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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$162,756
Total expenses
$109,284
Contributions and grants received
$60,490
Grants paid
$4,825
Program service revenue
$56,810
Investment income
$45,456
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$772,630
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$772,630
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$109,284
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$109,284

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $36,490

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $24,000

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Western Regional Meeting-Donations and Grants

    total $48,366 · related or exempt $48,366 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Western Regional Meeting-ACS Awards and Grants

    total $8,194 · related or exempt $8,194 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Dinner Meetings income

    total $250 · related or exempt $250 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $45,456 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $45,456

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,825 · program services $4,825

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,325 · program services $9,325

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $521 · program services $521

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $600 · program services $600

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,080 · program services $1,080

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $87,609 · program services $87,609

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Nominations & Elections

    total $3,196 · program services $3,196 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Chemistry Olympiad

    total $1,204 · program services $1,204 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: National ACS Meetings Expenses

    total $566 · program services $566 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Chemists Celebrate Earth Week

    total $358 · program services $358 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $150,119 · end of year $158,136

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $106,032 · end of year $110,275

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $428,122 · end of year $504,219

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $684,273 · end of year $772,630

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Silicon Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, a non-profit organization based in Palo Alto, California, mission is to advance the broader Chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its inhabitants.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Silicon Valley Section of the American Chemical Society, a non-profit organization based in Palo Alto, California, is dedicated to advancing the broader Chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its inhabitants.

  • Awards - Presented to exceptional students participating in science fairs and to nationally acclaimed chemists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the scientific community and their dedication to the American Chemical Society.

    Expenses $4,825

  • Newsletter - Serves as a platform to disseminate important notices and announcements regarding seminars, short courses, events, and local employment opportunities that are pertinent to our approximately 2,500 members.

    Expenses $9,925

  • The section continue to sponsor numerous meeting and events to identify exceptional high school chemistry students, provide career guidance, and foster a diverse interest in science among younger generations. In 2025, Silicon Valley Section co-sponsored The Western Regional Meeting with the objective of addressing pertinent aspects of the ACS strategic plan and to prepare an ACS meeting that would feature programming for undergraduate and community college students.

    Expenses $62,888 · Grants $55,460

  • Storage space rent

    Expenses $1,080

  • Dinner meetings and awards expenses

    Expenses $4,812

  • Councilors travel expenses

    Expenses $22,037

  • Office expenses

    Expenses $521

  • Nominations and elections

    Expenses $3,196

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amanda Nelson

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Natalie McClure

    Chair Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Todd Eberspacher

    Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Jigisha Shah

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • Ihab S Darwish

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
27 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202601249349303270

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