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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SME EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,711,665
Total expenses
$7,977,995
Contributions and grants received
$1,423,958
Grants paid
$5,938,256
Program service revenue
$58,318
Investment income
$1,213,152
Other revenue
$16,237
Total assets, end of year
$24,135,298
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,227,803
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,907,495
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,285,569
Management and general expenses
$579,830
Fundraising expenses
$112,596
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,285,569

Program services were 91.3% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,154,814

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $269,144

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $225,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCHOLARSHIP ADMINISTRATION REVENU

    total $58,318 · related or exempt $58,318

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $383,602 · excluded $383,602

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,494,133

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

    securities $664,583

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $829,550

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $829,550 · excluded $829,550

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $16,237 · related or exempt $16,237

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,237

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,084,680 · program services $5,084,680

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $853,576 · program services $853,576

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $255,192 · program services $152,520 · management and general $73,630 · fundraising $29,042

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $801,003 · program services $593,538 · management and general $207,465

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $119,361 · program services $94,980 · management and general $21,760 · fundraising $2,621

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $68,934 · program services $52,644 · management and general $14,868 · fundraising $1,422

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,771 · management and general $4,771

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,445 · management and general $11,445

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,217 · management and general $34,217

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $57,136 · fundraising $57,136

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $37,289 · management and general $37,289

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $246,615 · program services $246,615

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,617 · program services $10,042 · management and general $13,575

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,845 · program services $1,693 · management and general $11,152

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $77,880 · program services $77,880

  • 17 · Travel

    total $95,232 · program services $45,190 · management and general $47,667 · fundraising $2,375

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $35,276 · program services $73 · management and general $35,203

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,563 · management and general $1,563

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $70,762 · program services $21,735 · management and general $29,027 · fundraising $20,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLISHING

    total $50,368 · program services $50,368

  • 24c · Other expenses: STUDENT AWARDS & PRIZES

    total $30,618 · management and general $30,618

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $5,615 · program services $35 · management and general $5,580

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,105,390 · end of year $2,355,013

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $352,750 · end of year $66,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,857,242 · end of year $242,372

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,475 · end of year $13,184

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

    $77,670

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

    $77,670

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,563 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $25,925,636 · end of year $21,458,729

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $40,736 · end of year $270,200

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $105,000 · end of year $125,000

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $237,995 · end of year $257,995

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,193 · end of year $574,608

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,009,229 · end of year $7,323,930

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,846,903 · end of year $15,583,565

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

A. TO OPERATE AND ACT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS, A TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, (THE "CODE"), AND WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 509, PURSUANT TO CODE SECTION 509(A)(2). B. THE SME EDUCATION FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PREPARE THE FUTURE ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS FOR MANUFACTURING CAREERS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO ENRICH STUDENTS TO STUDY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) IN ALIGNMENT WITH SME. C. TO OPERATE AND ACT EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS SUCH TERMS ARE USED IN CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). D. TO RECEIVE AND ADMINISTER ASSETS EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS SUCH TERMS ARE USED IN CODE SECTION 501(C)(3).

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SME EDUCATION FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, PREPARE, AND SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS.

  • SCHOLARSHIPS: IN 2022 THE SME EDUCATION FOUDATION AWARDED ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO 440 GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, CURRENT UNDERGRADUATES AND MASTERS OR DOCTORAL DEGREE STUDENTS PURSUING POST-SECONDARY DEGREES IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, AND RELATED FIELDS. TOTAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS DISTRIBUTED TO 184 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EQUALED $1,770,513.

    Expenses $2,074,775 · Grants $1,770,513 · Revenue $58,318

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: THE PRIME (PARTNERHSIP RESPONSE IN MANUFACTURING EDUCATION) PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON TRAINING AND MANUFACTURING SKILLS THROUGH ACCESS TO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INDUSTRY-LED CURRICULUM, JOB SHADOWING AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. CASH, EQUIPMENT AND CURRICULUM TOTALING $4,167,743 WAS DONATED TO SCHOOLS IN THE PRIME NETWORK IN 2022.

    Expenses $5,023,077 · Grants $4,167,743 · Revenue $16,237

  • EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES: PROJECTS INCLUDED SPONSORSHIP OF GIRL'S STEM CAMP AND SME STUDENT CHAPTER ASSISTANCE

    Expenses $187,717

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Miller

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Frank Ervin III

    VICE PRESIDENT/ACTING PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Jones

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erica Powell Bell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adam Claytor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Valerie Freeman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kimberly Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Kann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Komljenovic

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Art McClellan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Michalski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Rake

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kyle Riegel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Marion Wells

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joanne Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Willig

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO

    Total calculated
    $709,466
    From this org
    $51,990
    From related orgs
    $597,886
    Other
    $59,590
    Hours/week
    4 + 46 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $32,136 + $369,567 related
    Bonus
    $19,539 + $224,695 related
    Other
    $315 + $3,624 related
    Deferred
    $2,520 + $28,978 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,247 + $25,845 related
    Filer's total
    $56,757 + $652,709 related
  • Craig Connop

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $410,779
    From this org
    $29,168
    From related orgs
    $335,423
    Other
    $46,188
    Hours/week
    4 + 46 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $20,633 + $237,275 related
    Bonus
    $8,423 + $96,865 related
    Other
    $112 + $1,283 related
    Deferred
    $1,330 + $15,299 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,365 + $27,194 related
    Filer's total
    $32,863 + $377,916 related
  • Robert Luce

    VP, SME EDUCATION FOUNDATION

    Total calculated
    $270,770
    From this org
    $233,741
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,029
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,440
    Bonus
    $67,358
    Other
    $943
    Deferred
    $11,528
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,501
    Filer's total
    $270,770
  • Shelley Wooley

    DIRECTOR, EDUCATION PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $148,638
    From this org
    $138,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,067
    Hours/week
    50

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

  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS ("SME"), THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF SME-EF, USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VICE PRESIDENT: 1) RECOMMENDATION OF THE SME CEO 2) BENCHMARK STUDIES BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT 3) FORM 990 OF OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS 4) PRE-ESTABLISHED JOB OBJECTIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SME EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN 5) APPROVAL BY THE SME EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
PART I, LINE 5
SME, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, PAID BONUSES TO ITS MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE SME EDUCATION FOUNDATION VICE-PRESIDENT. THE BONUSES WERE PARTLY BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT OF SPECIFIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT GOALS AND PARTLY UPON THE REVENUES OF SME. NO PORTION WAS CONTINGENT UPON THE NET EARNINGS OF SME-EF OR ANY RELATED ORGANIZATION.

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.

Grants on this return

  • FORD SCHOLARSHIP

  • CENTRAL COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG BOARD OF EDUCATION

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • SAGINAW ISD

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • INDIANA COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • ROMEO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WARREN TWP

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

  • WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL

    $10,000

    PRIME SCHOOL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
2 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323139349305107

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