Styrene Information and Research Center

Towson, MDUnknown exempt organizationEIN 52-2110539Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSstyrene.org400 E Joppa Road No 108 · Towson, MD

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The collection, development, analysis and communication of pertinent information on styrene.

$240K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$240K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.2M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$963K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$594K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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11 people listed on the 990; $240K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$240,170Pt VII · Sec A
Styrolution; Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Styrenics; Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Petrochemicals; Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Composites Usa; Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ray Ehrlich$240,170$187,280$228,779$222,665$202,183$200,923

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

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Public Affairs Task Group

Purposes are to promote fair and equitable regulations by federal, state & local agencies & oppose unnecessary regulation by interacting with legislative and regulatory bodies, ngo's and other scientific organizations to provide them with the best data available.

Pt IX · col B
02

Science and Technology Task Group

This group's functions are to obtain and provide sound scientific data to address issues associated with exposure to styrene.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$808K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$855K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$261K$0
Net assetsLn 32$594K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$68
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$245K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$319K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$80K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$505K
Office expensesLn 13$15K
Information technologyLn 14$12K
OccupancyLn 16$13K
TravelLn 17$658
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$91K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.6M−$461K$594K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.7M$2K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$134K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.4M$224K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.1M$521K$963K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,202,863 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,976$4,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,046,111$1,181,897
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $43,629$13,792
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,099,716$1,202,863
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$68
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,206$262,242
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,308,067$1,031,833
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,560,273$1,294,143
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$460,557−$91,280
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,202,863 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,181,897$1,181,897
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,792$13,792
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,174$3,174
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,181,897 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,966$1,202,863
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,294,143 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$68
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$244,970
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$2,804
IX-10 Payroll taxes$14,468
IX-11b Legal fees$319,032
IX-11c Accounting fees$58,954
IX-11d Lobbying fees$79,758
IX-11g Other fees for services$505,357
IX-13 Office expenses$14,962
IX-14 Information technology$12,430
IX-16 Occupancy$13,200
IX-17 Travel$658
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$11,028
IX-23 Insurance$2,780
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$13,674
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,294,143
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $808,313$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,398$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,059$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,100$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $854,870$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $173,903$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $86,658$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $260,561$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $594,309$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $594,309$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $854,870$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,202,863
XI-2 Total expenses$1,294,143
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,280
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$594,309
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$503,029
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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