Association for Computing Machinery INC FY2020 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.6M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.0M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
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Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $142.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37.9M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$72.2M
Spent
$65.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$143.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$72.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$72.2M
FY2021$56.9M
FY2022$66.0M
FY2023$91.1M
FY2024$88.3M
FY2025$96.2M
Expenses
$65.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$65.2M
FY2021$44.5M
FY2022$56.6M
FY2023$78.9M
FY2024$87.9M
FY2025$89.7M
Net assets
$143.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$143.0M
FY2021$173.4M
FY2022$160.6M
FY2023$171.7M
FY2024$182.1M
FY2025$201.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1968.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $51.9M Management & general 20% · $13.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Director
$609,640Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$509,963Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Information Systems
$477,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Acm Media
$350,295Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Sig Services
$254,134Pt VII · Sec A
Director-Financial Services
$240,794Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director - Acm Magazine
$182,334Pt VII · Sec A
Sgb Council Representatives
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vicki Hanson’s $724K as Chief Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 139 $10–100M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vicki Hanson$724,239$674,122$656,234$638,834$552,756$609,640
Patricia Ryan$603,225$578,666$558,091$469,312$531,298$509,963
Wayne Graves$436,116$416,242$403,188$387,994$337,354$477,800
Scott Delman$416,524$397,759$386,709$358,960$317,511$350,295
Donna Cappo$303,492$285,024$269,389$260,199$253,679$254,134
James Schembari$283,550$246,296$251,618$238,393——
Darren Ramdin———$232,728$242,774$240,794
Diane Crawford—$228,045$222,643$203,534$208,165$182,334

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Publishes scholarly journals, magazines, and conference proceedings to advance the art, science, and technology of computing for a global audience.

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3 programs · $49.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Conferences and SeminarsConferences provide the venue to bring together members, community leaders and scholars to discuss current and upcoming issues in the computing field, the latest technology and groundbreaking research.

$27.8Mprogram expense
02

Membership and Other Program SupportThese activities represent ACM's activities outside of the Publications, Conferences and Awards. As with Conferences and Publications these programs are avialable to ACM members and the general public.

$12.0Mprogram expense
03

PublicationsACM publications are designed to educate the public, our membership and the computing community about the news and issues in the computing field. The Association publishes scholarly Journals and Conference Proceedings that contain the latest research in the field.

$10.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 60 grants · $17.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,553,389
Unitemized GrantFY2024$676,603
IeeeNJ · FY2024$55,540
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,958,546
Unitemized GrantFY2023$588,221
University of Wisconsin MadisonFY2023$29,355
University of California MercedFY2023$17,779
Putationalcom LLCFY2022$1,000,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$928,816
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$72.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.3M
Money outPt IX
$65.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$51.9M
Managementcol C$13.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$143.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.0M
Total assetsLn 16$180.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$72.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15.9M
SavingsLn 2$5.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$142.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$180.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37.9M
Net assetsLn 32$143.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 583
VolunteersI 69,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$1.8M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38.7M$21.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124.2M$142.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$182.8M$180.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47.0M$37.9M
Net assetsLn 32$135.8M$143.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$755K$755K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.5M$2.5M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.9M$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.8M$5.4M$2.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$470K$285K$185K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$731K$534K
Payroll taxesLn 10$538K$265K$273K
Legal feesLn 11b$102K$2K$100K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K$128K
Investment management feesLn 11f$417K$23K$394K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.9M$2.3M$562K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$175K$85K$90K
Office expensesLn 13$739K$305K$434K
Information technologyLn 14$4.6M$846K$3.7M
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
TravelLn 17$1.5M$1.1M$373K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27.9M$27.8M$82K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$555K$555K
InsuranceLn 23$264K$90K$174K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.8M$5.5M$315K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.2M$1.9M$305K
Total functional expensesLn 25$65.2M$51.9M$13.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 21, 2026 $96.2M$89.7M$6.4M$201.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2025 $88.3M$87.9M$381K$182.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $91.1M$78.9M$12.2M$171.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $66.0M$56.6M$9.4M$160.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 6, 2022 $56.9M$44.5M$12.4M$173.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2021 $72.2M$65.2M$7.0M$143.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $72,176,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,703,271$8,272,579
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $70,285,863$59,549,389
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,193,192$4,307,589
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $722,358$47,074
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $83,904,684$72,176,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,031,767$5,147,781
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,621,582$11,241,198
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,000,374$48,768,198
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $72,653,723$65,157,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,250,961$7,019,454
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $72,176,631 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,272,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,272,579
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,233,438 · Unrelated business $1,303,427 · Excluded from tax $12,524$59,549,389
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,983,326$2,983,326
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $17,059$17,059
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,324,263$1,324,263
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30,015$30,015
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,263,453 · Unrelated business $1,303,427 · Excluded from tax $4,337,172$72,176,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,157,177 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $754,681$754,681
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,497,696$2,497,696
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,895,404$1,895,404
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,215,054$1,215,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,411,867 · Management $2,341,466$7,753,333
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $285,148 · Management $184,745$469,893
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $731,125 · Management $534,056$1,265,181
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $265,196 · Management $272,541$537,737
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,220 · Management $99,956$102,176
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $128,326$128,326
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $23,262 · Management $394,133$417,395
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,318,323 · Management $561,789$2,880,112
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $84,669 · Management $90,291$174,960
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $305,217 · Management $433,794$739,011
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $846,344 · Management $3,747,218$4,593,562
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,495,273$1,495,273
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,115,328 · Management $372,712$1,488,040
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,849,429 · Management $81,627$27,931,056
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $554,856$554,856
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $90,423 · Management $173,673$264,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,525,398 · Management $315,304$5,840,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,853,591 · Management $305,042$2,158,633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,855,321 · Management $13,301,856 · Fundraising $0$65,157,177
Part X · Balance sheet $180,885,528 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,505,476$15,878,751
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,196,714$5,072,298
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,935,576$7,004,341
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,354,426$8,806,042
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,573,953$1,848,775
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $124,189,710$142,275,321
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $182,755,855$180,885,528
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,646,914$14,220,799
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,325,758$23,639,095
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,972,672$37,859,894
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $129,306,816$136,520,009
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,476,367$6,505,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $135,783,183$143,025,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $182,755,855$180,885,528
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $143,025,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$72,176,631
XI-2 Total expenses$65,157,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,019,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$135,783,183
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$224,207
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,210
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$143,025,634

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