2025-11-13T17:11:20-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 501 GRANT STREET SUITE 425 PITTSBURGH PA 15219 990 2024-01-01 311037979 MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY MATE 7247793003 506 KEYSTONE DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 15086 TODD M OSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7247793003 2025-11-11 1 1 JENNIFER COLEMAN P00743188 3304972000 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TODD M OSMAN 506 KEYSTONE DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 15086 12231692 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. 17 17 42 1200 78953 0 711453 525503 7405236 7755619 531177 635376 1815636 1804491 10463502 10720989 70920 56950 0 0 3807723 4111647 0 0 5891 6308011 6300313 10186654 10468910 276848 252079 12700091 12907116 2901021 2704841 9799070 10202275 X 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. 0 0 5699245 0 5594433 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. 1363763 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. 275839 0 1191215 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. 223750 56950 44999 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. 691624 0 0 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. 915374 56950 44999 8254221 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 56 0 1 42 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 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 7297793003 506 KEYSTONE DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 15086 TAKAO SOMEYA PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SABRINA SARTORI IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC STACH 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 ADITI RISBUD BARTL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE CARAGIANIS BROADBRIDGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NERISSA DRAEGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIO FACCHETTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE LUSCOMBE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHEOLMIN PARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHINEDUM O OSUJI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO SALLEO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT VISSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAIYAN WANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM S WONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON YEE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD M OSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 375695 0 46428 MALLORY STARR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN 40.00 X 125007 0 31892 EILEEN KILEY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 184785 0 19985 GOPAL RAO CHIEF EDITOR FOR TECHNICAL 40.00 X 134813 0 29153 BETH POWELL SR. 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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 BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN MATERIALS 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, 2024 AND 2023, 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, 2024 AND 2023. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AWARD EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 1 10000 CHECK 0 AWARD EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 2 6000 WIRE 0 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. 1 F24 PLENARY SPEAKER HONORARIUM 1 1000 F24 POSTER AWARDS 1 200 GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS 4 1400 INNOVATION IN MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AWARD 1 5000 KAVLI EARLY CAREER AWARD 1 1000 MRS MEDAL AWARD 1 5000 0 MID-CAREER RESEARCHER AWARD 1 5000 MRS BULLETIN POST DOC AWARD 1 1000 0 MRS POSTDOCTORAL AWARD 1 2000 NELSON "BUCK" ROBINSON SCI AND TECH AWARD 1 5000 0 NOWICK AWARD 2 1000 0 OUTSTANDING YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD 1 5000 0 S24 SYMPOSIUM AWARD 2 750 TURNBULL LECTURESHIP AWARD 1 5000 0 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 355142 0 20553 0 0 0 17250 0 29178 0 422123 0 0 0 EILEEN KILEY DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 173334 0 11451 0 0 0 8811 0 11174 0 204770 0 0 0 GOPAL RAO CHIEF EDITOR FOR TECHNICAL 134813 0 0 0 0 0 6881 0 22272 0 163966 0 0 0 MALLORY STARR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN 117857 0 7150 0 0 0 6270 0 25622 0 156899 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B NAME: TODD M. OSMAN, DESCRIPTION: SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN, CURRENT YEAR AMOUNT: $14,297. PLAN DESCRIPTION: EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A BOARD COMMITTEES INCLUDE: 1) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NO NON-BOARD MEMBERS) WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF THE MRS BOARD AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOARD/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKING RELATIONSHIP. 2) FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (NO NON-BOARD MEMBERS) WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND OVERSEEING THE ANNUAL BUDGET, OVERSEEING MRS INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE, MONITORING RESERVE FUNDS, AND REVIEWING MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 3) GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (NO NON-BOARD MEMBERS) WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MRS VOLUNTEER POLICIES AND OVERSEES MRS'S STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON BOARD DEMOGRAPHICS. 4) TALENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (MAY INCLUDE NON-BOARD MEMBERS) WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITIONS OF VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, WHEN NECESSARY, AND DIRECTORS OF THE MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY, FOR SUBMISSION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. ADDITIONALLY, THIS COMMITTEE PROPOSES CANDIDATES FOR ANY VACANT POSITIONS ON THE BOARD, AND ASSISTS THE VICE PRESIDENT IN IDENTIFYING CANDIDATES FOR MEETING CHAIR AND VOLUME ORGANIZER APPOINTMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 13,000 MEMBERS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MORE THAN 90 OTHER COUNTRIES AND MEMBERS AND THE HEADQUARTERS STAFF WORK TOGETHER ENCOURAGING INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE ACROSS THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF SCIENCE AFFECTING MATERIALS OF TECHNOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE FOR DIRECTORS, FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY. 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 ANNUALLY, 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 A 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. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. 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.