CEF thanks the following companies, organizations, and individuals for their generous investment in our work to reach students early in life to ignite a passion for science and build the future STEM workforce.

Companies highlighted in blue have distinguished themselves as members of the CEF President’s Club, which is made up of ACD member distributor companies who meet or exceed the annual contribution level suggested by the CEF Board of Trustees, which is $50 or more donated per top level of million dollars in sales as associated with ACD membership dues.

For more information on how you and your company can get involved, please contact Brandy Gates, Chief Development Officer, at bgates@chemed.org.

 

  • ABC13 KTRK-TV Houston
  • Aegis Chemical Solutions
  • Akrochem Corporation
  • Albaugh, LLC
  • AllChem Industries, Industrial Chemicals Group, Inc.
  • Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD)
  • Allied Universal Corporation
  • American Chemistry Council (ACC)
  • American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
  • ASDAN China
  • Azelis Americas
  • Barentz
  • Barton Solvents, Inc.
  • BASF
  • Basstech International
  • Bedford Specialty Sales, Inc.
  • Brainerd Chemical Company, Inc.
  • Brenntag Lubricants Northeast
  • Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.
  • Brenntag North America, Inc.
  • Brenntag Pacific. Inc.
  • Brenntag Southwest, Inc.
  • Brenntag Specialties, Inc.
  • Brown Chemical Co., Inc.
  • Buckley Oil Company
  • Catalynt Solutions, Inc.
  • Cathedral Holdings, Inc.
  • CellMark
  • Chem-Materials Company
  • Chem/Serv, Inc.
  • Chemformation
  • Cirba Solutions
  • CJ Biomaterials
  • Coastal Chemical Co., LLC
  • Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc.
  • Columbus Chemical Industries
  • Connection Chemical LP
  • Corteva Agriscience
  • Dorsett & Jackson, Inc.
  • Eastman Foundation
  • Ecolab
  • EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc.
  • Essential Ingredients, Inc.
  • ExxonMobil
  • FBC Chemical Corp.
  • George S. Coyne Chemical Co., Inc.
  • Greenchem Industries LLC
  • Halliburton Charitable Foundation
  • Harcros Chemicals
  • Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
  • Harwick Standard
  • HASA, Inc.
  • Hawkins, Inc.
  • Honeywell UOP
  • Houghton Chemical Corporation
  • Houston Chemical Association (HCA)
  • Hubbard-Hall Inc.
  • ICL Group
  • Ideal Chemical & Supply Company
  • IMCD US, LLC
  • Innophos, Inc.
  • International Petroleum Products & Additives Company, Inc. (IPAC)
  • Investa
  • Ja Resources, LLC
  • JR Hess Co., Inc.
  • KIC Chemicals, Inc.
  • Lidochem, Inc.
  • Lintech International
  • LyondellBasell
  • Maryland Chemical Company, Inc
  • Mays Chemical Company
  • McCullough & Associates
  • Megaloid Laboratories
  • Nagase Specialty Materials NA LLC
  • Olin Corporation
  • OQ Chemicals
  • OxyChem (Occidental Chemical Corporation)
  • Peninsula Polymers
  • Perimeter Solutions
  • PhibroChem
  • Pilot Chemical Company
  • PPG Foundation
  • PVS Chemicals, Inc.
  • R.E. Carroll, Inc.
  • Racemics
  • Redox Inc
  • Responsible Distribution Canada (RDC/DRC)
  • RGA Enterprises, Inc.
  • Rierden Chemical & Trading Company
  • Riteks, Inc.
  • Roberts Chemical Co., Inc.
  • Ross Organic, an Azelis Company
  • S.P. Morell & Company
  • SAL Chemical
  • Sasol North America
  • Seacole
  • Select Chemistry
  • Seven Oaks Education Limited
  • Shell Chemical LP
  • Shell Chemical LP
  • Shrieve Chemical
  • SolvChem, Inc.
  • Soyventis North America LLC
  • Superior Industrial Solutions, Inc.
  • Surpass Chemical Company, Inc.
  • Tanner Industries, Inc.
  • TCR Industries
  • Texas First Bank
  • The Chemical Company
  • The DOW Chemical Company
  • The Heritage Group
  • The Meadows Group, LLC
  • The Plaza Group
  • The UK Online Giving Foundation
  • The Whitaker Company
  • Third Coast
  • TLC Ingredients, Inc.
  • TransChemical, Inc
  • TRiiSO LLC
  • TZ Group Inc.
  • U.S. Chemicals, LLC – A Woman-Owned Business
  • Univar Solutions
  • Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc.
  • Vivion
  • Walsh & Associates, Inc.
  • Webb Chemical Service Corporation
  • Webstaurant Store
  • Women in Chemicals
  • Yokogawa America

In a world propelled by technology and innovation, the demand for a technically skilled, STEM-related workforce has reached unprecedented heights.

Over the last twenty years, CEF’s You Be The Chemist Challenge has empowered 500,000 bright young minds in grades 5-8, sustaining and enhancing a passion for STEM that will carry them through high school and beyond.

An impressive 85% of participants discovered new STEM career paths. Even more astonishing, a staggering 92% expressed newfound interest in STEM subjects. And most impressive of all- 100% of our winners have pursued STEM after high school.

These are not merely statistics; they symbolize the spark of curiosity that will build your future STEM workforce.

Thank you to our Challenge Sponsors for your support! You can see their names on the scroll bar on the bottom of every page.

There is still time to add your name to the Sponsor list! Sponsor the Challenge here, and don’t forget to purchase tickets to the June 11, 2025 Dinner & Awards Ceremony if you are in Houston.

For more information, please contact Brandy Gates, Chief Development Officer, at bgates@chemed.org.