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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,972,558
Total expenses
$2,751,589
Contributions and grants received
$2,826,610
Grants paid
$75,982
Program service revenue
$29,775
Investment income
$114,216
Other revenue
$1,957
Total assets, end of year
$2,990,841
Total liabilities, end of year
$274,756
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,716,085
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,360,054
Management and general expenses
$288,315
Fundraising expenses
$103,220
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,360,054

Program services were 85.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,826,610

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FUTURE CITY FINALS RE

    total $29,775 · related or exempt $29,775

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $75,862 · excluded $75,862

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $252,495

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $214,141

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $38,354

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $38,354 · excluded $38,354

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $11,408

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $9,451

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,957 · excluded $1,957

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $67,982 · program services $67,982

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,000 · program services $8,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $206,493 · program services $172,638 · management and general $13,426 · fundraising $20,429

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $526,194 · program services $439,922 · management and general $34,213 · fundraising $52,059

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,878 · program services $11,603 · management and general $902 · fundraising $1,373

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,583 · program services $44,797 · management and general $3,485 · fundraising $5,301

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $57,484 · program services $48,059 · management and general $3,738 · fundraising $5,687

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,511 · program services $2,005 · management and general $506

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $62,832 · management and general $62,832

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,755 · management and general $10,755

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $707,324 · program services $670,157 · management and general $24,183 · fundraising $12,984

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $201,644 · program services $197,203 · management and general $4,441

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,860 · program services $866 · management and general $366 · fundraising $628

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $62,344 · program services $45,594 · management and general $16,750

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,662 · program services $27,724 · management and general $24,938

  • 17 · Travel

    total $251,965 · program services $242,293 · management and general $9,672

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $231,019 · program services $223,566 · management and general $7,453

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $87,653 · program services $83,395 · management and general $4,258

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,738 · management and general $13,738

  • 24a · Other expenses: POSTAGE & PRODUCTION

    total $56,410 · program services $53,430 · management and general $2,980

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSE FEES

    total $49,015 · program services $193 · management and general $44,088 · fundraising $4,734

  • 24c · Other expenses: GIFTS & AWARDS

    total $18,050 · program services $18,050

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,193 · program services $2,577 · management and general $5,591 · fundraising $25

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $121,672 · end of year $104,168

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $737,738 · end of year $1,457,420

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $529,212 · end of year $135,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,633 · end of year $23,550

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $254,779

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $183,083

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $125,599 · end of year $71,696

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,021,221 · end of year $1,198,507

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $88,646 · end of year $152,184

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $134,065 · end of year $122,572

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,870,803 · end of year $2,644,464

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $497,561 · end of year $71,621

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DISCOVERE IS A COALITION PROVIDING EVERY STUDENT WITH A SHARED STEM EXPERIENCE AND THE RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND CONNECTIONS TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF ENGINEERING THROUGH A UNITED VOICE AND A GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.DISCOVERE HELPS STAKEHOLDERS EXPAND COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH BY: PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TURNKEY PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS; SUPPORTING STRONG WORKFORCE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES; PROMOTING POSITIVE VISIBILITY WITHIN THE ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC-AT-LARGE.DISCOVERE, WITH ITS WORKING COALITION OF 100+ ORGANIZATIONS, IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIONS TODAY, RECOGNIZED BY CORPORATIONS AND ENGINEERING SOCIETIES, AND MENTIONED IN TWO REPORTS BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DISCOVERE IS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION BEHIND NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK (ESTABLISHED 1951), INTRODUCE A GIRL TO ENGINEERING DAY (2001), WORLD ENGINEERING DAY (2016), THE PERSIST SERIES (2005), CHATS WITH CHANGE MAKERS (2020), AND THE FUTURE CITY COMPETITION (1993). OUR PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE.

  • FUTURE CITY COMPETITION: THE DISCOVERE FUTURE CITY COMPETITION IS A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. STUDENTS IMAGINE, RESEARCH, DESIGN, AND BUILD CITIES OF THE FUTURE. MORE THAN 67,000 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MORE THAN 2,000 SCHOOLS FROM 40 REGIONS ACROSS THE U.S. JOIN IN ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST ENGINEERING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS OF ANY KIND. NOTABLY, APPROX. 7,500 ENGINEERS VOLUNTEER FOR THE COMPETITION AND ABOUT 225,000 SERVICE HOURS ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO DISCOVERE PROGRAMS. FUTURE CITY INVITES STUDENTS WORKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS TO BUILD COMPUTER AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCALE MODELS OF CITIES OF TOMORROW. STUDENTS DEFEND THEIR DESIGNS BEFORE A PANEL OF ENGINEER JUDGES AND WRITE AN ESSAY ON A PREDETERMINED TOPIC. STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR WORK IN THE FALL AND PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL COMPETITIONS IN JANUARY. FIRST PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL REGIONAL TEAMS WIN A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR NATIONAL FINALS DURING NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK.

    Expenses $1,499,837 · Grants $65,839 · Revenue $29,775

  • EDUCATION OUTREACH:ENGINEERS WEEK - THIS IS DISCOVERE'S SIGNATURE PROGRAM AND CATALYST FOR VOLUNTEERISM AND PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF ENGINEERING AS WELL AS FOR PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND RECOGNITION OF ENGINEERS' CONTRIBUTIONS. ALL COLLEGES OF ENGINEERING IN THE U.S. CELEBRATE ENGINEERS WEEK AND IT IS PART OF A MULTITUDE OF WORKPLACE CULTURES. A NEW ENGINEERS WEEK THEME EACH YEAR HELPS DRIVE THE LOOK AND CONTENT FOR VOLUNTEER RESOURCES, MEDIA MESSAGES AND SPECIAL EVENTS. IN REALITY, ENGINEERS WEEK OUTREACH OCCURS OVER SEVERAL MONTHS.CHATS WITH CHANGE MAKERS - OUR MONTHLY SERIES "CHATS WITH CHANGE MAKERS", HOSTED BY HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR TIFFANY, INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO STEM PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO CHANGE THE WORLD. TEACHERS AND PARENTS ARE INVITED TO TUNE-IN ALONG WITH THEIR STUDENTS TO MEET AN ENGINEER AND ASK QUESTIONS. AT THE END OF EACH SESSION, THE ENGINEER GUEST ISSUES A HANDS-ON STEM CHALLENGE THAT KIDS CAN DO AWAY FROM THEIR SCREENS.

    Expenses $603,999 · Grants $4,204

  • INTRODUCE A GIRL TO ENGINEERING: INTRODUCE A GIRL TO ENGINEERING IS A TIME WHEN VOLUNTEERS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHERS ACT AS ROLE MODELS, FACILITATE ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES, AND SHOW GIRLS HOW ENGINEERS CHANGE OUR WORLD. DISCOVERE'S DESPITE THE ODDS RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS SIMPLE FORMULA HELPS GIRLS DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN ENGINEERING, BUILDS THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, AND CREATES A STEM IDENTITY.

    Expenses $210,067 · Grants $5,939

  • WORLD ENGINEERING DAY: WHILE MANY COUNTRIES CELEBRATE THEIR OWN NATIONAL ENGINEERING DAYS, WEEKS, OR MONTHS THROUGH THE YEAR, DISCOVERE LAUNCHED THE FIRST ANNUAL GLOBAL DAY OF THE ENGINEER IN 2016 AS A WAY TO COLLECTIVELY RECOGNIZE ENGINEERS WORLDWIDE. IN 2020, THIS GLOBAL CELEBRATION WAS RENAMED WORLD ENGINEERING DAY AS A JOINT VENTURE WITH UNESCO AND WFEO TO HIGHLIGHT ENGINEERS' ACHIEVEMENTS AROUND THE WORLD AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY.

    Expenses $46,151

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KATHY RENZETTI

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $183,233
    From this org
    $157,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,576
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,657
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,969
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,607
    Filer's total
    $183,233

  • THEA SAHR

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,609
    From this org
    $142,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,485
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,184
    Bonus
    $6,940
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,484
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,001
    Filer's total
    $165,609

  • SUSAN HOOPES

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $110,559
    From this org
    $100,703
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,856
    Hours/week
    40

  • MICHAEL SMITH

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KODI J VERHALEN

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DALE JANS

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARGARET DOMINQUEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KARA FREEMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR MALIKA GRAYSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICK GUERRA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PADMANABHAN SESHAIYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
23 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530529349300313

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