Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1999.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990.
Philip S Shoemaker’s $171K as Board Member is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Philip S Shoemaker | $171,168 | $173,850 |
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.
See Polymers Foundation INC executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Collects and distributes donations for polymer science research and education.
Questions for Polymers Foundation INC
Your first name shows with your question. Polymers Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.
Recieve, manage and allocate funds provided to the foundation for specific purposes consistent with its non-profit status.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 56-2126492) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $13K | $13K | $13K | $13K |
| AddedLn 1b | $3K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $46K | $45K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $46K | $44K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $92K | $89K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $92K | $89K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $1K | $1K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3K | $2K | $1K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 8, 2025 | $20K | $14K | $6K | $372K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2024 | $38K | $25K | $13K | $351K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 25, 2023 | $17K | $6K | $11K | $316K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 5, 2022 | $227K | $4K | $223K | $294K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 4, 2021 | $0 | $3K | −$3K | $89K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 1 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,043 across 2 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $88,897 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $88,897 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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