Anomalous Absorption Conferenceinc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 920971594
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Rochester, NY, USA
- Phone
- 5853197831
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Professional Societies, Associations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $93,200
- Expenses
- $109,935
- Assets
- $28,536
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DUSTIN FROULA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DUSTIN FROULA (PRESIDENT)
- PIERRE MICHEL (VICE CHAIR)
- JASON W BATES (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Anomalous absorption, llc is a non-profit entity charged with organizing an annual scientific meeting that encourages the scientific interchange between attendees over the five days of the conference. We showcase the latest developments in laser plasma interactions, high energy density physics, laser particle acceleration, high-intensity laser effects, short- pulse laser interactions, x-ray sources, pic/vlasov/rad-hydro modeling, inertial fusion plasmas, advanced plasma diagnostics, alternate ignition schemes, and eos/transport/opacity. The organization of the annual anomalous absorption conference rotates between appointees drawn from the primary scientific organizations attending the conference. These have historically been lanl, lle, llnl, nrl and ucla. Appointees are officially voted onto the board of directors at the business meeting held during the annual conference.
What it reported doing in 2025
Anomalous absorption, llc provides a five day conference which rotates between appointees drawn from the primary scientific organizations attending the conference. These have historically been lanl, lle, llnl, nrl and ucla. Appointees are officially voted onto the board of directors at the business meeting held during the annual conference. During 2025, the organization hosted its annual scientific conference, providing a forum for researchers and scientific professionals to present current research findings, participate in technical presentations and poster sessions, collaborate on emerging scientific developments, and foster the exchange of ideas within the high-energy-density physics and laser-plasma research community. The conference promotes education, scientific collaboration, and the dissemination of scientific knowledge in furtherance of the organization's exempt purpose. Since its inception in 1971, the conference has been held annually (with limited interruptions due to the covid-19 pandemic) and is recognized as an international forum for the exchange of scientific research and collaboration in its field.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 24
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.3%; rating input score 97
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -18%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -24.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $107K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.