PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTIC CHEMISTRY & APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTIC CHEMISTRY & APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY (EIN 25-1141360)
Tax period: 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed: 2020-05-15
IRS object ID: 202031369349304408
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-05-15T15:19:16-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	251408703	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE PPG PLACE SUITE 1700	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15222	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	251141360	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTICAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PITT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4128253220	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 PENN CENTER BLVD NO 332	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15235	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JANE N CHAN	PersonNm
Person Title	VICE-PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4128253220	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EUGENE J LOGAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00227231	PTIN
Phone	4122613644	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.75.33.194	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-05-12	IPDt
IP Tm	09:39:11	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	52B4573894087D10886B6C64FC0D18884E56331A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	2DE944997D7ABE881877DC4F54E6CC9B6D27F555	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-11-06 18:47:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TAMMY YALLUM	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 PENN CENTER BLVD NO 332	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15235	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$13,128,508	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PITTCON.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1950	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO SPONSOR AND SUSTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND BENEFIT OF SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	300	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$5,452,420	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,168,390	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$985,228	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,975,155	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,437,648	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,101,838	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,195,862	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$725,928	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$728,927	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,395,750	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,978,936	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,223,516	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,903,725	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$248,361	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$533,923	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$24,128,633	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$24,932,224	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$929,286	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$956,132	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$23,199,347	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$23,976,092	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND APPLIEDSPECTROSCOPY IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF THE PITTSBURGH CONFERENCEON ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY, A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. CO-SPONSORED BY THE SPECTROSCOPY SOCIETY OFPITTSBURGH AND THE SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS OF PITTSBURGH,PITTCON IS THE PREMIER ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION ON LABORATORYSCIENCE. PROCEEDS FROM PITTCON FUND SCIENCE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ATALL LEVELS, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ADULT. PITTCON DONATES NEARLY AMILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR IN THE FORM OF SCIENCE EQUIPMENT GRANTS,RESEARCH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, AWARDS TOTEACHERS AND PROFESSORS, AND GRANTS TO PUBLIC SCIENCE CENTERS,LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,920,716	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$305,862	GrantAmt
Revenue	$5,452,420	RevenueAmt
Desc	PITTCON IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION FOR LABORATORY SCIENCE. PITTCON 2018 OFFERED THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION FROM 713 EXHIBITORS, A DIVERSE TECHNICAL PROGRAM OF 1,802 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, 93 SHORT COURSES TO ENHANCE YOUR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND NETWORKING SESSIONS THAT PROVIDE THE CHANCE TO EXCHANGE INNOVATIVE IDEAS WITH SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$890,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$890,000	GrantAmt
Desc	TRANSFERS TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES, HIGH-SCHOOLS, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE FIELDS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,810,716	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	34	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	14	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOSEPH B COX	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4128253220	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 PENN CENTER BLVD SUITE 332	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSBURGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	15235	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
DON ANTCZAK
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMIT GHOSH
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KERRY W HOLZWORTH
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHELLE M WARD
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADRIAN C MICHAEL IMMEDIATE
FORMER PRESIDENT (EXITED 8/2018)	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL SHARPE IMMEDIATE
FORMER PRESIDENT (ENTERED 8/2018)	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PENNY GARDNER
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ELIAS S ABSEY
ASSISTANT TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MELINDA R STEPHENS
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JANE N CHAN
VICE PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHARLES W GARDNER
PRESIDENT	15.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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GLOBAL EXPERIENCE SPECIALISTS INC
BANK OF AMERICA PO BOX 96174	CHICAGO	IL	60893	GENERAL CONTRACTOR	$568,836
HYATT REGENCY ORLANDO
PO BOX 848148	DALLAS	TX	75284	HEADQUARTERS HOTEL	$383,353
CALLAWAY TRANSPORTATION
7564 MAIN STREET 2ND FLOOR	SYKESVILLE	MD	21784	TRANSPORTATION	$242,222
AVPG
1800 HUEY P LONG AVE SUITE K	GRETNA	LA	70053	AUDIO-VISUAL	$211,958
PCE PARTNERS LLC
33353 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVE	CHICAGO	IL	60693	RENT	$148,967

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTIC	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,452,420	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,452,420	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,452,420	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$986,771	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$986,771	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,689,317	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,690,860	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$1,543	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,543	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,543	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,437,648	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,452,420	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$985,228	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,120,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,120,567	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,745	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,745	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,550	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$582,706	TotalAmt
Management And General	$582,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,292	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,943	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,929	TotalAmt
Management And General	$67,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$160,004	TotalAmt
Program Services	$160,004	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$414,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$378,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,357	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,882	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$268,472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$132,745	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$325,661	TotalAmt
Program Services	$253,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,768	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,475	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,764	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,711	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,830	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,830	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,941	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,941	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PITT CONFERENCE	$2,160,905	$2,115,779	$45,126
REFRESHMENT SERVICE	$123,359	$114,975	$8,384

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,868	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,868	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,903,725	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,810,716	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,093,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,518	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,410,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,360,523	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,477	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,282	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,412	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$239,645	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$183,705	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$71,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,940	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,613,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,273,354	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,128,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,932,224	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,386	BOYAmt
EOY	$180,020	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$812,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$776,112	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$929,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$956,132	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,193,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,934,460	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,001	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,632	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,000,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,199,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,976,092	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,128,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,932,224	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$533,923	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$242,822	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,504,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,157,151	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,726,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,806,765	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,452,420	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,647,841	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,504,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,157,151	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,726,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,806,765	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,452,420	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,647,841	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$28,647,841	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$933,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$802,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$748,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$979,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$986,771	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,450,691	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$933,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$802,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$748,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$979,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$986,771	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,450,691	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,437,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,959,187	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,475,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,786,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,439,191	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$33,098,532	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.86550	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.87420	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.13450	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.12580	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,006,001	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$72,075	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$36,444	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,041,632	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,037,588	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,417	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$38,004	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,006,001	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,063,467	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$686	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$25,193	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,037,588	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,022,966	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$66,621	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$26,120	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,063,467	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,004,904	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$43,745	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$25,683	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,022,966	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.96000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.04000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$239,645	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$183,705	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$55,940	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$55,940	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,444,755	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$242,822	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$764,285	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,007,107	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,437,648	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,437,648	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,668,010	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$764,285	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$764,285	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,903,725	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,903,725	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED TO FUND AN ANNUAL AWARD GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL RECOGNIZED AS A WORLDWIDE LEADER AND INNOVATOR IN THE FIELD OF LABORATORY SCIENCE.

PART X, LINE 2:

THE CONFERENCE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES THE CONFERENCE'S MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE CONFERENCE AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE CONFERENCE HAS TAKEN A POSITION THAT IS UNCERTAIN. AN UNCERTAIN POSITION IS DEFINED AS ONE IN WHICH THERE IS A 50% OR GREATER LIKELIHOOD THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE CONFERENCE AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT, AS OF JUNE 30, 2019, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE CONFERENCE HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE CONFERENCE IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE CONFERENCE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2016.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	GRANTMAKING	$11,150
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	GRANTMAKING	$1,400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$12,550	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$12,550	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
GIVEN TO SHORT COURSE INSTRUCTORS AT PITTCON 2019	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	6	$11,150	CHECK	$0	N/A	N/A
GIVEN TO SHORT COURSE INSTRUCTORS AT PITTCON 2019	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	1	$1,400	CHECK	$0	N/A	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE GRANTS THAT ARE GIVEN ARE USED FOR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT. THE RECIPIENT PICKS THE EQUIPMENT AND THE EQUIPMENT IS ORDERED BY THE SCIENCE WEEK CHAIRMAN. THIS ASSURES WE GET GOOD PRICING AND ALSO THAT THE INTENDED EQUIPMENT IS ORDERED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SPECTROSCOPY SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH
301 PENN CENTER BLVD	PITTSBURGH	PA	15236	256048968	501(C)(3)	$425,000	$0	N/A	N/A	PROGRAM OPERATIONS
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
1155 SIXTEENTH ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	530196572	501(C)(3)	$25,000	$0	N/A	N/A	INTERNATIONAL VISITING SCIENTISTS PROGRAM
FISHER SCIENTIFIC
13551 COLLECTIONS CENTER DR	CHICAGO	IL	60693	232942737		$28,243	$0	N/A	N/A	SCIENCE WEEK EQUIPMENT GRANTS
FLINN SCIENTIFIC INC
P O BOX 71721	CHICAGO	IL	60694	362926914		$22,878	$0	N/A	N/A	SCIENCE WEEK EQUIPMENT GRANTS
WARD'S SCIENCE
P O BOX 644312	PITTSBURGH	PA	15264	911319190		$10,154	$0	N/A	N/A	SCIENCE WEEK EQUIPMENT GRANTS
THE SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS OF PITTSBURGH
300 PENN CENTER BLVD	PITTSBURGH	PA	15235	256072976	501(C)(3)	$465,000	$0	N/A	N/A	PROGRAM OPERATIONS
CHEM ED 2019 - NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
30 NORTH BRAINARD STREET	NAPERVILLE	IL	60540	362169157	501(C)(3)	$20,000	$0	N/A	N/A	SCIENCE WEEK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
SHORT COURSE HONORARIUM	43	$55,395	$0	N/A	N/A
SCIENCE WEEK STIPENDS	11	$7,350	$0	N/A	N/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 2:

THE GRANTS THAT ARE GIVEN ARE USED FOR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT. THE RECIPIENT PICKS THE EQUIPMENT AND THE EQUIPMENT IS ORDERED BY THE SCIENCE WEEK CHAIRMAN. THIS ASSURES WE GET GOOD PRICING AND ALSO THAT THE INTENDED EQUIPMENT IS ORDERED.

PART II

EACH YEAR, THE BOARD DESIGNATES AN AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE CONFERENCE TO SACP AND SSP (THE SOCIETIES). THE SOCIETIES, IN TURN, DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INTHE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT RECIPIENTS ARESELECTED ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	PENNY GARDNER AND CHARLES GARDNER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE SPECTROSCOPY SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH AND SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS OF PITTSBURGH OWN THE PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND PROVIDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION'S OFFICER FOR REVIEW. AFTER REVIEW THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PART OF THE THE PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE'S POLICY/GUIDELINES MANUAL. THE POLICY STATES "COMMITTEE MEMBERS, A MEMBER'S BUSINESS, OR ANYONE IN A MEMBER'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY SHOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY BUSINESS, NEGOTIATIONS, TRANSACTIONS OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH ANY COMPETING SHOWS, OR AGENCIES, AUTHORITIES, GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, CONTRACTORS, VENDORS OR OTHER ENTITIES WITH WHOM THE CONFERENCE IS DEALING OR MAY REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO BE DEALING WITH IN THE FUTURE." WHEN NEW MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED TO THE CONFERENCE OR VENDORS ARE AWARDED CONTRACTS,THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE APPOINTMENTS OR CONTRACTS AND DETERMINES IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE ISSUE IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A FINAL DETERMINATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS AND DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION. THE PAID EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND OFFICE MANAGER. COMPENSATION IS DECIDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND SALARY SURVEYS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THE LOCAL LABOR MARKET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
SPECTROSCOPY SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH
300 PENN CENTER BLVD	PITTSBURGH	PA	15235	256048968	EDUCATION	PA	501(C)(3)	9	N/A	0
THE SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS
300 PENN CENTER BLVD	PITTSBURGH	PA	15235	256072976	EDUCATION	PA	501(C)(3)	PF	N/A	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd