Foundation for Chemistry Research

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1945222 Website

ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING, SAFE USE, AND POSITIVE IMPACT OF CHEMISTRY TO SOCIETY.TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION, THE FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING GOALS:1. PROVIDE INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES THE SAFE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE OF CHEMISTRY.2. SUPPORT AND PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY FOR CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT.3. SUPPORT INITIATIVES DEMONSTRATING CHEMISTRY'S CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS TO SOCIETY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.6M

+42.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$554K

-31.5% YoY

Grant Count

9

+12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$62K

-39.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$832K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,585,072$3,228,808$4,229,565
Revenue$3,026,010$741,004$1,779,208
Expenses$1,994,708$1,974,464$780,386
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$146,103$57,610$306
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$202K$404K$606K$809K4 grants20203 grants20213 grants20228 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

TOXSTRATEGIES LLC$182KAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CH…$87KSUMMIT STRATEGY GROUP LLC$85KUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$75KTHE PENNSYLVANIA STATE U…$50KSERVE YOUR CITY$35KLAKIND ASSOCIATES LLC$20KCHEMICAL EDUCATIONAL FOU…$10KHEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K7$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RICHARD A BECKERTRUSTEE1
WILLIAM J WESTTRUSTEE1
CHARLES FRANKLINTRUSTEE1
KAREN KRCHNAKTRUSTEE1
STEWART HARRISTRUSTEE1
VASILIOS PAPAIOANNOUTRUSTEE1
ROBERT J SIMON JREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1
LAURA GOODINGSECRETARY1
COLLEEN STEVENSPROGRAM DIRECTOR AND TREASURER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

ArlingtonCatonsvilleCharlestonChicagoCincinnatiCorvallisHonoluluKatyLocust GroveLos AltosNew YorkRochesterSan FranciscoUniversity ParkWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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