Annual Report 2012
Financials

Allocation of Dues & Member Status

The American Chemical Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 163,000 chemists and chemical engineers.

2012 Allocation of Dues
($ in Thousands)    
C&EN $6,514 42%
Support for Society Programs 1,325 9%
Member Services 4,438 28%
Local Section Allotments 1,823 12%
Division Allotments 1,399 9%
Total $15,499 100%
Excluding the impact of Local Section and Division Allotments, 2012 dues revenue totaled $12,277,000 as reported on the Financial Summary.
Membership Status*
Year-End 2012
Emeritus Member 13,714
Regular Member 102,620
Regular Student Member 20,132
Undergraduate Student Member 18,294
Retired Member 5,561
Society Affiliate 993
Unemployed Member 2,008
Total 163,322
*Source: ACS Demographics  
2012 Comprehensive Salary and Employment Survey
 Workforce Members (regular members <70 years of age)
Highest Degree
    17% B.S
    17% M.S.
    66% Ph.D.
  100% Total
Employment Type
    56% Industry
    35% Academic
      7% Government
      2% Self-employed
  100% Total
Employment Status
    87% Employed full-time
      3% Employed part-time
      3% Postdoc
      4% Not Working Seeking
      1% Not Working, Not Seeking
      2% Retired
  100% Total
Age
      5% 20-29
    23% 30-39
    25% 40-49
    31% 50-59
    15% 60-69
    99% Total
Sex
    71% men
    29% women
  100% Total
2012 Division Year-End Membership Summary
Name Total
Agricultural & Food Chemistry Division    3,095
Agrochemicals Division   1,177
Analytical Chemistry Division   8,229
Biochemical Technology Division   3,168
Biological Chemistry Division   7,381
Business Development & Management Division   961
Carbohydrate Chemistry Division   785
Catalysis Science and Technology Division 1,272
Cellulose & Renewable Materials Division   1,675
Chemical Education Division   5,335
Chemical Health & Safety Division   1,469
Chemical Information Division   978
Chemical Toxicology Division   1,389
Chemistry & the Law Division   1,266
Colloid & Surface Chemistry Division   2,548
Computers in Chemistry Division   2,299
Division of Energy and Fuels 2,723
Environmental Chemistry Division   4,874
Fluorine Chemistry Division   592
Geochemistry Division   817
History of Chemistry Division   740
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division   5,110
Inorganic Chemistry Division   6,314
Medicinal Chemistry Division   10,312
Nuclear Chemistry & Technology Division   1,023
Organic Chemistry Division   14,883
Physical Chemistry Division   5,803
Polymer Chemistry Division   4,846
Polymeric Materials Science & Engineering Division   4,257
Professional Relations Division   993
Small Chemical Businesses Division 593
Rubber Division  1,848
Total 108,755