Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
046037800
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Arlington, MA, USA
Phone
9785032238
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$570,145
Expenses
$386,957
Assets
$3,514,218
Liabilities
$15,563

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

Leadership & pay

59 people listed

People named in this filing

  • DR JACKIE O'NEIL (SECRETARY)
  • DR ASHIS SAHA (ALTERNATE COUNCILOR)
  • DR DALJIT MATHARU (ALTERNATE COUNCILOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The advancement of chemistry and chemical engineering, the promotion of research in chemical science and industry, the improvement of the qualifications of chemists and chemical engineers through high standards of educational and professional ethics, the increase and diffusion of chemical knowledge, and the promotion of scientific interests and inquiry.

What it reported doing in 2024

Meetings & symposia: in addition to the 9 regular monthly meetings of the section, a large number of symposia, continuing education and special topics meetings are sponsored by the section. These include an exchange program with the german chemical society which alternates between the us and germany in bringing students together to share their research projects; an active younger chemists committee sponsors an annual career symposium and a research conference attended by students from around new england; several symposia for scientists from biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries in the area; and meetings during earth day and national chemistry week which encourage the public to view chemical demonstrations and involve students in exploring chemical phenomena. Special regional meetings are used to reach portions of the membership that are outside of the immediate boston area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.7%; rating input score 96; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 32.1%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.08; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th 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 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70% of revenue deployed · 82.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 44 of 46 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $320K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 59 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.