INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF CYTOMETRY: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF CYTOMETRY (EIN 85-0319221)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-07-20
IRS object ID
201842019349300704
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-07-20T09:08:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521711839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN850319221EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2OF CYTOMETRYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlINTEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3016347084PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19650 ROCKVILLE PIKEAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJESSICA HOUSTONPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3016347084PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL L WEAVERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249346PTIN
Phone3019860600PhoneNum
Preparation2018-07-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAUL K WALLACEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19650 ROCKVILLE PIKEAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,717,340GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ISAC-NET.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SERVE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY BY LEADING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, SCHOLARSHIP, AND THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE QUANTITATIVE CELL. SCIENCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers225TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$47,215PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$156,121CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$95,114PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$87,746CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,917,629PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,240,989CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$102,387PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$800,719TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$754,345TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,716,250NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,966,888NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionISAC'S MISSION IS TO SERVE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY BY LEADING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, SCHOLARSHIP, AND THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE QUANTITATIVE CELL SCIENCES. OUR VISION IS TO ADVANCE THE IMPACT OF CYTOMETRY IN MEETING CURRENT AND EMERGING CHALLENGES IN THE LIFE, BIOMEDICAL, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,015,735ExpenseAmt
Grant$91,341GrantAmt
Revenue$1,090,786RevenueAmt
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DescEDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS: AFFAIRS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE CYTOMETRISTS.Desc

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Revenue$277,283RevenueAmt
DescPUBLICATIONS: A PAPER AND ONLINE EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLISHED MONTHLY WITH A SUBSECTION PUBLISHED MONTHLY.Desc

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Expense$83,183ExpenseAmt
Grant$30,106GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonYes (1)GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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ZIP20814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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ANDREAS RADBRUCH
PAST-PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL J WALLACE
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID GALBRAITH
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ANDREA COSSARIZZA
PRESIDENT-ELECT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRATIP K CHATTOPADHYAY
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL J ERRINGTON
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TOMAS KALINA
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGINIA LITWIN
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SVETLANA MAZEL
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENNING ULRICH
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
QUIANJUN ZHANG
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MONICA DELAY
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HAVILAND
COUNCILOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA P HOUSTON
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ADRIAN SMITH
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MICHELLE BUTLER
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ZIP20814ZIPCd
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ServicesMANAGEMENT & ACCOUNTINGServicesDesc
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
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DUES900099$193,653$193,653
SUBSCRIPTIONS900099$185,911$185,911
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Exclusion$27,884ExclusionAmt

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Securities$1,604,588SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$1,476,351SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$243,867ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,091TotalAmt
Program Services$4,091ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,224TotalAmt
Program Services$41,224ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$76,132TotalAmt
Program Services$76,132ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$88,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$63,767ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$5,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$640,655ProgramServicesAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$1,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,181ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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COMMITTEE EXPENSES$81,664$17,774$63,890
BANK AND CREDIT CARD CH$43,093$39,798$3,295
MISCELLANEOUS$26,541$19,061$7,480

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$52,316ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$625,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$62,329EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$115,474BOYAmt
EOY$175,174EOYAmt

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BOY$92,914BOYAmt
EOY$55,453EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$35,000LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$35,000LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$1,089,686BOYAmt
EOY$1,942,681EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,516,969BOYAmt
EOY$2,721,233EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$45,111BOYAmt
EOY$61,718EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,608BOYAmt
EOY$92,627EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$675,000BOYAmt
EOY$600,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$800,719BOYAmt
EOY$754,345EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,649,115BOYAmt
EOY$1,847,655EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,437BOYAmt
EOY$105,535EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,698BOYAmt
EOY$13,698EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,716,250BOYAmt
EOY$1,966,888EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$2,721,233EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$214,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$310,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$305,235CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$340,724CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,558,326TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,095,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,293,907CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,465,165CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,651,248CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,641,796TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,310,259CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,604,274CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,770,400CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,991,972CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,200,122TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$100,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$425,000TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$59,918CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$131,099CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$53,872CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$301,578TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$225,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$59,918CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,689CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$231,099CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$153,872CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$726,578TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$7,473,544PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$138,440CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$140,991CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$106,184CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$96,914CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$114,106CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$596,635TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,900CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,150CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,550TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$142,940CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$152,991CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$108,184CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$101,814CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$119,256CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$625,185TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,064CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,978CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$118,627CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,933CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$184,126TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,667,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,508,228CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,831,085CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,890,147CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,112,752CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,009,433TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.82950PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.82430PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.06940InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.07630InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,302BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$925InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$17,227EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,577BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$725InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$16,302EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,754BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$177InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$15,577EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,658BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$202InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$106OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,754EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,658BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,090InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$90OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,658EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.79510PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20490TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$35,000DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER DEFERRED REVENUEDesc
Amt$600,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$600,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,247,644TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$6,655NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,655RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,240,989RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,240,989TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,997,006TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,997,006ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,997,006TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:TERM ENDOWMENTS ARE HELD FOR SPECIFIC USAGE AS DETERMINED BY CONTRIBUTOR. THE MAJORITY OF TERM ENDOWMENTS ARE HELD FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. EARNINGS ON PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS ARE USED TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (FASB ASC) WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ITS TAX RETURN THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY'S POLICY WOULD BE TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON TAX POSITIONS RELATED TO ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, THERE HAVE BEEN NO MATTERS THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCRUAL FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONN/A$22,727
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONN/A$43,685
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONN/A$1,000
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONN/A$7,020
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONN/A$750
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGIONN/A$950
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$76,132SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$76,132TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
CASH AWARDEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,19$22,727WIRE TRANSFERFMV
CASH AWARDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) -41$43,685WIRE TRANSFERFMV
CASH AWARDRUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,1$1,000WIRE TRANSFERFMV
CASH AWARDSOUTH AMERICA1$750WIRE TRANSFERFMV
CASH AWARDNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES6$7,020WIRE TRANSFERFMV
CASH AWARDMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,2$950WIRE TRANSFERFMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY OFFERS AWARDS TO SCIENTISTS TO ENCOURAGE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD. THESE FUNDS ARE MONITORED BY ENSURING THAT THE SCIENTISTS ATTEND THE MEETINGS THE FUNDS ARE INTENDED FOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAWARDSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient34RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$41,224CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY OFFERS AWARDS TO SCIENTISTS TO ENCOURAGE OUTSTANDING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD. THESE FUNDS ARE MONITORED BY ENSURING THAT THE SCIENTISTS ATTEND THE MEETINGS THE FUNDS ARE INTENDED FOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtType Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt
JESSICA P HOUSTON
COUNCILOR$1,700TRAVEL AWARDS
PAUL K WALLACE
COUNCILOR$2,517TRAVEL AWARDS
PRATIP CHATTOPADHYAY
COUNCILOR$1,050TRAVEL AWARDS

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3FASEB IS THE SOCIETY'S MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE SOCIETY IS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION AND IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS WHO SHARE AN INTEREST IN UTILIZING MULTIDISCIPLINARY, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF CELLS AND CELL PROCESSES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SOCIETY IS ELECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BPROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIETY'S CONSTITUTION MUST BE RATIFIED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY WHO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS MUST BE RATIFIED BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE SOCIETY'S ACCOUNT MANAGER, PRESIDENT, TREASURER, AND COUNCIL BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIF AN ISSUE TO BE DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL INVOLVES A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR A COUNCILOR, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCILOR TO: IDENTIFY THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRAM OR MOTION BEING CONSIDERED, AND NOT VOTE ON THE ISSUE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR.

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