2018-05-01T16:34:48-05:00 2017-12-31 520619214 Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP 7 Saint Paul Street Baltimore MD 21202 990EZ 2017-01-01 900588202 Great Lakes Region of the American Chemical Society GREA 7153413201 2001 Fourth Avenue Stevens Point WI 544813897 C Marvin Lang Ph D Treasurer 7153413201 2018-05-01 David Baker P01286457 4103478700 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X X N/A X X 1568 X 1498 70 70 0 1498 70 9368 9438 -7940 84013 0 76073 84013 76073 84013 76073 0 0 84013 76073 X To promote and advance the field of chemistry; to promote cooperation between the local sections of the American Chemical Society located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States and to provide an organizational structure capable of executing projects of benefit to the local sections of the American Chemical Society. Great Lakes Region of the American Chemical Society (the "Region") is a charitable, scientific, and educational organization. The Region is an affiliated region of the American Chemical Society (the "ACS"), which is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Region's membership consists of local affiliated sections of the ACS located in the Great Lakes region of United States. The Region's purpose is to (1) promote and advance the field of chemistry, (2) promote cooperation between the local sections of the ACS located in the Great Lakes region and to provide an organizational structure capable of executing projects of benefit to the local sections, and (3) ensure the ongoing success, continuity, and progress of scientific meetings based on chemistry and related areas of science in the Great Lakes region.The Region also provides funds to the ACS host local section to assist in the funding of awards given out at the regional meetings. 0 0 The Region's primary activity is overseeing the organization and operation of a regional meeting conducted every other year that is hosted by a local section of the ACS. The regional meeting is a technical meeting attended by individuals who are typically members of the ACS local sections in the Great Lakes region. The regional meeting generally consists of educational symposia and programs, publications and awards in the field of chemistry and related areas of science. The Region is responsible for selecting a local section to host the regional meeting. The Region provides general administrative and organizational guidance to the local section hosting the regional meeting. The Region provides financial assistance of no greater than $7,500 per regional meeting to the host local section to assist in defraying costs associated with the regional meeting. The local section hosting the regional meeting is responsible for any contractual arrangements and any losses incurred in conducting the regional meeting. If the revenue from the regional meeting exceeds the expenses, a portion of the proceeds from the regional meeting is paid to the Region by the host local section to help provide financial assistance for future regional meetings. 0 0 The 2017 Great Lakes Regional Meeting was held in Fargo, North Dakota. It was not a joint meeting but hosted only by the Red River Valley Section. The Great Lakes Region Board provided the Regional Meeting Organizing Committee a $7,500 grant.The GLR Board also provided funds to the ACS Red River Valley Section to assist in the funding of awards given out at the regional meeting. 0 0 X Gopeekrisham Sreenilayam Director 0.25 0 0 0 Deborah Breiter Director 0.25 0 0 0 Richard Rogers Director 0.25 0 0 0 Helen Hoyt Director 0.25 0 0 0 Greame Wylie Director 0.25 0 0 0 James Lane Director 0.25 0 0 0 James Hamilton Director 0.25 0 0 0 Ressano Desouza-Macchado Director 0.25 0 0 0 Joseph ESabol Social Media Chair, Director 0.25 0 0 0 Kristen Murphy Director 0.25 0 0 0 Larry Rosenhein Director 0.25 0 0 0 James Wollack Director 0.25 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C Marvin Lang PhD 2001 4th Avenue Stevens Point WI 54481 7153413201 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X X X 20 Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society 362287522 10 0 0 0 Kalamazoo Section of the American Chemical Society 386090760 10 0 0 0 Central Wisconsin Section of the American Chemical Society 237284206 10 0 0 0 St Joseph Valley Section of the American Chemical Society 356041348 10 0 0 0 Rock River Section of the American Chemical Society 510227769 10 0 0 0 Illinois-Iowa Section of the American Chemical Society 660829600 10 0 0 0 Illinois Heartland Section of the American Chemical Society 237377292 10 0 0 0 Red River Valley Section of the American Chemical Society 237304258 10 0 0 0 Lake Superior Section of the American Chemical Society 237126985 10 0 0 0 Wisconsin Section of the American Chemical Society 396078144 10 0 0 0 La Crosse-Wisconsin Section of the American Chemical Society 237204477 10 0 0 0 Upper Peninsula Section of the American Chemical Society 386089059 10 0 0 0 Milwaukee Section of the American Chemical Society 396088806 10 0 0 0 Wabash Valley Section of the American Chemical Society 356044526 10 0 0 0 Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society 416024526 10 0 0 0 Northeast Wisconsin Section of the American Chemical Society 396086169 10 0 0 0 Joliet Section of the American Chemical Society 363157672 10 0 0 0 East Central Illinois Section of the American Chemical Society 376045542 10 0 0 0 Purdue Section of the American Chemical Society 356041922 10 0 0 0 Decatur-Springfield Section of the American Chemical Society 237284207 10 0 0 0 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income Description: Dividend Income - Morgan Stanley. Amount: 1496. Description: Interest Income. Amount: 2. Total Included on Form 990-EZ, line 4: 1498. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses Description: 2017 Reimbursement of Expenses - See list. Amount: 1867. Description: 2019 Meeting Advance Expenses - Kenneth Fazziani. Amount: 7500. Description: Federal Tax Withheld. Amount: 1. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 9368. The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract.