International Oak Society

“| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| No grant in excess of $5,000 was made., $4512|”

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| 10th International Oak Society Conference including associated oak ecosystem tours: $102,310 Insurance: $2,303 Regular technology and financial operational expenses: $1,172, $105785|”

“| Explanation:, Amount:| This Form 990-EZ is the first full 990 filing for the International Oak Society which was able to file Form 990-N in the past. Reconciliation between the internal accounting of the IOS and the use of the IRS accounting categories leaves an unexplained difference of $301., $-301|”

“| Explanation:| This Form 990-EZ is the first full 990 filing for the International Oak Society which was able to file Form 990-N in the past. Consequently no report of activities has been made to the IRS in the past. 1. 10th International Oak Society Conference including associated oak ecosystem tours Las Cruces NM and nearby oak ecosystems in Western Texas New Mexico and Arizona. The IOS has sponsored a Conference typically every three years since its formation in the early 1990s. Typically the Conference has been organized in conjunction with an academic institution which managed the financial aspects and Conference income and expense were largely on the partner's books and records rather than those of the IOS. The 2022 Conference was the first event of this size self-managed by the IOS; this is the reason for exceeding the zone for which a Form 990-N is permitted for the first time. The next Conference is scheduled for 2025 and may or may not be primarily managed by the IOS. The Conference is a gathering of scientists conservationists government land managers horticulturalists botanic garden adminstrators and amateur enthusiasts to exchange knowledge and developments relating to the genus Quercus which is the dominant or co-dominant tree and shrub genus in a broad array of ecosystems throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The Conference includes three days of presentations and for the past three Conferences a silent auction of donated oak-related items to raise funds for student travel scholarships. Associated with the Conference are tours of nearby regions that feature oak ecosystems and a focus on relationships among taxa their environmental needs and ranges and human interactions with oaks including developments in conservation and threat. 2. Oak Conservation and Research Fund. In 2019 in response to member interest and concern for increasing threats to oak species 92 of some 450 species worldwide are recognized as endangered or threatened and their ecosystems the IOS established the Oak Conservation and Research Fund to collect donations from members and other interested members of the public and make grants for research. The first grants were made in 2021 based on a proposal evaluation process. 2022 was an "in-between" year with neither significant fundraising efforts nor a new round of grants but 2023 and future years will see additional activity. 3. International Oaks. The IOS publishes an annual journal called International Oaks which is available to members many of which are university and botanical-institution libraries worldwide. 4. IOS newsletter blogs and email communications and website. The International Oak Society publishes a semi-annual newsletter with articles of scientific and cultural interest relating to Quercus. Most individual members prefer an electronic edition but institutional members or subscribers like university libraries prefer a print edition. In addition six times per year the IOS publishes an emailed collection of mbership and broader public. The website at internationaloaksociety.org makes available to the public without charge the vast majority of content that has appeared in IOS publications.|”

“| Explanation:| No grant in excess of $5,000 was made; the instructions do not require a listing of smaller grants. Total grants were $4,512.”