Natl Orgn for the Prof Adv of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581285586
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Annapolis, MD, USA
Phone
9898328627
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,243,832
Expenses
$1,679,823
Assets
$1,691,530
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIDGETTE SHANNON (PRESIDENT)
  • Tyrslai Williams (President-Elect)

People named in this filing

  • BRIDGETTE SHANNON (PRESIDENT)
  • VICTORIA PARKER (SECRETARY)
  • Viridiana Herrera (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

NOBCChE is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the academic and professional advancement of students and professionals in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields. In FY2024, NOBCChE hosted its national conference in Orlando, Florida, welcoming 802 registered participants. The program featured 137 technical talks, 400 poster presentations, 55 professional and student development workshops, and a STEM Festival for over 100 elementary students. A highlight was the Career and Academic Expo with over 100 universities, companies, and agencies. NOBCChE also celebrated excellence through its prestigious awards luncheons and closing ceremony, where more than 30 awards were presented. In collaboration with the National Science Foundation, the conference included new initiatives such as speed coaching and an innovation tank competition. In total, the event impacted more than 1,200 individuals, advancing NOBCChE's mission to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders.

What it reported doing in 2023

The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to assisting black and other minority students and professionals in fully realizing their potential in academic, professional, and entrepreneurial pursuits in chemistry, chemical engineering, and allied fields. NOBCChE conducts programs locally, regionally and nationally as much as feasible. During the 2022-2023 Fiscal year, NOBCChE held its 50th Annual Meeting in an in-person format September 11-14, 2023 at the Sheraton in New Orleans, Louisiana. Approximately 1122 students, professionals and exhibitors attended the conference and exhibition. The conference was funded by a contribution of registrant fees, exhibition fees, sponsor donations, and grant funds. The meeting had record breaking numbers of attendees at the major luncheons for Winifred-Burks Houck and Percy L. Julian luncheons, which honored Drs. Tyrslai Menyaee' Williams-Carter and Squire J. Booker. The sessions were stellar and including panels on teaching, a career and academic expo, poster prizes for poster presentations, workshops on branding and social media and leadership, scientific communication, and a range of technical talks and Master Scientist sessions. In addition to the NOBCChE annual meeting, we hosted a virtual webinar series on Black inventors from high school to retirees in conjunction with Beyond Benign and the Society of Science through funds received by the Lemelson Foundation. Furthermore, our local chapters (~50) across the country had robust programming on their college campuses and in local city areas and our regional chairs hosted a variety of virtual sessions through collaborations with other societies such as the American Chemical Society for student and professional members. The most noted activity was a Southwest and southeast regional meeting that brought ~150 attendees to Ole Mississippi University and area for scientific and professional development programming.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 89% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -35.1%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2015 to 2023
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.