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American Chemical Society

Public charity
DBA: % CARL CRISLIP
Other · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 53-0196572

About

The american chemical society is a federally chartered organization whose mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of earth and its people.

In care of CARL Crislip

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
2,062
Volunteers
138,439

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$819.1M
Expenses
$756.6M
Assets
$2.2B
Liabilities
$474.3M

Financial history

$819.1M$409.5M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $819.1M · Avg: $663.1M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$85.1M
Foreign employees978
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Middle East and North Africa
North America
Russia and the Newly Independent States
South America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
Middle East and North Africa
North America
Russia and the Newly Independent States
South America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$79K
Grants Given
$1.5M
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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Address

1155 16TH ST NW
Washington, DC, 20036-483

Governance

Voting board members15
Independent members14
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %10.9%
Permanent endowment %88.9%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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