Leading and supporting innovation in cellulose & renewable materials by providing a forum for our members to excel in the chemical sciences and technology

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 56% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
141 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $576K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 140.8 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$99K
Spent
$12K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$718K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$99K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$149K
FY2025$143K
Expenses
$12K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$75K
Net assets
$718K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$718K
FY2021$893K
FY2022$820K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1946.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $8K Management & general 31% · $4K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alternate Councilor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Advance cellulose and renewable materials innovation through member collaboration in chemical sciences and technology.

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2 programs · $8K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

In 2020 our Division organized 10 virtual sessions for the American Chemical Society National Meetings

$5Kprogram expense
02

In 2020 our Division administered 2 graduate student awards and one graduate student travel award. The graduate student travel award was awarded to support travel to a future National Meeting.

$3Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $25K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$99K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$12K
Ln 25
Programscol B$8K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$718K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$99K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$576K
Total assetsLn 16$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$718K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$509K$576K
Total assetsLn 16$585K$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$585K$718K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$700$0$700$0
Information technologyLn 14$384$0$384$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$250$0$250$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$124$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$421$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$12K$8K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $143K$75K$68K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $149K$102K$47K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $136K$81K$55K$934K 990 PDF
FY2022 $103K$53K$50K$820K 990 PDF
FY2021 $121K$11K$110K$893K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $99K$12K$87K$718K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $99,208 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,809$63,986
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,376$7,225
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,604$27,997
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $654$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $129,443$99,208
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,279$2,750
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,078$9,346
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,357$12,096
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,086$87,112
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $99,208 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$63,986
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,986
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,225 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,225
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,651$20,651
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,346$7,346
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,225 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,997$99,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,096 across 28 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,750$2,750
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,150 · Fundraising $0$1,150
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $700 · Fundraising $0$700
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $384 · Fundraising $0$384
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $250 · Fundraising $0$250
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,166 · Management $124 · Fundraising $0$5,290
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $421 · Management $1,151 · Fundraising $0$1,572
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,337 · Management $3,759 · Fundraising $0$12,096
Part X · Balance sheet $718,134 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,077$138,941
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,984$2,985
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $509,376$576,208
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $585,437$718,134
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $585,437$718,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $585,437$718,134
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $718,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$99,208
XI-2 Total expenses$12,096
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,112
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$585,437
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$45,585
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$718,134

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