted on our website available to the public. Governing documents and financial statements are available to members only. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g DNA Sequencing: $20,364 Program Expenses; $0 M&G Expenses; $0 Fundraising Expenses Other Services: $ 3,900 Program Expenses; $0 M&G Expenses; $0 Fundraising Expenses Honorarium: $ 9,525 Program Expenses; $0 M&G Expenses; $0 Fundraising Expenses