Totals
- Total revenue
- $710,950
- Total expenses
- $786,682
- Contributions and grants received
- $16,875
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $664,772
- Investment income
- $4,553
- Other revenue
- $24,750
- Total assets, end of year
- $156,599
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $156,599
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $731,653
- Management and general expenses
- $37,186
- Fundraising expenses
- $17,843
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $731,653
Program services were 93.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
-
1b · Membership dues
$0
-
1c · Fundraising events
$16,875
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1d · Related organizations
$0
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$0
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
-
2a · Program service revenue: Innovation Awards Gala (IAG)
total $252,222 · related or exempt $252,222 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
2b · Program service revenue: Composites Conference (ACCE)
total $222,122 · related or exempt $222,122 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
2c · Program service revenue: Plastics in Electric & Autonomous Vehicles (EAV)
total $187,428 · related or exempt $187,428 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
2d · Program service revenue: Newsletter
total $3,000 · related or exempt $3,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
3 · Investment income
total $4,553 · related or exempt $4,553 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$16,875
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11a · Other revenue: Deposits Made in Error
total $16,250 · related or exempt $16,250 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11b · Other revenue: Reimbursement for Payment Made on Behalf of TS Division
total $1,800 · related or exempt $1,800 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11c · Other revenue: Website Sponsorship
total $6,700 · related or exempt $6,700 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$24,750
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,750 · management and general $3,750
-
13 · Office expenses
total $985 · management and general $985
-
16 · Occupancy
total $5,000 · management and general $5,000
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $696,318 · program services $695,578 · management and general $740
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24a · Other expenses: Education & Scholarships
total $21,100 · program services $21,100 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24b · Other expenses: Golf Outing
total $17,843 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $17,843
-
24c · Other expenses: Newsletter
total $8,475 · program services $8,475 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24d · Other expenses: Student Program Support for EcoTek Lab
total $6,500 · program services $6,500 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24e · All other expenses
total $26,711 · management and general $26,711
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $78,605 · end of year $60,322
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $171,724 · end of year $96,277
-
29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $250,329 · end of year $156,599
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
The Automotive Division of SPE is dedicated to recognizing and communicating technical accomplishments in all phases of new plastic and plastic-based-composite developments in the transportation industry. Our mission is to advance automotive plastics technology worldwide and to educate industry, academia and the public about these advances through technical conferences, publications, and providing scholarships to deserving students or organizations.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Advances automotive plastics technology worldwide by recognizing automotive industry innovations and encouraging education and research. Provides technical training for industry applications and distributes educational information to members.
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SPE's Automotive Innovation Awards Program (IAG) is the oldest and largest competition of its kind in the world. While there are no monetary prizes, all participants are winners by virtue of being able to showcase their company's technology to a global audience. Dozens of teams made up of OEMs, tier suppliers and polymer producers submit nominations describing their part, system, or complete vehicle, and why it merits the claim "The Year's Most Innovative Use of Plastic".
Expenses $279,657 · Revenue $252,222
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Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE): This event is designed to educate and update automotive design and production engineers, sales personnel, and managers from transportation OEMs and tier suppliers about the benefits and expanding importance of thermoset and thermoplastic composites in passenger vehicles, light trucks, and other ground transportation applications.
Expenses $228,785 · Revenue $222,122
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Plastics in Electric & Autonomous Vehicles Conference Objective: Present to industry decision makers in automotive plastics. Be part of the SPE Automotive Plastics in Electric & Autonomous Vehicles Conference and learn how electric and autonomous vehicle development is driving innovative automotive solutions. This event features technical presentations, keynote speakers and panel discussion, networking breakfasts, breaks, lunches and receptions, and exhibits that highlight advances in this fast growing segment of the industry.
Expenses $187,136 · Revenue $187,428
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See details in Schedule O, Line 4d
Expenses $36,075 · Revenue $3,000
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Drew Geda
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark Lapain
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeremy Lee
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff Mayville
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dhanendra Nagwanshi
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Keith Siopes
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dave Helmer
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Suzanne Cole
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Arash Kiani
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dean Stevenson
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard Umemoto
Director 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Umesh Gandhi
Director 2026
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chuck Jarrett
Director 2026
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Rodrigo Orozco
Director 2026
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rob Philp
Director 2026
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian Grosser
Director 2026
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Alper Kiziltas
Director 2026
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Neil Fuenmayor
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Leonardo Simon
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Albert Chen
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Soydan Ozcan
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steven Van Loozen
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Samantha Cronin
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen Guzman
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sze-Sze Ng
Director 2027
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr David Jack
ACCE Co-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Mike Siwajek
ACCE Co-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Samar Teli
Membership Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Suresh Shah
Director Emeritus
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Tom Pickett
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Dr Allan Murray
Director Emeritus
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Reed
Director Emeritus
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fred Deans
Director Emeritus
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Norm Kakarala
Director Emeritus
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jitesh Desai
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Dr Jeffrey Helms
Councilor
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Dr Sassan Tarahomi
Past Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Ramesh Iyer
Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 30 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202611279349300616
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