CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $337K · expenses $368K · assets $914K

EIN
83-4570040
Address
55 MADISON AVE STE 400 # 4259, MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960-7397
Website
www.cme-stem.org
NTEE code
B99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Chemical Marketing & Economics, Inc. (CME) is a forward-looking nonprofit advancing STEM leadership for sustainable innovation in energy, materials, and life sciences. By uniting Nobel Laureates with global leaders, CME drives transformative solutions through pioneering programs like the STEM Leadership Awards and CME NASA Symposiums.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Shah Karim Chairman2022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Ksenia Takhistova Chairman2019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Owen Jappen Secretary2019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Cristi Stiers Treasurer2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Steven Barnett (former) Chairman2019-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Robert Nolan (former) Treasurer2019-2021 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shah Karim Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Ksenia Takhistova Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Owen Jappen Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Cristi Stiers Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shah Karim Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Ksenia Takhistova Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Owen Jappen Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Cristi Stiers Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven Barnett Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Ksenia Takhistova Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Owen Jappen Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Shah Karim Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ksenia Takhistova Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Steven Barnett Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Owen Jappen Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Nolan Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ksenia Takhistova Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Steven Barnett Chairman3 $0$0$0 $01
Owen Jappen Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Nolan Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ksenia Takhistova Chairman0 $0-- $01
Steven Barnett Chairman0 $0-- $01
Owen Jappen Secretary0 $0-- $01
Robert Nolan Treasurer0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $150K
NameLocationServicePaid
Argeni LLCMadison, NJProgram Production$150,000
2023 · 1 contractor · $184K
NameLocationServicePaid
Argeni LLCMadison, NJProgram Production$183,500
2022 · 1 contractor · $182K
NameLocationServicePaid
Argeni LLCMadison, NJProgram Production$181,500
2021 · 1 contractor · $148K
NameLocationServicePaid
Argeni LLCMadison, NJ$148,500
2020 · 1 contractor · $132K
NameLocationServicePaid
Argeni LLCMadison, NJ$132,000

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Trademarks

2 US trademarks, 2 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
CME886709432019-10-28RegisteredTRTDXFAP, file of 2025-05-28
CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS GROUP886709422019-10-28RegisteredTRTDXFAP, file of 2025-12-24

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $20K

Listed grants add up to $20,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $64,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$337,153$368,396 $913,574$913,574 $329,720$0 $0010
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$383,050$420,479 $944,817$944,817 $379,655$0 $0010
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$724,012$446,000 $982,246$982,246 $723,161$0 $0010
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$277,515$299,734 $704,234$704,234 $277,470$0 $0010
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$967,790$241,337 $726,453$726,453 $966,964$0 $0010
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0- $0$0 -- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $665,300 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$297,000 2024$149,000
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AIR PRODUCTS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC” 2023-2024 2$296,000 2024$148,000
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AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2021-2023 3$30,000 2023$10,000
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PEMA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC” 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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MJS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS INC” 2025 1$12,500 2025$12,500
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THE MARIE-JOSEE AND HENRY R KRAVIS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHEMICAL MARKETING & ECONOMICS” 2020 1$9,800 2020$9,800
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $368,396 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $49,583
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $216,488$216,488-- 58.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $49,583$27,763-$21,820 13.5%
Advertising and promotion $37,318$14,849-$22,469 10.1%
Travel $20,095$20,095-- 5.5%
Grants to US individuals $15,000$15,000-- 4.1%
Fees: accounting $10,677-$10,677- 2.9%
Information technology $7,529$1,814$5,715- 2.0%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $4,049$4,049-- 1.1%
Occupancy $2,720--$2,720 0.7%
Other (as described)Commissions & Fees $2,494$2,494-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Merchant Fees $2,043-$2,043- 0.6%
Other (as described)Misc $400$400-- 0.1%
Total$368,396100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $420,479 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,000 · events $80,904
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $239,858$230,733$9,125- 57.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $80,904$51,629-$29,275 19.2%
Travel $23,591$23,591-- 5.6%
Advertising and promotion $23,400$23,400-- 5.6%
Information technology $10,899-$10,899- 2.6%
Fees: accounting $10,083-$10,083- 2.4%
Grants outside the US $10,000$10,000-- 2.4%
Grants to US individuals $8,000$8,000-- 1.9%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $7,530$7,530-- 1.8%
Office expenses $2,898$2,898-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Commissions & Fees $2,676$2,676-- 0.6%
Other (as described)Merchant Fees $613$613-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Misc $27$27-- 0.0%
Total$420,479100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $446,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $64,000 · events $81,798
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $213,530$213,530-- 47.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $81,798$81,798-- 18.3%
Grants to US individuals $34,000$34,000-- 7.6%
Advertising and promotion $22,387$22,387-- 5.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $20,000$20,000-- 4.5%
Travel $17,157$17,157-- 3.8%
Other (as described)Marketing Conferences $15,930$15,930-- 3.6%
Grants outside the US $10,000$10,000-- 2.2%
Fees: accounting $9,080$9,080-- 2.0%
Other (as described)Webex $8,868$8,868-- 2.0%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $5,137$5,137-- 1.2%
All other expenses $3,132$3,132-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Supplies $3,105$3,105-- 0.7%
Fees: legal $1,876$1,876-- 0.4%
Total$446,000100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $299,734 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $169,117$169,117-- 56.4%
Other (as described)Venue Expenses $43,290$43,290-- 14.4%
Other (as described)Sponsorships $27,500$27,500-- 9.2%
Advertising and promotion $11,000$11,000-- 3.7%
Information technology $10,304$10,304-- 3.4%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $7,872$7,872-- 2.6%
Other (as described)Marketing Conferences $7,750$7,750-- 2.6%
Fees: accounting $6,345$6,345-- 2.1%
Travel $5,447$5,447-- 1.8%
Grants to US individuals $5,000$5,000-- 1.7%
All other expenses $3,589$3,589-- 1.2%
Fees: legal $2,520$2,520-- 0.8%
Total$299,734100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $241,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,500 · events $29,900
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $134,840$134,840-- 55.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $29,900$29,900-- 12.4%
Information technology $23,804$23,804-- 9.9%
Fees: legal $18,020$18,020-- 7.5%
Grants to US individuals $11,500$11,500-- 4.8%
Advertising and promotion $9,840$9,840-- 4.1%
Fees: accounting $8,635$8,635-- 3.6%
Travel $2,362$2,362-- 1.0%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $1,892$1,892-- 0.8%
Office expenses $240$240-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $165$165-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Misc $139$139-- 0.1%
Total$241,337100%

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