PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTIC CHEMISTRY & APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTIC CHEMISTRY & APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY (EIN 25-1141360)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-05-09
IRS object ID: 201821299349302847
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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	2018-05-09T15:31:14-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	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	2016-07-01	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	GREGORY J MEISNER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4128253220	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-04-23	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN SINOPOLI	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	$10,081,457	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	13	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
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,157,151	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,726,616	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$651,820	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$650,891	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,808,971	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,377,507	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,158,183	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,194,832	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$703,866	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$704,502	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,225,785	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,982,090	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,087,834	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$6,881,424	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$721,137	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$503,917	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$22,457,728	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$24,070,473	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$341,450	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$700,979	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$22,116,278	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$23,369,494	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	$4,739,756	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$103,305	GrantAmt
Revenue	$5,726,616	RevenueAmt
Desc	PITTCON IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION FOR LABORATORY SCIENCE. PITTCON 2017 OFFERED THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION FROM 785 EXHIBITORS, A DIVERSE TECHNICAL PROGRAM OF 1,872 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, 123 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	$1,035,541	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,091,527	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	$5,775,297	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	36	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	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
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	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 (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
ELIAS S ABSEY
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH J GRABOWSKI
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN L JOHNSON
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MELINDA R STEPHENS
MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM R SHARPE
IMMEDIATE FORMER PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONALD G BARGIEL
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JANE CHAN
ASSISTANT TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RESA B STAUFFER
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ADRIAN C MICHAEL
VICE PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GREGORY J MEISNER
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	$711,735
SHERATON GRAND CHICAGO
301 EAST NORTH WATER STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60611	HEADQUARTERS HOTEL	$520,566
CALLAWAY TRANSPORTATION INC
7564 MAIN STREET 2ND FLOOR	SYKESVILLE	MD	21784	TRANSPORTATION	$486,710
MCCORMICK PLACE
301 EAST CERMAK DRIVE	CHICAGO	IL	60616	CONVENTION CENTER	$342,376
AVPG
1800 HUEY P LONG AVENUE SUITE K	GRETNA	LA	70053	AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES	$309,198

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	11	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE ON ANALYTIC	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$5,726,616	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,726,616	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,726,616	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$748,958	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$748,958	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,605,883	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,703,950	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$98,067	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$98,067	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$98,067	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,377,507	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,726,616	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$650,891	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,091,527	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,091,527	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,385	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,385	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,920	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,920	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$567,502	TotalAmt
Management And General	$567,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,872	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,091	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,781	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,128	TotalAmt
Management And General	$55,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,905	TotalAmt
Program Services	$117,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,572	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$320,258	TotalAmt
Program Services	$320,258	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$793,090	TotalAmt
Program Services	$762,325	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,037	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$346,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$217,536	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128,995	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$572,805	TotalAmt
Program Services	$568,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,414	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,382	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$113,616	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,939	TotalAmt
Management And General	$34,939	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,622	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,622	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PITT CONFERENCE	Desc
Total	$2,502,106	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,502,106	ProgramServicesAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,415	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,415	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,881,424	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,775,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,106,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,404,831	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,228,347	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,457	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,736	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,840	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$203,543	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$135,896	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$67,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,647	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,889,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,711,903	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,457,728	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,070,473	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,920	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$277,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$632,059	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$341,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$700,979	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,052,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,331,906	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,588	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	$22,116,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,369,494	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,457,728	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,070,473	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$503,917	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,757,133	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,050,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,050,000	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,698,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,325,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,504,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,157,151	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,726,616	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,412,970	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,748,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,325,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,504,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,157,151	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,726,616	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,462,970	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	$32,462,970	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$857,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$785,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$933,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$802,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$748,958	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,126,535	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$857,062	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$785,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$933,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$802,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$748,958	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,126,535	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,605,681	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,111,082	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,437,981	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,959,187	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,475,574	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$36,589,505	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.88720	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.88970	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.11280	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.11030	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	$1,063,467	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$686	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$25,193	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,037,588	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$996,653	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$35,701	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$27,450	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,004,904	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributions	$1,000,000	ContributionsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,347	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$996,653	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.96380	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.03620	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	$203,543	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$135,896	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$67,647	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$67,647	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,799,366	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,757,133	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$664,726	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,421,859	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,377,507	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,377,507	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,546,150	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$664,726	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$664,726	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$6,881,424	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$6,881,424	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. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE 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, 2017, 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 2014.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	HONORARIUM PAYMENT TO SPEAKER AT PITTCON 2017	$1,575
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)	PROGRAM SERVICES	HONORARIUM PAYMENT TO SPEAKER AT PITTCON 2017	$13,295
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	HONORARIUM PAYMENT TO SPEAKER AT PITTCON 2017	$1,050

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$15,920	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$15,920	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
GIVEN TO SHORT COURSE INSTRUCTORS AT PITTCON 2017	NORTH AMERICA	2	$1,575	$0	N/A	FMV
GIVEN TO SHORT COURSE INSTRUCTORS AT PITTCON 2017	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	9	$13,295	$0	N/A	FMV
GIVEN TO SHORT COURSE INSTRUCTORS AT PITTCON 2017	MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	1	$1,050	$0	N/A	FMV

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 (3 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
THE SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS OF PITTSBURGH
300 PENN CENTER BLVD	PITTSBURGH	PA	15236	256072976	501(C)(3)	$503,577	$0	N/A	N/A	PROGRAM OPERATIONS
SPECTROSCOPY SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH
301 PENN CENTER BLVD	PITTSBURGH	PA	15236	256048968	501(C)(3)	$521,964	$0	N/A	N/A	PROGRAM OPERATIONS
CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION
315 CHESTNUT ST	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19106	222817365	501(C)(3)	$10,000	$0	N/A	N/A	PROGRAM OPERATIONS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SHORT COURSE HONORARIUM	62	$77,385	$0	N/A
WALLACE COULTER GRANT	1	$10,000	$0	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 IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED 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 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.
PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ACCOUNTANT, OFFICE MANAGER, TREASURER AND NAMED PRESIDENTS ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

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