Atcc

Legal name: Atcc Global

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
753159126
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Manassas, VA, USA
Phone
7033652700
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Biological & Life Sciences

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$847,913
Assets
$12,118,539
Liabilities
$2,647,559

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RAYMOND H CYPESS (CEO/CHAIRMAN)

Highest reported compensation

  • RAYMOND H CYPESS (CEO/CHAIRMAN): $2,350,282 total reported compensation
  • RUTH CHENG (ASST SEC./CSIO): $638,675 total reported compensation
  • THERESE SELLARS (ASST SEC./VP HR/CPO): $479,302 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

ATCC (American Type Culture Collection) is a nonprofit, global biological resource center and standards organization and the leading developer and supplier of authenticated cells lines and microorganisms. We leverage our rich history and knowledge to provide the products, services, and resources scientists need to conduct critical life science research.

What it reported doing in 2024

Atcc global is organized to operate exclusively for charitable, educational, scientific, literary purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended (or corresponding provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws); and within such limited to (1) serve as the sole voting member of; (2) support, promote, maintain, and make distributions to; (3) operate for the benefit of; (4) carry out the functions and purposes of; and (5) otherwise coordinate, supervise and contribution to the activities of the american type culture collection, which has been determined by the IRS to be exempt from taxation.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 47
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 14.29; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.6%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2.4M · 14 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $639K reported
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes foreign activity, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.