American Type Culture Collection
American Type Culture Collection reported $198.0 million in revenue and $181.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $62.00 went to program services, $38.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 43.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,350,282 (CEO, CHAIRMAN). 266 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 79% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $182MFor context, the median across 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $198MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 62.0% | 83.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 38.0% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 51.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 43.1% | 19.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,350,282 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.29% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 266 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.4 | 14.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 11 | 94.3% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCollections, research and informatics services: a 100 year old ongoing program for the isolation, collection, acquisition and provision of authentic cultures of living microorganisms, human, animal and plant cells, derivatives including genetic materials and related bioproducts in support of science. The collection's size was well over 100,000 strains and dna and rdna materials, and over 300,000 biological items were distributed to thousands of scientists worldwide. In addition to the materials, atcc maintains extensive information about the specimens, and related preservation and lab…
Professional services: this program encompasses several activities related to the support of the atcc collections, providing special support services to the scientific community (1) applied sciences: provides expert technical support to the scientific community to properly identify, handle or otherwise utilize biological materials. These activities include laboratory, professional consultation, or technical management services. (2) patent deposit services: atcc provides storage facilities for safeguarding cultures deposited for patent purposes. Under the uspto rules these deposits must be…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, CHAIRMAN Director/trustee, officer, 37.5 hrs/week | $2,305,972 | $0 | $44,310 | $2,350,282 |
| SVP, ATCC FEDERAL SOLUTION/AFS Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $612,585 | $0 | $46,300 | $658,885 |
| ASST SEC./CSIO Officer, 37.5 hrs/week | $575,968 | $0 | $62,707 | $638,675 |
| COO Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $548,452 | $0 | $52,615 | $601,067 |
| CIO/CTO Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $474,236 | $0 | $47,976 | $522,212 |
| ASST SEC./VP HR/CPO Officer, 37.5 hrs/week | $421,311 | $0 | $57,991 | $479,302 |
| VP, QA, SFTY & PROD COMPL Key employee, 37.5 hrs/week | $419,111 | $0 | $57,777 | $476,888 |
| ASST TREASURER/CFO/VP Officer, 37.5 hrs/week | $402,491 | $0 | $26,902 | $429,393 |
266 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Type Culture Collection (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $6.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5796
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Of every $100 American Type Culture Collection spent in 2024, $62.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of American Type Culture Collection's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, American Type Culture Collection reported that 62.0% of its $181.9 million in expenses went to program services, 38.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Type Culture Collection pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Type Culture Collection reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,350,282, for the role of CEO, CHAIRMAN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Type Culture Collection get its money?
Of $198.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 43.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Type Culture Collection a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 53-0196548 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349322175 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349305144 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349327894 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349322997 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349325553 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003199349300035 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 53-0196548: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.