2018-05-30T15:22:46-05:00 2017-12-31 223490175 HORVATH & GIACIN PC 130 ROUTE 31 NORTH SUITE A PENNINGTON NJ 08534 990 2017-01-01 131771269 THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY INC ELEC 6097371902 65 S MAIN ST PENNINGTON NJ 085342839 ROQUE CALVO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6097371902 2018-05-23 1 JOHN A HORVATH P00011739 6097370300 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROQUE CALVO 65 S MAIN PENNINGTON NJ 08534 15045418 0 X WWW.ELECTROCHEM.ORG X 1902 NY ADVANCE THEORY & PRACTICE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY, SOLID STATE SCIENCE, & ALLIED SUBJECTS. TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, DISCUSSION, CRITICAL ASSESSMENT & DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THESE FIELDS. 23 22 35 500 0 -103781 382875 336421 6310814 5932641 119628 889603 27473 53377 6840790 7212042 272777 218590 0 0 2704834 2755283 0 0 409644 3719162 3777174 6696773 6751047 144017 460995 17884365 19373210 2373433 2322726 15510932 17050484 X ADVANCE THEORY & PRACTICE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY, SOLID STATE SCIENCE, ETC. AND TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, DISCUSSION, CRITICAL ASSESSMENT & DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THESE FIELDS. THE SOCIETY HOLDS MEETINGS, PUBLISHES SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, FOSTERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AND COOPERATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 0 0 2460962 2599315 PUBLISH 4 PEER REVIEW JOURNALS, SYMPOSIUM VOLUMES, MEETING ABSTRACTS, MEMBER MAGAZINES AND MONOGRAPH VOLUMES. ALL PUBLICATIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MONOGRAPH VOLUMES ARE AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORM AND AVAILABLE IN THE ECS DIGITAL LIBRARY. CIRCULATE MONTHLY JOURNALS AND QUARTERLY MAGAZINE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND MEMBERS, PUBLISH HARDBOUND AND SOFTBOUND VOLUMES FOR SALE. 442494 606331 MEMBERSHIP: COLLECT ANNUAL DUES FROM FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MEMBERS. ECS MEMBERSHIP IN 2017 TOTALLED 5,252: 3,311 ACTIVE, 1,532 STUDENT, 127 LIFE, & 282 INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES. 2307847 2697400 SOCIETY MEETINGS: SPONSOR BI-ANNUAL LARGE-SCALE CONVENTIONS.ATTENDANCE FROM MEMBERS, NONMEMBERS AND EXHIBITORS AS WELL AS PERIODIC SATELLITE MEETINGS.ATTENDANCE AT FALL MEETING WAS 2,419.ATTENDANCE AT SPRING MEETING WAS 1,914. 430348 218590 29595 AWARDS - PRESENT AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY, INCLUDING AWARDS AND TRAVEL GRANTS TO ATTEND MEETINGS.CONSTITUENT PROGRAMS - PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL COURSES DURING THE BI-ANNUAL MEETINGS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE SCIENCE OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY. FUND ECS STUDENT CHAPTERS AT UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND IN SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 430348 218590 29595 5641651 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 78 0 1 35 1 1 1 1 JA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NJ X X PAUL GROTE 6097371902 65 S MAIN ST PENNINGTON NJ 085342839 X ROQUE CALVO EXEC DIRECTOR/CEO (1991-PRESENT) 37.50 X X 259527 0 55053 JOHNA LEDDY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 YUE KUO SR. VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA BOCK 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEFAN DE GENDT 3RD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES FENTON SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 E JENNINGS TAYLOR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STANKO BRANKOVIC BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKHAIL BRIK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRAHAM CHEEK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY HERRING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG JACKSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 YAW OBENG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLM O'DWYER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS REIMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SLAVA ROTKIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE SUROVIEC BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANNAKAISA VIRTANEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC WACHSMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIANQIANG WU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISHNAN RAJESHWAR PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART SWIRSON NON PROFIT FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SCHERSON PAST PRESIDENT THROUGH 2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT CALABRESE BARTON BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 TURGUT GUR BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 2018 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAWEL KULESZA BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 2019 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK OVERBERG BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 2020 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH PODLAHA-MURPHY BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 2021 1.00 X 0 0 0 MADIS RAUKAS BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEKKI BAYACHOU BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 2023 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL GROTE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 37.50 X 108826 0 28370 MARY YESS CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER 37.50 X 155673 0 24285 TIM GAMBERZKY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 37.50 X 143282 0 14378 667308 0 122086 4 0 1 0 REDEYE INC 1675 WHITEHORSE MERCERVILLE ROAD S HAMILTON NJ 08619 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 297387 APTARA INC BOX 13963 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60693 PUBLISHING SERVICES 291989 HILTON NEW ORLEANS RIVERSIDE 2 POYDRAS STREET NEW ORLEANS LA 70140 CONFERENCE SERVICES 245051 MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES PO BOX 402642 ATLANTA GA 30384 CONFERENCE SERVICES 234399 MARRIOTT HOTEL SERVICES INC 201 WATERFRONT STREET OXON HILL MD 20745 CONFERENCE SERVICES 220053 5 336421 336421 SOCIETY MEETING AND ACTIVITIES 900099 2697400 2697400 SUBSCRIPTIONS 519100 2599315 2599315 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 606331 606331 CONSTITUENT PROGRAMS 900099 29595 29595 5932641 264305 264305 564674 512972 51702 51702 51702 7945702 7320404 625298 625298 625298 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1675 1675 1675 7212042 5932641 0 942980 100000 100000 48060 48060 70530 70530 789394 487451 227898 74045 1446797 1076917 192444 177436 101860 73385 18880 9595 245512 196994 27857 20661 171720 149069 11437 11214 8790 5428 2538 824 46393 28647 13394 4352 234876 176868 27874 30134 112244 88874 5778 17592 131067 56773 71068 3226 285920 176556 82545 26819 18069 18069 132284 115936 7327 9021 1576216 1576216 37105 22913 10712 3480 PUBLICATIONS 967107 967107 AWARDS EXPENSE 136348 136348 CONSITUENT SERVICES EXP 64625 64625 FUNDRAISING 21245 21245 4885 4885 6751047 5641651 699752 409644 X 1150708 1491540 323359 21010 30695 39755 2690 176986 338035 5007612 943337 4149379 4064275 11636078 13380408 335790 423 51300 65144 17884365 19373210 408176 432168 1758066 1641330 424 424 206767 248804 2373433 2322726 X 13972061 15408075 579803 683341 959068 959068 15510932 17050484 17884365 19373210 460995 1078557 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 611422 1012581 1116914 1013658 942752 4697327 4796181 5006536 5506299 5680031 5326310 26315357 5407603 6019117 6623213 6693689 6269062 31012684 12800 54620 3131 70551 194688 93213 59000 346901 207488 147833 62131 417452 30595232 1487998 1628805 815226 823917 828979 5584925 1487998 1628805 815226 823917 828979 5584925 14960 12374 264 2086 1675 31359 6910561 7660296 7438703 7519692 7099716 36628968 0.83530 0.83690 0.15250 0.15210 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 14,960. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 12,374. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 264. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 2,086. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,675. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 PART II-B, LINE 1A, 1G ALL ACTIVITY IS VOLUNTEER BASED WITH NO ASSOCIATED EXPENSE. 0 1 11163088 131033 543218 0 -93217 492000 12236122 10530302 157706 582775 0 107695 11163088 8291924 2046396 246246 78892 -24628 10530302 7753488 207993 407627 77184 0 8291924 7217373 336420 255082 13813 41574 7753488 0.86600 0.07800 0.05600 0 0 1252819 350608 1603427 2703335 700850 943337 2460848 4064275 SECURITY DEPOSITS 38248 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 210556 248804 X 8803571 1078557 512972 1591529 7212042 0 7212042 7264019 512972 512972 6751047 0 6751047 PART X, LINE 2: TEXT OF FOOTNOTE TO ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT REPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN-48, THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS NO INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE PERIODS REPORTED ON THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES PART X TEXT OF FOOTNOTE TO ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT REPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN-48, THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS NO INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE PERIODS REPORTED ON THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART IV, LINE 2B BOTH CUSTODIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF $424 ARE INCLUDED IN THE BALANCE SHEET. ASSETS ARE INCLUDED WITH INVESTMENTS. PART V, LINE 4 THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSIST OF SEVERAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO FUND AWARDS, AS WELL AS AN EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND AND FREE THE SCIENCE FUND. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCLUDE BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. THE SOCIETY HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. 1 NORTH AMERICA GRANTMAKING 51530 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA GRANTMAKING 7500 EUROPE GRANTMAKING 7500 EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC GRANTMAKING 4000 0 0 0 0 0 0 70530 0 70530 NORTH AMERICA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 50000 CHECK DEAL/GROVE YOUNG AUTHOR AWARD MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 1 7500 CHECK FMV DAVID C. GRAHAME AWARD NORTH AMERICA 1 1000 CHECK 530 MEETING REGISTRATION FMV OLIN PALLADIUM AWARD EUROPE 1 7500 CHECK FMV RICHARD SMALLEY AWARD EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 2500 CHECK FMV THOMAS D. CALLINAN AWARD EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 1500 CHECK FMV 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO RECIPIENTS BASED UPON WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED PRIMARILY TO FURTHER THE STUDY IN THEIR FIELD. AWARD RECIPIENTS AND FELLOWS MUST BE NOMINATED USING A NOMINATION FORM. LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT ARE REQUIRED. AWARD RECIPIENTS AND FELLOWS ARE CHOSEN BY THE HONORS AND AWARDS COMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON MERIT. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. 1 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 10900 EUCLID AVENUE NORD HALL SUITE 615 CLEVELAND OH 441067037 341018992 501(C)(3) 50000 YOUNG RESEARCHER FELLOWSHIP REGENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1 CYCLOTRON ROAD MAIL STOP 56A0120 BERKELEY CA 94720 943067788 501(C)(3) 50000 YOUNG RESEARCHER FELLOWSHIP 2 DEAL/GROVE YOUNG AUTHORS AWARD 1 2500 CARL WAGNER MEMORIAL AWARD 1 1000 530 FMV MEETING REGISTRATION DANIEL CUBICIOTTI STUDENT AWARD 3 3000 DAVIS C. GRAHAME AWARD 1 1000 530 FMV MEETING REGISTRATION EDWARD WESTON SUMMER FELLOWSHIP 1 5000 GORDON E. MOORE AWARD 1 7500 H.H. DOW MEMORIAL AWARD 1 1000 NORMAN HACKERMAN YOUND AUTHORS AWARD 2 3000 SRINIVASSAN YOUNG AUTHORS AWARD 1 1000 ECS SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS 2 10000 BATTERY DIVISION TECHNOLOGY AWARD 1 2000 BATTERY DIVISION POST-DOC RESEARCH AWARD 2 4000 ELECTRODEPOSITION RESEARCH AWARD 1 2000 ELECTRODEPOSITION DIVISION EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARD 1 1000 HTM DIVISION J. BRUCE WAGNER, JR. AWARD 1 2000 IEE&E STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 1 1000 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION GRANTS AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO RECIPIENTS BASED UPON WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED PRIMARILY TO FURTHER THE STUDY IN THEIR FIELD. AWARD RECIPIENTS AND FELLOWS MUST BE NOMINATED USING A NOMINATION FORM. LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT ARE REQUIRED. AWARD RECIPIENTS AND FELLOWS ARE CHOSEN BY THE HONORS AND AWARDS COMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED UPON MERIT. X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ROQUE CALVO EXEC DIRECTOR/CEO (1991-PRESENT) 253043 0 6484 0 0 0 44760 0 10293 0 314580 0 0 0 MARY YESS CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER 153673 0 2000 0 0 0 12454 0 11831 0 179958 0 0 0 TIM GAMBERZKY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 138282 0 5000 0 0 0 11463 0 2915 0 157660 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 SEE SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) FOR BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A YES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE POWER TO VOTE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE RETURN AND RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE FORM 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 WILL THEN BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD IN ADVANCE OF ITS MEETING FOR REVIEW, COMMENT AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FORMAL EMPLOYEE APPRAISALS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY IN JANUARY FOR BOTH FULL AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH STAFF POSITION ARE CAPTURED IN JOB DESCRIPTIONS WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE APPRAISAL AND ARE BASED UPON PERFORMANCE AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. ADJUSTMENTS ARE NOT RELEASED UNTIL ALL REVIEWS AND SALARY UPDATES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE COMPENSATION PARAMETERS FOR EACH POSITION ARE DESCRIBED IN A SALARY RANGE, WHICH IS UPDATED ONCE PER YEAR IN JULY BASED ON CHANGES IN RESPONSIBILITIES AND COMPARABLE MARKET INFORMATION. SALARY AND BENEFIT AMOUNTS ARE APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET BY THE ECS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPRAISED ANNUALLY IN OCTOBER BY THE ECS BOARD BASED UPON COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, D&B AND THE ECS QUARTERLY INTERFACE MAGAZINE. PART VII, SECTION A PLEASE NOTE THAT BOARD MEMBER TERMS RUN FROM OCTOBER TO SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR. A BOARD MEMBER SERVING FROM OCTOBER, 2017 THRU SEPTEMBER, 2018 REFLECTS A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER. A BOARD MEMBER SERVING FROM JANUARY THRU SEPTEMBER, 2017 REFLECTS A PAST BOARD MEMBER. PART XII, LINE 2C THE COMPANY HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THE ANNUAL AUDIT DONE BY ITS INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. ECS HOLDINGS LLC SOUTH MAIN STREET PENNINGTON NJ 08534 131771269 REAL ESTATE NJ 657765 4285117 ECS FORM 990, SCHEDULE R, PART I, COLUMN D TOTAL INCOME OF ECS HOLDINGS, LLC INCLUDES: GROSS RENTAL INCOME OF $656,090 AND OTHER REVENUES OF $1,675 LESS: RENTAL EXPENSES OF ($512,972).