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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0196548

AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION

Tax-exempt · MANASSAS, VA 20110

Financials

$177.1M$160M2023$198M$181.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$198,027,310$181,912,344$16,114,966$260,158,523$71,984,648$188,173,875
December 31, 2023990$177,067,676$160,034,947$17,032,729$238,344,125$65,824,345$172,519,780
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$85,393,882
Investment income
$2,720,430
Royalties
$39,538,796
Net rental income
-$1,156,029
Net gain from sales of assets
$100
Net income from sales of inventory
$71,509,978
Other revenue
$109,912,998

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$9,521
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$6,364,704
Other salaries and wages
$61,361,634
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$93,697,888
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$921,535
Accounting fees
$584,185
Occupancy
$8,448,608
Travel
$643,630
Depreciation
$8,449,218
Program services (functional)
$112,792,615
Management and general (functional)
$69,119,729

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$238,344,125
Total assets, end of year
$260,158,523
Total liabilities, end of year
$71,984,648
Net assets, end of year
$188,173,875
Land, buildings and equipment
$101,030,358
Publicly traded securities
$779,208
Net assets without donor restrictions
$187,493,536
Net assets with donor restrictions
$680,339
Gross unrelated business income
-$1,135,776
Gross receipts
$205,327,780
Employees
796
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1947
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RAYMOND H CYPESSCEO, CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
37.5$2,305,972$44,310
JOSEPH LEONELLISVP, ATCC FEDERAL SOLUTION/AFS
Key employee
37.5$612,585$46,300
RUTH CHENGASST SEC./CSIO
Officer
37.5$575,968$62,707
ROBERT GOWINCOO
Key employee
37.5$548,452$52,615
DANIEL KELLYCIO/CTO
Key employee
37.5$474,236$47,976
THERESE SELLARSASST SEC./VP HR/CPO
Officer
37.5$421,311$57,991
PATRICK LAVERTYVP, QA, SFTY & PROD COMPL
Key employee
37.5$419,111$57,777
SCOTT BOLLERASST TREASURER/CFO/VP
Officer
37.5$402,491$26,902
REBECCA BRADFORDVP, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$356,179$37,314
LINDA JOHNSONVP, IP & LICENSING
Highest-paid employee
37.5$317,539$42,729
JONATHAN JACOBSSR. DIR. BIOINFO & PRIN. SCI.
Highest-paid employee
37.5$294,990$51,859
NILAY CHAKRABORTYPRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIO
Highest-paid employee
37.5$285,619$42,435
VICTORIA K KNIGHT-CONNONIPRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIO
Highest-paid employee
37.5$283,900$29,797
STEVE KAMINSKYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$27,500$0
HEATHER KIESSLINGBOARD MEMBER/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.6$25,500$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MELISSA REWOLINSKIBOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.6$24,000
JOSHUA LABAERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$23,750
PATRICK BOURKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$22,750
ALFREDO MOLINOLOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$21,750
LESLIE LENERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$21,250
STEVE CURTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$21,000
TODD CHERMAKBOARD MEMBER (FROM 09/2024)
Trustee or director
0.6$10,250
DAVID MOONEYBOARD MEMBER (FROM 09/2024)
Trustee or director
0.6$10,250
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RAYMOND H CYPESSCEO, CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
37.5$2,193,354$64,646
JOSEPH LEONELLIVP, ATCC FEDERAL SOLUTION/AMS
Key employee
37.5$555,734$51,098
RUTH CHENGASST SEC./CSIO (FROM 11/2023)
Officer
37.5$499,575$70,067
ROBERT GOWINCOO (FROM 03/2023)
Key employee
37.5$472,505$53,027
GREGORY BALLISHCCO (UNTIL 07/2023)
Officer
37.5$471,394$27,569
DANIEL KELLYCIO/CTO
Key employee
37.5$411,789$60,200
THERESE SELLARSASST SEC./VP HR/CPO
Officer
37.5$402,648$65,344
GREGORY FORTONCFO (UNTIL 04/2023)
Officer
37.5$443,205$22,667
PATRICK LAVERTYVP, QA, SFTY & PROD COMPL
Key employee
37.5$399,852$65,185
JONATHAN JACOBSSR. DIR. BIOINFO & PRIN. SCI.
Highest-paid employee
37.5$285,756$58,978
REBECCA BRADFORDSR DIR, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
37.5$305,665$38,053
LINDA JOHNSONSR DIR LICENSING & IP
Highest-paid employee
37.5$295,418$40,113
NILAY CHAKRABORTYPRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIO
Highest-paid employee
37.5$265,984$48,300
VICTORIA K KNIGHT-CONNONIPRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIO
Highest-paid employee
37.5$267,941$33,782
KIM TESTASR DIR CORP COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
37.5$254,696$41,493
SCOTT BOLLERASST TRE/CFO/VP (FROM 03/2023)
Officer
38.7$248,166$25,545
STEVE KAMINSKYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$27,000$0
LYDIA VILLA-KOMAROFFBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 12/2023)
Trustee or director
0.6$24,500$0
PATRICK BOURKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$24,500$0
HEATHER KIESSLINGBOARD MEMBER/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.6$23,750$0
JOSHUA LABAERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$23,500$0
STEVE CURTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$22,250$0
MELISSA REWOLINSKIBOARD MEMBER/SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.6$22,250$0
LESLIE LENERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.6$21,750$0
ALFREDO MOLINOLOBOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/2023)
Trustee or director
0.6$10,500$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
10801 UNIVERSITY BLVD, MANASSAS, VA 20110-2204
In care of
% SUE LAWRENCE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RAYMOND H CYPESS, 10801 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, MANASSAS, VA 201102209
Signed the 990
SCOTT BOLLER, CFO
Phone
(703) 365-2700
Return prepared by
PwC US Tax LLP

Mission

THE AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC) IS A GLOBAL NON-PROFIT BIOSCIENCE ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACQUIRE, AUTHENTICATE, PRESERVE, DEVELOP, AND DISTRIBUTE BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND STANDARDS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT, VALIDATION, AND APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. ATCC PROVIDES THESE SERVICES TO SCIENTISTS IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND RESEARCH LABORATORIES AROUND THE WORLD.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • COLLECTIONS, RESEARCH AND INFORMATICS SERVICES: A 100 YEAR OLD ONGOING PROGRAM FOR THE ISOLATION, COLLECTION, ACQUISITION AND PROVISION OF AUTHENTIC CULTURES OF LIVING MICROORGANISMS, HUMAN, ANIMAL AND PLANT CELLS, DERIVATIVES INCLUDING GENETIC MATERIALS AND RELATED BIOPRODUCTS IN SUPPORT OF SCIENCE. THE COLLECTION'S SIZE WAS WELL OVER 100,000 STRAINS AND DNA AND RDNA MATERIALS, AND OVER 300,000 BIOLOGICAL ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THOUSANDS OF SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE. IN ADDITION TO THE MATERIALS, ATCC MAINTAINS EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIMENS, AND RELATED PRESERVATION AND LAB TECHNIQUES THERETO, IN THE COLLECTIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND THE EXTENSIVE ATCC INTERNET WEB SITE.
    Expenses $102,013,981 · revenue $78,718,873
  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE SUPPORT OF THE ATCC COLLECTIONS, PROVIDING SPECIAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY (1) APPLIED SCIENCES: PROVIDES EXPERT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY, HANDLE OR OTHERWISE UTILIZE BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LABORATORY, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION, OR TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES. (2) PATENT DEPOSIT SERVICES: ATCC PROVIDES STORAGE FACILITIES FOR SAFEGUARDING CULTURES DEPOSITED FOR PATENT PURPOSES. UNDER THE USPTO RULES THESE DEPOSITS MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE, ON ISSUANCE OF THE PATENT, TO FURTHER ENHANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. ATCC PROVIDES SAFEKEEPING OF THE CULTURES AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE RESEARCH SCIENTISTS.
    Expenses $10,778,634 · grants $9,521 · revenue $6,675,009

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
53-0196548
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1947
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$260,158,523
Income (IRS master file)
$205,327,780

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$198,027,310$181,912,344$260,158,523XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$177,067,676$160,034,947$238,344,125XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$174,599,988$160,846,868$217,778,463IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 53-0196548).

Questions about AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION is 53-0196548.
Is AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1947.
Are donations to AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION 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 AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION 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 AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION 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 AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RAYMOND H CYPESS.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 23 received compensation from the organization, the highest $2,305,972 (RAYMOND H CYPESS, CEO, CHAIRMAN).
How much revenue does AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $198,027,310, expenses of $181,912,344 and total assets of $260,158,523 at year end.

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