Association for Computing Machinery Inc Group Return for Affiliate Chapters

What it reported doing in 2024

Acm fosters growth in the computing community through its more than 250 professional and more than 800 student chapters worldwide. Chapters establish a local presence for acm in international cities from New York to beijing, as well as in more remote locations such as cyprus, kenya, and sri lanka. Regardless of size or location, every acm chapter offers members a wealth of benefits, including access to critical research and the opportunity to establish a personal networking system in the region. (continued on schedule o)acm's local special interest group (sig) chapters around the world host lectures by internationally known computer professionals. They also sponsor state-of-the-art seminars on the most pressing issues in information technology, conduct volunteer training workshops, and publish their own newsletters.the acm women's committee (acm-w) sponsors more than 195 professional and student chapters, which work to increase recruitment and retention of women in computing at the university level. Acm-w chapters offer professionals activities and projects that aim to improve the working and learning environments for women in computing.participation in all these chapters provides a unique combination of social interaction and professional dialogue among peers in their respective geographic areas. Acm chapter members reflect all facets of computing from academia, research, business, and industry. Because of their subject-specific nature, chapters typically focus on information and insight not easily found elsewhere.acm has established more than 800 student chapters throughout the world that give students opportunities to play active roles in the association and its activities. By organizing technical talks, workshops, field trips and programming contests, acm student chapters facilitate communication and collaboration within a university's computer science community and with the computing community at large. Through its sponsorship of student chapters, acm also enhances learning via the exchange of ideas among students, and between students and established professionals.form 990, part vi, line 1a & 1b: this group return reflects the activities of all of acm's various chapters and special interest groups around the world. Each of the chapters may have their own local board of directors that govern their day-to-day activities. For purposes of this form 990, the board represented reflects those individuals who sit on the board of directors of the parent entity - the association for computing machinery as that committee has the authority to set guidelines that govern all acm entities worldwide.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.9%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 18.1%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.55; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 57.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings