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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,779,549
Total expenses
$7,416,259
Contributions and grants received
$3,250,270
Grants paid
$280,989
Program service revenue
$4,152,321
Investment income
$345,623
Other revenue
$31,335
Total assets, end of year
$13,703,113
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,194,181
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,508,932
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,020,092
Management and general expenses
$2,391,945
Fundraising expenses
$4,222
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,020,092

Program services were 67.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,650,791

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,599,479

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $977,159 · related or exempt $977,159

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EXHIBIT FEES

    total $824,688 · related or exempt $824,688

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $611,760 · related or exempt $611,760

  • 2d · Program service revenue: REPRINT & PAGE CHARGES

    total $510,266 · related or exempt $510,266

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $435,519 · related or exempt $435,519

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $792,929 · related or exempt $777,729 · unrelated business $15,200

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $205,099 · excluded $205,099

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $21,958 · excluded $21,958

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $429,142

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $288,618

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $140,524

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $140,524 · excluded $140,524

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $7,625

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $7,625 · excluded $7,625

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $1,752 · excluded $1,752

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,752

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $280,989 · program services $280,989

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $789,816 · program services $126,591 · management and general $663,225

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,903,960 · program services $1,175,250 · management and general $726,036 · fundraising $2,674

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $160,068 · program services $90,710 · management and general $69,160 · fundraising $198

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $141,911 · program services $90,912 · management and general $50,789 · fundraising $210

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $179,413 · program services $88,843 · management and general $90,385 · fundraising $185

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,620 · program services $21,700 · management and general $5,920

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $127,664 · program services $100,302 · management and general $27,362

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $29,142 · management and general $29,142

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,111,177 · program services $873,014 · management and general $238,153 · fundraising $10

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $109,150 · program services $30,474 · management and general $78,676

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $134,491 · program services $79,098 · management and general $55,366 · fundraising $27

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $99,134 · program services $86,617 · management and general $12,496 · fundraising $21

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $243,041 · program services $137,566 · management and general $105,267 · fundraising $208

  • 17 · Travel

    total $392,072 · program services $376,094 · management and general $15,978

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $862,372 · program services $827,228 · management and general $35,144

  • 20 · Interest

    total $13,274 · program services $4,272 · management and general $9,002

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,695 · program services $25,597 · management and general $26,045 · fundraising $53

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,526 · management and general $35,526

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP.

    total $416,151 · program services $375,713 · management and general $40,429 · fundraising $9

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $136,114 · program services $118,928 · management and general $17,157 · fundraising $29

  • 24c · Other expenses: REDACTORY

    total $102,367 · program services $80,426 · management and general $21,940 · fundraising $1

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITING

    total $21,492 · program services $16,886 · management and general $4,606

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $47,620 · program services $12,882 · management and general $34,141 · fundraising $597

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,469,252 · end of year $1,717,290

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $578,543 · end of year $952,969

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $182,382 · end of year $399,661

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $293,191 · end of year $108,767

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $114,135 · end of year $123,343

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $568,829

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $407,982

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $205,506 · end of year $160,847

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,224,700 · end of year $8,986,678

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,375,360 · end of year $1,253,558

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $415,668 · end of year $1,105,454

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $676,737 · end of year $672,018

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $240,000 · end of year $240,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $434,080

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,376,504 · end of year $3,176,709

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,735,656 · end of year $7,670,446

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $564,424 · end of year $838,486

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ASCB IS AN INCLUSIVE, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF BIOLOGISTS STUDYING THE CELL, THE FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE. WE ARE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, ADVOCATING SOUND RESEARCH POLICIES, IMPROVING EDUCATION, PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • ANNUAL MEETING: THE ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING TRADITIONALLY IS HELD FOR FIVE DAYS IN DECEMBER AND IS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE. IT INCLUDES SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA SUMMARIZING RECENT ADVANCES IN CELL BIOLOGY, AND PRESENTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FINDINGS. THE ABSTRACTS OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING ARE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE SOCIETY. THE MEETING ALSO FEATURES COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR SCIENTISTS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGY. THE EXHIBITS INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, CHEMICALS, AND PUBLICATIONS. THE ANNUAL MEETING ALSO FEATURES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION, CAREER, PUBLIC POLICY AND SESSIONS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES AND WOMEN.

    Expenses $1,568,912 · Grants $2,436 · Revenue $2,052,149

  • DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION: THE SOCIETY HAS MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT-FUNDED GRANTS AND ONE FOUNDATION-FUNDED GRANT AIMED AT FOSTERING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. ASCB HAS TWO NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR HEALTH (NIH) FUNDED PROGRAMS, TWO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) FUNDED PROGRAMS, AND ONE PROGRAM FUNDED BY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. NIH PROGRAMS: INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RESEARCH TRAINING (IPERT) - THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO SUPPORT CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE DIVERSITY OF THE BIOMEDICAL WORKFORCE AND SUPPORT CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O). THE PROGRAM IS FOR SCIENTISTS UNDERREPRESENTED IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND PROVIDES MENTORSHIP TO HELP PARTICIPANTS OVERCOME CHALLENGES TO SUCCESSFUL CAREER TRANSITION. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM POSTDOCTORAL TO FACULTY AND FACULTY TO FULL-TENURED FACULTY. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE SOCIETY TO BRING AWARENESS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE SCIENCES. MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC INDEPENDENT CAREERS (MOSAIC) - THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ACADEMIC BIOMEDICAL WORKFORCE TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION FROM POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS TO RESEARCH-INTENSIVE FACULTY. THE PROGRAM IS FOR SCIENTISTS UNDERREPRESENTED IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS COHORTS, PROVIDES CAREER AND SCIENCE MENTORSHIP, ENHANCES SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, AND PROVIDES CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS. NSF PROGRAMS: FACULTY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (FRED) PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE GRANT FUNDING SUCCESS FOR SENIOR POSTDOCTORAL AND JUNIOR FACULTY FROM BACKGROUNDS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM. THE PROGRAM ALSO SERVES POSTDOCTORAL AND JUNIOR FACULTY AT MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. RCN LEAPS - LEVERAGING, ENHANCING, AND DEVELOPING BIOLOGY (LED-BIO) SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES SHEDDING LIGHT ON PERSISTENT CULTURAL CHALLENGES- THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO ADDRESS ISSUES IMPACTING DIVERSITY AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL BY CREATING AND LEVERAGING AN EXPANDED NETWORK OF A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICES ACROSS DISCIPLINES. THE PROGRAM WILL COLLABORATIVELY IDENTIFY EVIDENCE-BASED INCLUSION STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGES FOUND IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. FOUNDATION-FUNDED PROGRAM: PARTNERING TO ADVANCE IMAGING RESEARCH FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY SCIENTISTS PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM OFFERS IMAGING WORKSHOPS; RESEARCH FUNDS FOR NOVEL, COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS USING ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS.

    Expenses $1,425,517 · Grants $176,610

  • JOURNAL AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS: THE ASCB OWNS AND PUBLISHES THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL CBE - LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION, AND THE ASCB NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHED 6 TIMES A YEAR.

    Expenses $637,983 · Grants $1,068 · Revenue $945,785

  • COALITION FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES: THE ASCB IS A MEMBER OF THE COALITION FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES, (CLS). THE CLS IS AN ALLIANCE OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO FOSTER PUBLIC POLICIES THAT ADVANCE BASIC BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE AND OTHER FIELDS. THE ISSUES ADDRESSED BY THE CLS INCLUDE SCIENCE EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND THE FUNDING, MANAGEMENT, AND OVERSIGHT OF SCIENTIFIC WORK, ESPECIALLY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    Expenses $213,398 · Revenue $180,000

  • THE SAN FRANCISCO DECLARATION ON RESEARCH ASSESSMENT: THE ASCB IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO DECLARATION ON RESEARCH ASSESSMENT (DORA). DORA IS AN INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE PRACTICAL AND ROBUST APPROACHES TO RESEARCH ASSESSMENT GLOBALLY AND ACROSS ALL SCHOLARLY DISCIPLINES. TO DO THIS, DORA RAISES AWARENESS AND FACILITATES IMPLEMENTATION OF RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH ASSESSMENT PRACTICES TO IMPROVE EQUITY AND CATALYZE WIDESPREAD CHANGE IN HIRING, PROMOTION, AND FUNDING DECISIONS.

    Expenses $522,593 · Grants $38,478 · Revenue $318,177

  • PUBLIC POLICY

    Expenses $220,203

  • KAVLI CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW

    Expenses $77,427 · Grants $1,000

  • SCIENCE, OUTREACH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CELL BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPS AND MANAGES MULTIPLE SCIENCE, OUTREACH, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE GOAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT MEMBERS AT ALL STAGES HAVE ACCESS TO INITIATIVES THAT WILL SUCCESSFULLY PROGRESS THEIR CAREERS.

    Expenses $354,059 · Grants $61,397

  • THE COMMITTEES: THE SOCIETY ORGANIZES COMMITTEES TO BRING INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE MEANS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS; IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT THE CELL BIOLOGY COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC.THE SOCIETY'S ACTIVE COMMITTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS: EDUCATION, FINANCE & AUDIT, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, MINORITY AFFAIRS, PROGRAM, PUBLIC INFORMATION, COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE, PUBLIC POLICY, WOMEN IN CELL BIOLOGY, NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE FOR POST-DOCTORAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDENTS.

    Revenue $656,210

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Martin Chalfie

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Erika Lf Holzbaur

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ruth Lehmann

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kerry S Bloom

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • A Malcolm Campbell

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • William Mehler Bement

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Needhi Bhalla

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew G Campbell

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy S Gladfelter

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin D Goley

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie L Gupton

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Casper C Hoogenraad

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rong Li

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beata Edyta Mierzwa

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Raff

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Veronica A Segarra

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lesley Nicole Weaver

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Haben Kubrom

    VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $224,085
    From this org
    $193,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,285
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,305
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,980
    Filer's total
    $224,085
  • Kevin Wilson

    VP, POLICY, GOVERNANCE & MEETINGS

    Total calculated
    $210,496
    From this org
    $168,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,257
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,239
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,688
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,569
    Filer's total
    $210,496
  • Rebecca Alvania

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $355,235
    From this org
    $333,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,790
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,445
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,790
    Filer's total
    $355,235
  • Ben Anawalt

    DIRECTOR OF IT

    Total calculated
    $154,179
    From this org
    $131,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,603
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,576
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,373
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,230
    Filer's total
    $154,179
  • Lynn Marquis

    DIR. OF COALITION OF LIFE SCIENCES

    Total calculated
    $155,278
    From this org
    $130,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,732
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,546
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,403
    Filer's total
    $155,278
  • Brian Theil

    DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $142,801
    From this org
    $119,644
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,157
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Thea Clarke

    DIRECTOR OF COMMS. & EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $138,623
    From this org
    $108,955
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,668
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Alison Harris

    DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS

    Total calculated
    $136,792
    From this org
    $109,311
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,481
    Hours/week
    37.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
REBECCA ALVANIA RECEIVED A $25,000 BONUS DURING THE YEAR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323139349304542

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