The American Chemical Society is one of the giants of scientific organizations, with about 150,000 members and a publishing operation that produces 33 journals and magazines and the indispensable Chemical Abstracts, covering 8000 journals worldwide, plus patents and conference proceedings. ACS revenues are big compared to those of other societies. But in recent years the level has been flat or worse, slipping from $250 million in calendar 1992 to $237 million in 1993, and then rising to $243 million in 1994, the year of ACS's latest tax return. (All figures here are from the ACS's filings of IRS Form 990 for tax-exempt organizations, which under the IRS code, are publicly available upon request.)
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