INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

U030

Classification

2000

Street

2000 E 12TH AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 8522), covering 25 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

• BIRMINGHAM

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 23-7083232 · TRUSSVILLE, AL

• CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 77-0023572 · BAKERSFIELD, CA

• DENVER SECTION

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 23-7019678 · AURORA, CO

• CONNECTICUT VALLEY

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 06-6101679 · WALLINGFORD, CT

• ATLANTA SECTION

  THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 39-4257539 · ACWORTH, GA

• WILL-DUPAGE SECTION

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 36-3820910 · NEW LENOX, IL

• CINCINNATI

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 31-6051108 · LAWRENCEBURG, IN

• KANSAS CITY SECTION

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 48-1004660 · MISSION, KS

• NEW ORLEANS

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION · EIN 23-7151804 · HARAHAN, LA

• ST LOUIS SECTION

  INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AUTOMATION ST LOUIS SECTION · EIN 43-6108915 · SAINT CHARLES, MO

All 25 subordinates →

Mission and programs · 2024

• TRAINING SERVICES AND CERTIFICATIONS: THE SOCIETY OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF TRAINING TOPICS FROM FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO ADVANCED CONCEPTS TO COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN AUTOMATION. TRAINING IS OFFERED AT THE SOCIETY'S HEADQUARTERS FACILITY, AT SITES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AT CUSTOMER LOCATIONS, AND THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS. THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS TWO PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, CERTIFIED CONTROL SYSTEM TECHNICIAN (CCST) AND CERTIFIED AUTOMATION PROFESSIONAL (CAP), BOTH WITH TRAINING AND TESTING OFFERINGS. THE SOCIETY DERIVES REVENUE BY CHARGING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEES TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE PROGRAMS. A DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED INDIVIDUALS IS AVAILABLE ON THE ISA.ORG WEBSITE.

  Expenses $4,027,330 · Revenue $7,716,945

• MEMBER SERVICES: MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE ALL EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT MEMBER BENEFITS AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE OF THE SOCIETY. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES DUES REVENUE FOR SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP. ADDITIONAL REVENUE IS ORIGINATED FROM ROYALTIES AND THE SALE OF LOGO MERCHANDISE. ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE SOCIETY GOVERNANCE, SUPPORT OF LOCAL SECTIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE MEETINGS, AND THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEER EFFORTS IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM.

  Expenses $2,147,275 · Grants $77,653 · Revenue $237,719

• TRADE MEDIA (AUTOMATION.COM): THE SOCIETY PRODUCES DIGITAL MEDIA AND ADVERTISING TO ASSIST AUTOMATION PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE THEIR FACTORIES AND PROCESSES, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCIES BY PROVIDING THE MOST CURRENT INDUSTRY NEWS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES.

  Expenses $1,210,503 · Revenue $1,310,737

• GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY ALLIANCE: THE GCA IS A COLLABORATIVE FORUM TO ADVANCE CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS, EDUCATION, READINESS, AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY ORGANIZATION INVOLVED IN INDUSTRIAL CYBERSECURITY. INITIATIVES INCLUDE EXPANDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS, CREATING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ADVOCATING FOR AWARENESS, AND SENSIBLE APPROACHES WITH WORLD GOVERNMENTS AND REGULATORY BODIES.

  Expenses $829,464 · Revenue $939,272

• EVENTS AND CONFERENCES: ISA CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, AND ISA CONNECT LIVE SESSIONS COVER A VARIETY OF TOPICS IN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION BY PROVIDING ATTENDEES WITH INSIGHT INTO KEY OPERATIONAL AND BUSINESS TOPICS THROUGH ONLINE SESSIONS, PANELS WITH LIVE Q&A, EXHIBITS, AS WELL AS NETWORKING AND CHAT OPPORTUNITIES. THE ISA AUTOMATION SUMMIT AND EXPO (ASE) IS THE AUTOMATION EVENT OF THE YEAR COMBINING ISA'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WITH THE BEST TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS FROM ITS AUTOMATION CONFERENCE SERIES INTO AN UNPARALLELED EVENT EXPERIENCE.

  Expenses $988,014 · Revenue $650,340

• JOURNALS (INTECH): INTECH MAGAZINE DIGITAL AND INTECH PLUS NEWSLETTER PROVIDE THE MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING, IN-DEPTH, AND CREDIBLE COVERAGE OF AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND STRATEGIES TO HELP AUTOMATION PROFESSIONALS SUCCEED.WRITTEN FOR ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND OTHER AUTOMATION DECISION MAKERS, THE INTECH FAMILY OF PUBLICATIONS DELIVERS PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO AUTOMATION PROFESSIONALS' ON-THE-JOB CHALLENGES.

  Expenses $241,443 · Revenue $148,051

• STANDARDS: ISA STANDARDS HELP AUTOMATION PROFESSIONALS STREAMLINE PROCESSES AND IMPROVE INDUSTRY SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, AND PROFITABILITY. OVER 150 STANDARDS REFLECT THE EXPERTISE FROM OVER 4,000 INDUSTRY EXPERTS AROUND THE WORLD. SINCE 1949, ISA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE EXPERT SOURCE FOR AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS CONSENSUS INDUSTRY STANDARDS. MORE THAN 4,000 INDIVIDUALS COOPERATING WITH MORE THAN 140 COMMITTEES, SUBCOMMITTEES, WORKING GROUPS AND TASK FORCES ARE INVOLVED IN ISA STANDARDS. THEY'RE DEVELOPING STANDARDS IN AREAS AS DIVERSE AS ENSURING THE SAFETY OFELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT USED IN HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS TO COST-SAVINGS FOR INTERFACES BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL COMPUTERS AND SUBSYSTEMS.

  Expenses $751,411 · Revenue $307,821

• BOOKS AND PROCEEDINGS: BOOKS: ISA BOOKS BRING YOU THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE TECHNICAL RESOURCES IN AUTOMATION. RELYING ON SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS IN THE FIELD TO WRITE AND REVIEW BOOKS ON CURRENT AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS, ISA PROVIDES AVARIETY OF TITLES FOR ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, MANAGERS, SALES AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS, AND ACADEMICS. ISA TRANSACTIONS: ISA TRANSACTIONS IS A JOURNAL OFADVANCES AND STATE-OF-THE-ART IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF MEASUREMENT AND AUTOMATION, OF VALUE TO LEADING-EDGE INDUSTRIAL PRACTITIONERS AND APPLIED RESEARCHERS.

  Expenses $418,837 · Revenue $205,939

• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: THE SOCIETY'S STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS IDENTIFIES AREAS OF FOCUS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH BASED UPON INDUSTRY AND MEMBER TRENDS. RECENTLY, CYBERSECURITY, EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS WERE IDENTIFIED AS AREAS FOR GROWTH AND STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES. AS A RESULT, THE SOCIETY HAS FOCUSED ITS RESOURCES IN DEVELOPING MARKETS FOR BOTH EXISTING AND NEW PRODUCT LINES WHICH SUPPORT THESE INITIATIVES.

  Expenses $694,843

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $17,187,591

  Expenses

  $16,763,364

  Contributions

  $1,480,410

  Grants paid

  $77,653

• 2023

  Revenue

  $16,484,097

  Expenses

  $15,297,957

  Contributions

  $1,205,080

  Grants paid

  $164,390

• 2022

  Revenue

  $14,874,405

  Expenses

  $14,324,568

  Contributions

  $1,114,908

  Grants paid

  $204,493

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2024 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $20,258,072

  Expenses

  $12,042,845

  Assets (EOY)

  $48,395,753

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $13,413,690

  Expenses

  $11,664,034

  Assets (EOY)

  $39,805,706

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $13,704,279

  Expenses

  $13,997,619

  Assets (EOY)

  $33,466,903

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $14,131,654

  Expenses

  $14,172,828

  Assets (EOY)

  $37,094,646

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $13,706,428

  Expenses

  $14,169,527

  Assets (EOY)

  $35,537,098

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2008

Tax period

1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008

Principal officer

Show names as filed Robert D Eckard JrROBERT D ECKARD JR

Mailing address

PO BOX 136DECATUR AL 356020136

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

• LAMAR UNIVERSITY

  $7,000

  2024 · EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

• LAMAR UNIVERSITY

  $0

  2022 · EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

• NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

  $0

  2022 · EDUCATIONAL

• LAMAR UNIVERSITY

  $0

  2023 · EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• THE AUTOMATION FEDERATION

  $321,538

  2024 · TRANSFER CASH BALANCE TO ISA

• AMERICAN AUTOMATIC CONTROL COUNCIL

  $6,223

  2022 · TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND COOPERATION IN THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL PROFESSION.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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