2023-11-15T08:40:08-06:00 2022-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 501 GRANT STREET SUITE 425 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 990 2022-01-01 311037979 MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY MATE 7247793003 506 KEYSTONE DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 15086 TODD M OSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7247793003 2023-11-13 1 TODD OSMAN 999009999 0 JENNIFER COLEMAN P00743188 3304972000 2023-11-13 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TODD M OSMAN 506 KEYSTONE DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 15086 10572058 0 X WWW.MRS.ORG X 1973 PA 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. 18 18 43 1200 87799 0 1121979 882777 3535934 7577983 793813 162231 1645388 1859699 7097114 10482690 67520 94100 0 0 3798336 3843479 0 0 911 3337875 7128647 7203731 11066226 -106617 -583536 13527707 12074625 2544004 3055652 10983703 9018973 X TO FOSTER INTERACTION AMONG SCIENTISTS INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION, DESIGN AND UTILIZATION OF VARIOUS MATERIALS. 0 0 6689834 0 5728088 SYMPOSIA AND MEETINGS - MRS MEETINGS SERVE AS AN INTERNATIONAL STAGE FOR THE EXAMINATION AND DISSEMINATION OF CURRENT AND EMERGING MATERIALS RESEARCH. AT THE HEART OF THE MEETINGS PORTFOLIO ARE THE MRS SPRING AND FALL MEETINGS. RESEARCHERS FROM ALL SCIENTIFIC FIELDS, BACKGROUNDS AND EMPLOYMENT SECTORS FROM STUDENTS TO NOBEL LAUREATES CONVERGE AT THESE EVENTS 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. 1244267 0 0 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. 211225 0 1075865 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. YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES WORK IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SETTINGS AND ARE INTERESTED IN THE TOTAL SPECTRUM OF MATERIALS-RELATED ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS. YET IN MANY WAYS, YOUR GOALS AND CHALLENGES ARE MUCH THE SAME. TO SEEK INFORMATION. TO COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER ON GROUND-BREAKING TECHNIQUES. TO EARN THE RESPECT OF YOUR PEERS. AND TO REACH OUT TO YOUR COMMUNITIES.TO HELP YOU 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. 324909 0 41974 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. 637013 94100 0 THE FOUNDATION - THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY FOUNDATION ADVANCES THE MRS MISSION BY OFFERING MEMBERS A FAR-REACHING SERIES OF PROGRAMS THAT EXPOSE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LIFE-LONG LEARNERS TO THE EXCITEMENT OF DISCOVERY AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SCIENCE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. FOR INTERESTED MRS MEMBERS, THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN DEVELOPING AND NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MATERIALS SCIENTISTS. THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS IS NO LONGER JUST ABOUT GENERATING IDEAS, BUT ABOUT FREELY SHARING THOSE IDEAS WITH BROADER AUDIENCES. NOW MORE THAN EVER, THE ABILITY TO RECRUIT STUDENTS, ATTRACT COLLABORATORS, AND SECURE FUNDING IS TIED TO THE ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY BRING RESEARCH OUT OF THE LABORATORY AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THROUGH ITS CONTINUUM OF BROADER IMPACTS PROGRAMMING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS AT MRS MEETINGS, AN EVER-EXPANDING 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. 961922 94100 41974 9107248 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 43 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA MA CA X TODD M OSMAN 7247793003 506 KEYSTONE DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 15086 CAROLYN R DURAN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERIE R KAGAN IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SABRINA SARTORI VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWNIELLE FARRAR-GAINES SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHENDA BAKER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ILKE ARSLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADITI RISBUD BARTL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONARD J BRILLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN H BROSNAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYOUNG-SHIN CHOI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARATUNDE COLA DIRECTOR UNTIL JUNE 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORAY M COLINA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NERISSA DRAEGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE DUBOURDIEU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA FELSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHINEDUM OSUJI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHEOLMIN PARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TING XU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD M OSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 339071 0 38770 J ARDIE DILLEN DIR. 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A PORTION OF THE FUNDS ALSO RELATE TO THE DAVID TURNBULL LECTURESHIP FUND WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE THE CAREER OF A SCIENTIST WHO MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE AREA OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND THE ROBINSON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AWARD ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE A STUDENT/POST DOCTORATE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL IN THE AREA OF RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY. ALSO INCLUDES ENDOWMENTS FOR THE JOUNRAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH PRIZE AND MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FUND. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (IRC). ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SOCIETY'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. SUCH INCOME, PURSUANT TO THE IRC AND RELATED REGULATIONS, INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE INCOME OF MRS BULLETIN, MEETING SCENE, AND OTHER NONRELATED SOURCES. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021, NO MATERIAL TAX LIABILITY IS ANTICIPATED. THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN FURTHER CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. FURTHER, THE SOCIETY ANNUALLY FILES A FORM 990 AND FORM 990-T, AS WELL AS SEVERAL REQUIRED STATE RETURNS. THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS STANDARD PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. AS A RESULT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE INCOME TAX STANDARD AND IN LIGHT OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, THE SOCIETY EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED IT HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) SUPPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ON MATERIALS FOR ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 5000 CHECK 0 1 0 AWARD EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 1 2500 WIRE AWARD EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 6 15000 CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THESE REPRESENT EITHER AWARD GRANTS FOR NOTABLE SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE MATERIALS SCIENCE FIELD OR ARE HONORARIA FOR LECTURES AND ARE MADE WITHOUT RESTRICTION. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 POST DOC AWARD 3 6000 VON HIPPEL AWARD 1 10000 MRS MEDAL AWARD 1 5000 OUTSTANDING YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 1 5000 TURNBALL AWARD 1 5000 INNOVATION IN MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AWARD 1 5000 MATERIALS THEORY AWARD 1 5000 NORWICK AWARD 2 1000 NELSON "BUCK" ROBINSON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD 1 5000 MRS PLENARY SPEAKER/KAVLI LECTURESHIP AWARD 2 2000 BEST POSTER/ PAPER AWARD - ACNS22 3 10000 ISSI YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD - SSI-23 1 2500 MRS BULLETIN POST DOC AWARD 1 2000 GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS HONORARIUM 2 400 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD 1 1000 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON PROJECT EVALUATION/SELECTION OR PAST NOTABLE SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO THE MATERIALS RESEARCH FIELD. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY SPECIFIED COMMITTEES AND ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL. X X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TODD M OSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 320383 0 18688 0 0 0 15250 0 23520 0 377841 0 0 0 J ARDIE DILLEN DIR. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION; ON MEMBER-INITIATED REFERENDUMS RELATED TO BYLAWS ADOPTED OR CHANGED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ON PROPOSALS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS TO REMOVE OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD HAS APPOINTED THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE SUBMISSION. THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR; DURING THE FALL BOARD MEETING, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. THE EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, AND REQUIRES A SIGNATURE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, MARKET INFLUENCES AND THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SOCIETY. MARKET INFLUENCES INCLUDE: CPI INFORMATION, COMPARABILITY DATA FROM CONSULTANTS AND/OR BENCHMARK SURVEYS, INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY WHERE APPLICABLE, AND COMPA RATIO METHOD ESTABLISHED IN PRIOR YEARS BY COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS. ALL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR STAFF ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH COMPARABILITY DATA AND COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT STAFF BEING REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND A FINANCIAL STATEMENT SUMMARY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MRS WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.