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Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation

EIN 47-1612263 · Knoxville, TN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceGood78 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE MISSION OF CCS CORP IS TO SUPPORT HIGH-RISK, HIGH VALUE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATIVE, NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING PROCESSES AND PRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, AND SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION TO CLEAN ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, THAT CAN IMPROVE U.S. COMPETITIVENESS, SAVE ENERGY AND IMPROVE LIFE-CYCLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS AS WELL AS REDUCE EMISSIONS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE, AND ENSURE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.

Income
$24.2 million
Spending
$21.4 million
Spent on programs
100%
Reserves
0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 87%
Employees
38
Highest pay
$306,799, vp/cco

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 75% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 88% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
  1. $21.3 million spent. THE INSTITUTE WILL SUPPORT U.S. PROSPERITY AND SECURITY; TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF R&D IN ENERGY EFFICIENT AND RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES; AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTE OVER A TEN YEAR TIME FRAME ARE TO: 1) DOUBLE THE ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY OF FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING; 2) REDUCE LIFE CYCLE ENERGY USE AND ASSOCIATED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR TARGETED APPLICATION AREAS; 3) INCREASE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION CAPACITY; 4) INCREASE JOBS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS AND 5) SUPPORT REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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