Society Of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineer

Organization Overview

Society Of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineer, operating under the name Spie, is located in Bellingham, WA. The organization was established in 1971. According to its NTEE Classification (U03) the organization is classified as: Professional Societies & Associations, under the broad grouping of Science & Technology and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Spie employed 198 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Spie is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2020, Spie generated $46.8m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 2.1% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $42.5m during the year ending 12/2020. While expenses have increased by 2.1% per year over the past 6 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2014, Spie has awarded 48 individual grants totaling $2,278,981. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990T Filing

TAX YEAR

2020

Describe the Organization's Mission:

Part 3 - Line 1

SPIE IS AN INTERNATIONAL, NONPROFIT TECHNICAL SOCIETY DEDICATED TO ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF OPTICAL, PHOTONIC, IMAGING AND OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH ITS MEETINGS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

TECHNICAL EVENTS - IN 2020 SPIE'S TECHNICAL EVENTS WERE DRASTICALLY AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC. 3 MEETINGS WERE HELD IN-PERSON AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE US AND THE REMAINING WERE HELD AS DIGITAL FORUMS. SPIE ORGANIZED TECHNICAL/SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING MEETINGS WITH APPROXIMATELY 42,000 ATTENDEES. INCLUDED IN THE CONTENT OF THESE TECHNICAL EVENTS ARE BASIC RESEARCH, RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY METHODS AND APPLICATIONS. MANY OF OUR TECHNICAL EVENTS ALSO INCLUDE EXHIBITS AND A CAREER CENTER. THERE WERE 311 CONFERENCES HELD AT THE EVENTS IN 2020 WHERE SCIENTISTS PRESENTED THEIR RESEARCH FINDINGS AND COLLABORATED ON THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFERENCES OFFERED AT THE 2020 TECHNICAL EVENTS, THERE WERE 84 IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL COURSES.


PUBLICATIONS - SPIE HELPS THE SCIENTIST AUTHORS PUBLISH THEIR WORK VIA PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALS. THE TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE: BOOKS, JOURNALS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, CD-ROMS AND WEBSITE PRODUCTS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ARE TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS THAT EDUCATE THE ENGINEERING COMMUNITY ABOUT CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS. WEBSITE LINKS ALLOW ACCESS TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES USED BY SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. APPROXIMATELY, 6,000 HARDCOPY BOOKS WERE SHIPPED IN 2020. SPIE IS ALSO THE PUBLISHER OF 12 TECHNICAL JOURNALS: OPTICAL ENGINEERING, JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS, JOURNAL OF MICRO/NANO LITHOGRAPHY, MEMS AND MOEMS, JOURNAL OF NANOPHOTONICS, JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING, JOURNAL OF PHOTONICS FOR ENERGY, JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMY TELESCOPES, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING, JOURNAL OF NEUROPHOTONICS, JOURNAL OF ADVANCED PHOTONICS AND JOURNAL OF OPTICAL MICROSYSTEMS. SPIE IS ALSO A CO-PUBLISHER OF JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC IMAGING WITH SOCIETY FOR IMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. TOTAL CIRCULATION OF JOURNALS DURING 2020 WAS 25,000 SUBSCRIPTIONS, PRINT AND ONLINE.


EDUCATION - SPIE AWARDED 82 SCHOLARSHIPS, 19 EDUCATION OUTREACH GRANTS AND SUPPORTED 6 SCIENCE FAIRS. MORE THAN 700 OUTREACH POSTERS WERE DISTRIBUTED, AND OVER 1,700 WOMEN IN OPTICS PLANNERS WERE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED. WE HELD 2 CAREER SUMMIT EVENTS WITH OVER 20 COURSES AND WORKSHOPS IN ADDITION TO 2 STUDENT CHAPTER LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS AND 3 STUDENT LUNCH WITH THE EXPERTS. SPIE ALSO PRESENTED 94 SHORT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS AND ISSUED 703 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION. SPIE ALSO OFFERS ON-DEMAND ONLINE COURSES.


MEMBERSHIP - IN 2020 SPIE PROVIDED $72,873 IN STUDENT CHAPTER TRAVEL SUPPORT FOR 67 STUDENT CHAPTERS AND $142,641 IN ACTIVITY GRANTS FOR 192 STUDENT CHAPTER GROUPS. AS PART OF OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, SPIE ALSO PROVIDES REDUCED DUES FOR STUDENTS AND MEMBERS FROM DEVELOPING NATIONS.


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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$53,215
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$53,215
Total Program Service Revenue$34,780,779
Investment income $2,262,229
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $196,240
Net Rental Income $12,963
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $4,607,939
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $46,847,935

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Society Of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineer has awarded $789,760 in support to 10 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION

Org PageRecipient Profile

Denver, CO

PURPOSE: Endowment

$500,000

Orlando, FL

PURPOSE: General support

$100,000

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

PURPOSE: Fellowship

$75,000

River Falls, WI

PURPOSE: General Support

$50,000

MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITY

PURPOSE: General Support

$21,300

CARBONFUND ORG FOUNDATION INC

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East Aurora, NY

PURPOSE: General support

$15,000
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that Society Of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineer has recieved totaling $5.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Amazonsmile Foundation

Seattle, WA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$5
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