Nonprofit · EIN 31-1037979
MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · WARRENDALE, PA 15086
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,720,989 | $10,468,910 | $252,079 | $12,907,116 | $2,704,841 | $10,202,275 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,463,502 | $10,186,654 | $276,848 | $12,700,091 | $2,901,021 | $9,799,070 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $525,503
- of which government grants
- $88,400
- Program service revenue
- $7,755,619
- Investment income
- $635,376
- Royalties
- $1,297,228
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $306,297
- Other revenue
- $1,804,491
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $56,950
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $783,791
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,432,780
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,111,647
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,246
- Accounting fees
- $24,199
- Occupancy
- $109,282
- Travel
- $231,838
- Depreciation
- $142,702
- Program services (functional)
- $8,254,221
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,208,798
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,891
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,700,091
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,907,116
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,704,841
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,202,275
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,173,491
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,495,599
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,135,371
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,066,904
- Gross unrelated business income
- $78,953
- Gross receipts
- $12,231,692
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 1,200
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODD M OSMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $375,695 | $46,428 |
| EILEEN KILEY | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Key employee | 40 | $184,785 | $19,985 |
| GOPAL RAO | CHIEF EDITOR FOR TECHNICAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,813 | $29,153 |
| MALLORY STARR | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN Officer | 40 | $125,007 | $31,892 |
| BETH POWELL | SR. MEETINGS & EXHIBITS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,749 | $34,117 |
| TAKAO SOMEYA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SABRINA SARTORI | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC STACH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWNIELLE FARRAR-GAINES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHENDA BAKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADITI RISBUD BARTL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CARAGIANIS BROADBRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NERISSA DRAEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTONIO FACCHETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LUSCOMBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEOLMIN PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHINEDUM O OSUJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SALLEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT VISSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAIYAN WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON YEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TODD M OSMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $353,971 | $42,906 |
| EILEEN KILEY | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Key employee | 40 | $176,896 | $18,364 |
| GOPAL RAO | CHIEF EDITOR FOR TECHNICAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,963 | $26,457 |
| MALLORY STARR | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN. Officer | 40 | $112,610 | $28,043 |
| BETH POWELL | SR. MEETINGS & EXHIBITS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,313 | $19,876 |
| SABRINA SARTORI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN R DURAN | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAKAO SOMEYA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWNIELLE FARRAR-GAINES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHENDA BAKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILKE ARSLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADITI RISBUD BARTL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE CARAGIANIS BROADBRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYOUNG-SHIN CHOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NERISSA DRAEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA FELSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHINEDUM O OSUJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHEOLMIN PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SALLEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAIYAN WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 506 KEYSTONE DR, WARRENDALE, PA 15086-7537
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TODD M OSMAN, 506 KEYSTONE DRIVE, WARRENDALE, PA 15086
- Signed the 990
- TODD M OSMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (724) 779-3003
- Website
- WWW.MRS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY (MRS) IS AN ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE THAT PROMOTES COMMUNICATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
Program accomplishments
- SYMPOSIA AND MEETINGS - MRS MEETINGS SERVE AS AN INTERNATIONAL STAGE FOR THE EXAMINATION AND DISSEMINATION OF CURRENT AND EMERGING MATERIALS RESEARCH. AT THE ANNUAL MRS SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS, RESEARCHERS FROM ALL SCIENTIFIC FIELDS, BACKGROUNDS AND EMPLOYMENT SECTORS - FROM STUDENTS TO NOBEL LAUREATES - CONVERGE TO EXCHANGE TECHNICAL INFORMATION, ENGAGE IN BROADER IMPACT PROGRAMMING, NETWORK WITH FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MATERIALS RESEARCH. WHILE MRS SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS ARE AT THE CORE OF THE MEETINGS PORTFOLIO, MRS CONTINUES TO ENHANCE ITS SERVICE TO THE GLOBAL MATERIALS COMMUNITY BY ENDORSING AND CO-SPONSORING STANDALONE TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES.Expenses $5,699,245 · revenue $5,594,433
- PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS - THE MRS PUBLICATIONS PORTFOLIO, COMPRISED OF FIVE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, A BOOKS PROGRAM, AND MATERIALS RESEARCH NEWS, REFLECTS MRS'S STRENGTHS IN TECHNICAL QUALITY, INTERDISCIPLINARY FOCUS, AND CONTENT DELIVERY INNOVATION. THROUGH IT, MRS ENGAGES THE BROADEST POSSIBLE COMMUNITY, TOPICALLY, GEOGRAPHICALLY, AND INSTITUTIONALLY, WITH A MIX OF TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE PUBLICATION PRODUCTS TO ADVANCE INTERDISCIPLINARY MATERIALS RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE. THE PORTFOLIO REFLECTS AND CAPTURES THE DYNAMIC, INTERDISCIPLINARY CHARACTER OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND IS UTILIZED BY THE GLOBAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY AS A TRUSTED PLATFORM TO FIND, COMMUNICATE, AND DISCUSS RESULTS OF CRITICAL INTEREST TO THE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY. IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SOCIETY TO LEAD IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART MATERIALS RESEARCH RESULTS, AND THE MRS PUBLICATIONS PORTFOLIO IS A KEY COMPONENT OF ACHIEVING THAT GOAL.Expenses $1,363,763
- MEMBERSHIP - TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, MATERIALS SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE WORKING ON PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE THE WAY WE LIVE. MRS MEMBERS WORK IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SETTINGS AND ARE INTERESTED IN THE TOTAL SPECTRUM OF MATERIALS-RELATED ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS. YET IN MANY WAYS, THEIR GOALS AND CHALLENGES ARE MUCH THE SAME. TO SEEK INFORMATION. TO COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER ON GROUND-BREAKING TECHNIQUES. TO EARN THE RESPECT OF THEIR PEERS. AND TO REACH OUT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.TO HELP REACH THESE GOALS, ONE SOCIETY STANDS OUT FROM THE REST - THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY. FOUNDED IN 1973 TO PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARY GOAL-ORIENTED BASIC RESEARCH ON MATERIALS OF TECHNOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE, THE SOCIETY IS OVER 13,000 MEMBERS STRONG AND INCLUDES REGULAR, STUDENT, RETIRED AND UNEMPLOYED MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS.Expenses $275,839 · revenue $1,191,215
- ADVOCACY - THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY (MRS) CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN MATERIALS-RELATED FIELDS BY RESPONDING TO, AND INITIATING, OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. LED BY THE MRS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (GAC), THESE VOLUNTEER-POWERED EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FAR-REACHING, CONSISTENT AND UNBIASED, BUILDING TRUST AND RESPECT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., BOTH ON CAPITOL HILL AND WITHIN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. WHEN DEEMED NECESSARY, MRS ALSO TEAMS WITH OTHER PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES TO CREATE A LARGER VOICE FOR THE MATERIALS FIELD TO BROADEN THE DISSEMINATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF MATERIALS-RELATED POLICY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY.MRS IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIETY WITH MEMBERS WORLDWIDE THAT ADVOCATE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. WE SEEK TO ENGAGE OUR MEMBERS IN ADVOCACY, TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MATERIALS INNOVATIONS, AND TO ENGAGE WITH THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR RESEARCH.Expenses $223,750 · grants $56,950 · revenue $44,999
- THE FOUNDATION - THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY FOUNDATION SERVES THE MRS MISSION AND STRIVES TO MOVE THE SOCIETY TOWARD ITS STRATEGIC ASPIRATION. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND PROGRAMS TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN THE MATERIALS COMMUNITY - STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FREE/DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIPS FOR THOSE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, AWARDS AND MORE. THROUGH ITS CONTINUUM OF BROADER IMPACTS PROGRAMMING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AT MRS MEETINGS, A COMPREHENSIVE AWARDS PORTFOLIO, A UNIVERSITY CHAPTER PROGRAM THAT IS INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE, AND SO MUCH MORE, MRS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY FOUNDATION, IS WELL POSITIONED TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND FASCINATE INTO THE NEXT DECADE.Expenses $691,624
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1037979
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,907,116
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,231,692
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,720,989 | $10,468,910 | $12,907,116 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,463,502 | $10,186,654 | $12,700,091 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $10,482,690 | $11,066,226 | $12,074,625 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1037979).
Questions about MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY is 31-1037979.
- Is MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TODD M OSMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $375,695 (TODD M OSMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,720,989, expenses of $10,468,910 and total assets of $12,907,116 at year end.
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