Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.6m
$616k liabilities
Net assets
$4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
6.2 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives' network
4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Franklin | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karin Krchnak | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Richard A Becker | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William J West | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen Stevens | Program Director & Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Laura Brust | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Laura Gooding | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Robert J Simon JR | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard A Becker | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $342k | $73k |
| William J West | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $253k | $45k |
| Charles Franklin | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $292k | $74k |
| Karen Krchnak | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $337k | $80k |
| Stewart Harris | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $261k | $62k |
| Vasilios Papaioannou | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $384k | $72k |
| Robert J Simon Jr | Executive Director | 1 | $0 | $766k | $106k |
| Laura Gooding | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $320k | $69k |
| Colleen Stevens | Program Director and Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $163k | $29k |
About
- Legal name
- Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives
- EIN
- 521945222
- Address
- 655 New York Ave Nw Ste 500, Washington, DC, 20001-6647
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- 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... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- V30 Social science research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Social Science
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1995
- Principal officer
- Robert J Simon Jr (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard A Becker
≥7years on the filingsWilliam J West
≥4years on the filingsCharles Franklin
≥4years on the filingsKarin Krchnak
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.6m
- Total liabilities
- $616k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
9 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Toxstrategies LLC | An honorarium for dr. Michael dourson's collaboration to develop a research perspectives publication "beyond key characteristics of carcinog | $182k |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers | For the benefit of hbcu week 2024 college fair | $87k |
| Summit Strategy Group LLC | Support the water and health advisory council in analyzing various drinking water policies | $85k |
| University of Rochester | To support the research proposed by dr. Alison elder entitled analysis of airborne microplastics in outdoor environments and to support the | $75k |
| The Pennsylvania State University | To support research proposed by dr. Xiaoshi zhang entitled understanding lower size limits of microplastics and challenges for their dectect | $50k |
| Serve Your City | To benefit education programs, such as back to school bash | $35k |
| Lakind Associates LLC | To support creating and sustaining successful public - private partnerships for environmental monitoring programs: principles and elements | $20k |
| Chemical Educational Foundation | To support you be the chemist challenge | $10k |
| Health and Environmental Sciences Institute | Support to advance scientific research and promoting sound risk assessment practices that protect public health | $10k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 20 December 2010
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)