Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 61,298 | 147,247 | 357,232 | 378,808 | 607,751 | 1,552,336 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 61,298 | 147,247 | 357,232 | 378,808 | 607,751 | 1,552,336 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,552,336 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 61,298 | 147,247 | 357,232 | 378,808 | 607,751 | 1,552,336 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,552,336 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 22015464 |
| Software Version: | 22.0.1.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b | NOTE This report covers the activities of both Geoversity Foundation and of Fundacion Geoversity, the private not-for-profit foundation established in Panama solely for the purpose of serving the mission of Geoversity Foundation https//geoversity.org It also includes the management and development of the Mamoni Valley Preserve MVP in cooperation with our partner 501c3 conservancy organization, The Mamoni Valley Preserve http//mamonivalleypreserve.org/vision. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | Our general organizational title and byline is Geoversity Natures University. Geoversity vision A world where humans fully embrace our unity with nature. Geoversity mission. Creating conservation communities and empowering biocultural leaders committed to renewing and growing our unity with nature. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | Building on work started in 2020 Geoversity applied contributions and in-kind Founded and directed by Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker, the CEO of TEEM Innovations support toward the development of the Borrego Institute for Living Design BILD. Founded and directed by Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker, the CEO of TEEM Innovations Group-TEEMLAB and the Dean of Geoversitys School of Biocultural Leadership GeoSchool, BILD is dedicated to promoting living systems literacy and, ultimately to the establishment of a unique desert ecology conservancy, a Geoversity natural campus, located two hours east of San Diego on the edge of the Anza-Borrego State Park. See https//www.teemlab.com/borrego-institute-for-living-design |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | Much of Geoversitys work since 2021 has been aimed at strengthening our collaboration with communities in the immediate area of the Mamoni Valley Preserve MVP and with the authorities and communities of the neighboring territories of the Embera, particularly in the Chagres watershed of the interoceanic canal, and of the Guna of the autonomous comarca Gunayala. Our work in that regard, under the direction of Claus Kjaerby, is introduced in this folder on Geoversitys Diammayala Initiative https//www.canva.com/design/DAFBGiNVRCw/9n3Yzog6jAPEt2DUt9NFg/viewutmcontentDAFBGiNVRCwutmcampaigndesignshareutmmediumlinkutmsourcepublishsharelink |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | Here is a video produced this year by the Wildlife Conservation Society on Geoversitys work on forest monitoring and conservation education in the Darien Forest bioregion https//www.youtube.com/watchvDVcW6RGgbTw |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | With support from family foundations and the Anthropocene Institute, we advanced the Geoversity 2030 Bamboo Ark Campaign aimed at establishing the Geoversity Fellowship growing to a network of 1,000 rising biocultural leaders under the direction of Juan Carlos Monterrey. The campaign also involves the conduct of coastal expeditions in the Americas on high-tech bamboo sailing vessels equipped to engage millions and major events and media in global gatherings. A team of expert boat builders in the Netherlands began the construction of Bamboo Ark v1, a 12-meter catamaran with hulls in the shape of traditional Guna and Embera dugouts. We also started the formation of an international advisory board. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | Under the direction of Smithsonian Institute scientist-turned teacher Andrea Miller, we launched the Geoversity Biocultural Learning Program that will ultimately grow into a fully developed primary and secondary school and teacher training program. Here is a whitepaper introducing the Program |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | With Danish development assistance, a new SMART phone and GIS based field monitoring systems has been established in the Mamoni Valley handled by territorial guardians made up by representatives from all four communities in the valley. This is an enormously important achievement considering that these cattle ranging communities previous resistance to conservation efforts. This work is a part of the Diammayala initiative where both valley dwellers and our neighboring indigenous communities have also been trained in political advocacy and environmental and human rights issues with the purpose of promoting and enabling a collectively defense of the three most important watersheds in Panama, including Mamoni. As treats to nature, including humans living in these watersheds are being mapped, joint efforts between cultures and territories are now being planned for, making use of the newly acquired skills. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line Lines 4a and 4b, continued | Geoversity has also been supporting our neighboring Gunayala authorities in defining a protocol that permits as qualified analysis and culturally appropriate consultation process when their territory is being offered contracts related to the carbon credits represented by their vast forest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Part VI, Section B, Line 11b This 2022 Form 990 was prepared by a professional accountant who donated their services. Nathan Gray, Geoversitys Chief Executive Officer, reviewed the Form 990 and authorized it, in writing, to be filed electronically with the IRS, as required. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Part VI, Section C, Line 19 In 2022, our governing documents and financial statements were available to public upon request. We are drafting and implementing a new conflict of interest policy for 2023. |
| Software ID: | 22015464 |
| Software Version: | 22.0.1.0 |