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American Meteor Society Ltd

EIN 16-1437389 • 501(c)3 • Geneseo, NY

Profile

To inform, encourage and support the research activities of amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in the field of meteor astronomy. To observe, monitor, collect information, plot and report on meteors, meteoric fireballs, meteoric trains and related meteoric phenomena.

P O Box 471Geneseo, NY 14454

www.amsmeteors.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

98th percentile

94%

Higher net margin than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

62nd percentile

5.2%

Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Revenue Growth

48th percentile

-2.5%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$103,815

Up $5,749 (+5.9%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$103,815

Up $5,749 (+5.9%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin98th percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,133

Down $1,082 (-15%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$384

Down $2,564 (-87%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$5,749

Up $1,482 (+35%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth62nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $83,652Net Assets 2013: $83,6522013Assets 2014: $82,983Net Assets 2014: $82,9832014Assets 2015: $80,480Net Assets 2015: $80,4802015Assets 2016: $79,462Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $80,901Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $82,741Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $85,894Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $88,212Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $85,516Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $85,5162021Assets 2022: $88,607Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $88,6072022Assets 2023: $93,799Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $93,7992023Assets 2024: $98,066Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $98,0662024Assets 2025: $103,815Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $103,8152025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$103,815
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$103,815
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2013: $979Expenses 2013: $1,661Net Income 2013: -$6822013Revenue 2014: $1,143Expenses 2014: $1,812Net Income 2014: -$6692014Revenue 2015: $1,955Expenses 2015: $4,458Net Income 2015: -$2,5032015Revenue 2016: $2,701Expenses 2016: $3,719Net Income 2016: -$1,0182016Revenue 2017: $2,582Expenses 2017: $1,143Net Income 2017: $1,4392017Revenue 2018: $2,550Expenses 2018: $710Net Income 2018: $1,8402018Revenue 2019: $3,846Expenses 2019: $693Net Income 2019: $3,1532019Revenue 2020: $3,011Expenses 2020: $693Net Income 2020: $2,3182020Revenue 2021: $3,592Expenses 2021: $6,288Net Income 2021: -$2,6962021Revenue 2022: $3,825Expenses 2022: $734Net Income 2022: $3,0912022Revenue 2023: $6,452Expenses 2023: $1,260Net Income 2023: $5,1922023Revenue 2024: $7,215Expenses 2024: $2,948Net Income 2024: $4,2672024Revenue 2025: $6,133Expenses 2025: $384Net Income 2025: $5,7492025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$6,133
Expenses$384
Net Income$5,749
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$103,815
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$103,815
Revenue
$6,133
Expenses
$384
Net income
$5,749
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.04$0.00$1.04$0.06$0.00$0.06
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.98$0.00$0.98$0.07$0.03$0.04
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.94$0.00$0.94$0.06$0.01$0.05
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.89$0.00$0.89$0.04$0.01$0.03
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.86$0.00$0.86$0.04$0.06$0.03
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.88$0.00$0.03$0.01$0.02
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.86$0.00$0.04$0.01$0.03
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.03$0.01$0.02
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.81$0.00$0.03$0.01$0.01
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.79$0.00$0.03$0.04$0.01
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.80$0.80$0.02$0.04$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.83$0.01$0.02$0.01
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.84$0.01$0.02$0.01
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 15, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$6,133
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To inform, encourage and support the research activities of amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in the field of meteor astronomy. To observe, monitor, collect information, plot and report on meteors, meteoric fireballs, meteoric trains and related meteoric phenomena.

Encouraging and promoting meteoric astronomy by publishing newsletters and bulletins and by establishing a worldwide network of radio meteor stations to collect, plot and report information on meteors, meteoric fireballs, meteoric trains and related meteoric phenomena.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
To inform, encourage and support the research of activities of amateur and professional astronomers who are interested in the field of meteor astronomy. To observe, monitor, collect information, plot and report on meteors, meteoric fireballs, meteoric trains and related meteoric phenomena.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Dr Carl HergenrotherExecutive Director-$0--
Richard TaibiSecretary-$0--
Robert LunsfordJournal Editor-$0--
John PerkinsTreasurer-$0--
Michael HankeyOperations ManagerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
American Meteor Society Ltd
EIN
16-1437389
Phone
5853505851
Address
P O Box 471, Geneseo, NY 14454

Signing Officer

Name
John Perkins
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5853505851
Signed
2026-02-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“New York State filing fees $50 Bank service fees $134 Office Expenses $200”

Raw XML Appendix174 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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