Anomalous Absorption Conference Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ANOMALOUS ABSORPTION, LLC IS A NON-PROFIT ENTITY CHARGED WITH ORGANIZING AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING THAT ENCOURAGES THE SCIENTIFIC INTERCHANGE BETWEEN ATTENDEES OVER THE FIVE DAYS OF THE CONFERENCE. WE SHOWCASE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN LASER PLASMA INTERACTIONS, HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PHYSICS, LASER PARTICLE ACCELERATION, HIGH-INTENSITY LASER EFFECTS, SHORT- PULSE LASER INTERACTIONS, X-RAY SOURCES, PIC/VLASOV/RAD-HYDRO MODELING, INERTIAL FUSION PLASMAS, ADVANCED PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS, ALTERNATE IGNITION SCHEMES, AND EOS/TRANSPORT/OPACITY. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ANNUAL ANOMALOUS ABSORPTION CONFERENCE ROTATES BETWEEN APPOINTEES DRAWN FROM THE PRIMARY SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE. THESE HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LANL, LLE, LLNL, NRL AND UCLA. APPOINTEES ARE OFFICIALLY VOTED ONTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE BUSINESS MEETING HELD DURING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
- Income
- $93,200
- Spending
- $109,935
- Reserves
- 3.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 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)
- $106,940 spent. ANOMALOUS ABSORPTION, LLC PROVIDES A FIVE DAY CONFERENCE WHICH ROTATES BETWEEN APPOINTEES DRAWN FROM THE PRIMARY SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE. THESE HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LANL, LLE, LLNL, NRL AND UCLA. APPOINTEES ARE OFFICIALLY VOTED ONTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE BUSINESS MEETING HELD DURING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED ITS ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, PROVIDING A FORUM FOR RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTIFIC PROFESSIONALS TO PRESENT CURRENT RESEARCH FINDINGS, PARTICIPATE IN TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER SESSIONS, COLLABORATE ON EMERGING SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS, AND FOSTER THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS WITHIN THE HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND LASER-PLASMA RESEARCH COMMUNITY. THE CONFERENCE PROMOTES EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1971, THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN HELD ANNUALLY (WITH LIMITED INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC) AND IS RECOGNIZED AS AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION IN ITS FIELD.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 November 6, 2026.
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 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 December 2022.
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 November 4, 2026.
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