To advance the arts and sciences related to analytical and process instrumentation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$223K 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$223K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$323K
75% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 75% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$569K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$525K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$569K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$120K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$569K
Expenses
$525K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$219K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$491K
FY2025$525K
Net assets
$109K
FY2025▲ +82%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$133K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$109K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending January 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-06-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $443K Management & general 16% · $82K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $223K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pres-Treasurer
$217,312Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Secretary
$5,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anita Metcalf’s $217K as Pres-Treasurer is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Anita Metcalf$217,312$151,900$127,623$105,310$112,625
Casey Metcalf$5,500$4,630$13,573——
John McCutcheo————$1,000

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

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes arts and sciences for analytical and process instrumentation.

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1 program · $443K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization organizes an annual conference to bring together Chemists and Technical personnel to learn theory, manufacture and use of instrument controls. The 2024 conference had 1830 attendees.

$443Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$569K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$560K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$525K
Ln 25
Programscol B$443K
Managementcol C$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$560K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$101
Total revenueLn 12$569K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$154K
SavingsLn 2$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Total assetsLn 16$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$307K$432K
LiabilitiesLn 26$247K$323K
Net assetsLn 32$60K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$208K$167K$42K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$25K$6K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$0$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$0$0
InterestLn 20$108$86$22$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K$635$0
InsuranceLn 23$503$0$503$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$146K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$76K$60K$15K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$525K$443K$82K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $569K$525K$44K$109K 990 PDF
FY2024 $525K$491K$34K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023 $323K$444K−$121K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $385K$370K$15K$148K 990 PDF
FY2021 $120K$219K−$100K$133K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $569,010 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $518,396$560,469
I-10 Investment income$3,552
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,453$4,989
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $524,849$569,010
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $203,178$260,984
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $287,923$263,646
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $491,101$524,630
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,748$44,380
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $569,010 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $7,100 · Excluded from tax $0$560,469
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,653
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$101 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$101
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,989$4,989
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $556,921 · Unrelated business $7,100 · Excluded from tax $4,989$569,010
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $524,630 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $166,650 · Management $41,662 · Fundraising $0$208,312
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,880 · Management $6,220 · Fundraising $0$31,100
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,155 · Management $1,539 · Fundraising $0$7,694
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,102 · Management $2,776 · Fundraising $0$13,878
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,025 · Fundraising $0$2,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,351 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,653 · Fundraising $0$9,653
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,950 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,950
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,259 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,259
IX-20 InterestPrograms $86 · Management $22 · Fundraising $0$108
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,719 · Management $635 · Fundraising $0$6,354
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $503 · Fundraising $0$503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,587 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $0$146,755
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,191 · Management $15,497 · Fundraising $0$75,688
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $442,930 · Management $81,700 · Fundraising $0$524,630
Part X · Balance sheet $431,713 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,804$154,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$78,568
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,487$44,134
X-13 Program-related investments$154,572
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,792$431,713
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $246,950$322,695
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $246,950$322,695
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,842$109,018
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,792$431,713
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,018 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$569,010
XI-2 Total expenses$524,630
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,842
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,796
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,018

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