New York · Nonprofit
ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $58,250 to it, the largest being AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ($58,250). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $33k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $58k
- Net assets
- $229k
What Rochester Section Incorporated of the American Chemical Society does
Mission
To support the broader knowledge/education of chemistry to both chemistry professionals and the surrounding Rochester and Western New York communities. A substantial amount of our programming and support is focused on high-school and college students to further their exposure to and training in the chemistry and biochemistry profession.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Support for Project SEED to provide research experiences for students in high school to come to local universities on a 8 week program. To qualify, the American Chemical Society sets the participation standard that allocated funds to support socio-economically disadvantaged students. We had 3 students supported this year.
$0 spentof which $13,000 as grants0% of program spendingA wide variety of membership activities were supported, including activities organized by the younger chemists committee (YCC), women's chemists committee (WCC), senior chemists committee (SCC) and lectures on the topic of emerging technologies. These activities were open to any and all members of the local section. YCC held four events. At all events, we offer support for hearing impaired attendees. We also run a collegiate research symposium that aims to give undergraduate researchers an opportunity to attend a conference style event that serves to augment their undergraduate university experience. For most, they do not receive any support to travel to regional or national conferences so this is a vital part of their training that we, the ACS local section are happy to provide!
$12,106 spent71% of program spendingEach year we support a recognition dinner event to acknowledge 50, 60, and 70 year ACS members and to recognize highly active, contributing members in the local section. Awardees and a guest are provided a free dinner. Engraved plaques are also given to the honoree. We had a great turnout, hosting more than 70 members and guests. Additional programmatic/membership activities include a wide variety of activities and small events to benefit varying groups within the local section. We have programming for women chemists, younger chemists, and senior chemists. An example is our collegiate research symposium, which draws students from the 8 Rochester area universities and others universities from the western and central New York region. General expenses also covers section officer travel and administrative costs to run the section (both of which are very carefully scrutinized and vetted for proper section business activities).
$4,863 spent29% of program spendingA standing program service that our local section supports is grant money for student travel. Each year we support deserving undergraduate students with travel grants to attend an ACS meeting to present their research at a professional conference. For local university students only, students receive travel grant monies to support undergraduate student travel to conferences, so long as it is a bonafide American Chemical Society supported event. We had 3 students supported this year from the local colleges and universities in the Rochester, NY area.
$0 spentof which $3,595 as grants0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $16,969.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $189k to $119k (−37%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
36% of ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (89% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Alex Molinich
Section Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $11k → $9k.
From the IRS filings of ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY has grown faster than half of the 479 science & tech nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 479 science & tech nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
- ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $58,250 to it, the largest being AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY ($58,250). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $58,250 in grants to ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY?
- AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is the largest funder on record, with $58,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ROCHESTER SECTION INCORPORATED OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing