American Chemical Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We serve to support chemistry professionals, students, the general public interested in chemistry by providing programming and scholarships.
- Income
- $40,845
- Spending
- $17,927
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 36%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $3,211 spent. Scholarships & Awards. We provide both renewable and non-renewable scholarships to high school students in Mercer & Hunterdon Counties (not including Princeton), as well as awards for outstanding chemistry majors at the local four-year and community colleges. This year we awarded scholarships to 7 students ($9,100). We also jointly give an award for "best chemistry teacher" in these areas, with the Princeton Section of the ACS, although our monetary share of the expenses for this award ($300) was waived in turn for administering the USNCO competition. These scholarships and awards were determined by an extensive nomination process. We also provided awards to the college chemistry societies ($200) which likely serves 25-50 college students. All of the awardees, their families, and members of the local chemistry community are invited to our annual awards banquet to celebrate these accomplishments ($3,211). All awardees and their teachers/mentors are complimentary, although additional family members must make a minor $25 contribution. The expense for this dinner far outweighs the program revenue (Line 2).
- Professional Development in Community Leadership. In 2024, we reimbursed two board members for their travel and registration costs to attend professional chemistry meetings throughout the year ($4,000). While this directly impacts two board members, the skills and knowledge these meetings imparted are far reaching to both our society and thus the greater community.
- $1,385 spent. US National Chemistry Olympiad Competition. First we run a virtual mentorship program for high school students across the country ($787), which engages approximately 100 high school students. Then we run the actual competition for both the Trenton & Princeton Sections of the ACS. This engages about 12 teachers and 200 high school students across Mercer & Hunterdon Counties, and encourages students to pursue and be challenged by chemistry ($598).
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1946.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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