American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society reported $819.1 million in revenue and $756.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.76 went to program services, $12.01 to management and general costs and $0.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 91.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,443,386 (PRESIDENT, CAS). 951 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $757MFor 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 $819MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.8% | 83.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.0% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.29 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 51.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 91.0% | 19.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,443,386 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.19% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 951 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 27.8 | 14.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 15 | 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 expenseInformation services the American Chemical Society (acs) achieves its goal to be an indispensable professional and information resource for members and other chemistry-related practitioners through two publishing divisions, cas, and acs publications. These divisions provide significant services to acs members and the global scientific community with accurate, timely, and authoritative chemistry and related scientific information. Cas connects the world's scientific knowledge to accelerate breakthroughs that improve lives, empowering global innovators to efficiently navigate today's complex…
Education and membership in 2024, acs provided formal and informal educational resources, instruction, and mentorship for elementary, secondary, undergraduate, and graduate students and educators. The american association of chemistry teachers (aact) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024, ending the year with more than 7,300 members from 80 countries. Since its inception, aact has published over 1,100 resources written by teachers of chemistry, organized over 220 webinars and dozens more on-site workshops, and received over 10 million web visits. The US chemistry olympiad team won three…
Acs petroleum research fund the acs petroleum research fund is a permanently restricted endowment established to provide resources for advanced scientific education and fundamental research in the petroleum field, which may include any field of pure science which affords a basis for subsequent research directly connected with the petroleum field. In 2024, the acs prf funded 204 grants, totaling $21.1 million. The grants included 89 new directions grants; 66 doctoral new investigator grants; 20 undergraduate research grants; 20 undergraduate new investigator grants; and 9 undergraduate new…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT, CAS Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,382,821 | $0 | $60,565 | $1,443,386 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $1,051,881 | $0 | $61,340 | $1,113,221 |
| PRESIDENT, ACS PUBS Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $0 | $692,860 | $47,415 | $740,275 |
| CTO VP INFO TECH, CAS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $658,549 | $0 | $55,752 | $714,301 |
| VP, LEGAL, PMO & INNVTN, CAS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $588,679 | $0 | $69,050 | $657,729 |
| SVP SALES & MARKETING, CAS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $591,551 | $0 | $59,180 | $650,731 |
| VP FINANCE, CAS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $601,392 | $0 | $48,056 | $649,448 |
| VP PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $574,655 | $0 | $63,299 | $637,954 |
951 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Chemical Society (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $5.1M (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–1b15 · 14 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 52,062
- Volunteers Part I, line 6138,439
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to American Chemical Society totaling $59,200 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of American Chemical Society's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, American Chemical Society reported that 87.8% of its $756.6 million in expenses went to program services, 12.0% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Chemical Society pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Chemical Society reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,443,386, for the role of PRESIDENT, CAS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Chemical Society get its money?
Of $819.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.1% from government grants) and 91.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Chemical Society a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 53-0196572 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 202522739349301027 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423139349303672 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343149349304764 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203189349304985 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143129349302044 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033149349304223 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 53-0196572: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.