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NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK FOUNDATION

EIN 32-0039097 ALEXANDRIA, VA

Revenue 2024
$3,303,356
Expenses 2024
$2,979,219

Program services were 85.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B03
Classification
2000
Street
1520 BELLE VIEW BLVD 3413

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 5423), covering 9 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2024

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 CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING 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), 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 PROGRAM: 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 80,000 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. TESTESTEST

    Expenses $1,620,147 · Grants $42,145 · Revenue $55,852

  • 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 DISCUSSION AND RECOGNITION OF ENGINEER'S 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 SERIES "CHATS WITH CHANGE MAKERS" HOSTED BY A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO STEM PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO CHANGE THE WORLD. TEACHERS AND PARENTS INVITED TO TUNE-IN ALONG WITH THEIR STUDENTS TO MET AN ENGINEER AND ASK QUESTIONS.

    Expenses $654,668

  • 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 AND BOYS HOW ENGINEERS CHANGE OUR WORLD. DISCOVERE'S DESPITE THE ODDS RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS SIMPLE FORMULA HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN ENGINEERING, BUILDS THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, AND CREATES A STEM IDENTITY.

    Expenses $234,260

  • 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 $42,766

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • PADMANABHAN SESHAIYER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR MALIKA GRAYSON

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KARA FREEMAN

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIKE SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARGARET DOMINQUEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KODI JEAN VERHALEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICK GUERRA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DALE JANS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHY RENZETTI

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $221,763
    From this org
    $189,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,582
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,856
    Bonus
    $12,325
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,032
    Filer's total
    $221,763

  • THEA SAHR

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $181,021
    From this org
    $153,664
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,357
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,433
    Bonus
    $11,231
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,482
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,875
    Filer's total
    $181,021

  • SUSAN HOOPES

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $119,896
    From this org
    $108,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,654
    Hours/week
    40

  • JESSLYN SAVAGE

    DIRECTOR OF CORPORATION & FOUNDATION GIVING

    Total calculated
    $113,770
    From this org
    $110,336
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,434
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,303,356
    Expenses
    $2,979,219
    Contributions
    $3,151,567
    Grants paid
    $42,145
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,972,558
    Expenses
    $2,751,589
    Contributions
    $2,826,610
    Grants paid
    $75,982
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,554,742
    Expenses
    $2,284,436
    Contributions
    $2,550,429
    Grants paid
    $12,500

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,317,905
    Expenses
    $1,719,761
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,137,763

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,864,085
    Expenses
    $1,555,109
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,853,170

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,957,554
    Expenses
    $1,970,989
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,254,758

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,876,234
    Expenses
    $2,161,197
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,206,439

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,059,877
    Expenses
    $2,301,084
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,492,674

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,305,859
    Expenses
    $2,276,769
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,594,716

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,663,230
    Expenses
    $2,435,570
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,663,912

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,556,435
    Expenses
    $2,333,564
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,254,509

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,292,498
    Expenses
    $2,482,736
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,131,800

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,180,814
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,130,555

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2009

Tax period
1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010
Principal officer
Jim Knapp
Mailing address
609 West Navajo StWest Lafayette IN 47906
Doing business as
AA Potter Chapter of ISPE

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

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Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility GROUP.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.