Nonprofit · EIN 23-7163348
SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS
Also known as 31 AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION
Tax-exempt · TROY, MI 48098
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $710,950 | $786,682 | -$75,732 | $156,599 | $0 | $156,599 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $624,780 | $749,032 | -$124,252 | $250,329 | $0 | $250,329 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $823,807 | $779,015 | $44,792 | $374,581 | $0 | $374,581 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,875
- Program service revenue
- $664,772
- Investment income
- $4,553
- Other revenue
- $24,750
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $5,000
- Program services (functional)
- $731,653
- Management and general (functional)
- $37,186
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,843
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $250,329
- Total assets, end of year
- $156,599
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $156,599
- Gross receipts
- $710,950
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 38
- Year formed
- 1942
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Geda | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Lapain | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Lee | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Mayville | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dhanendra Nagwanshi | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Keith Siopes | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Helmer | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne Cole | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Arash Kiani | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Stevenson | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Umemoto | Director 2025 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Umesh Gandhi | Director 2026 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Jarrett | Director 2026 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Rodrigo Orozco | Director 2026 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Philp | Director 2026 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
23 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Grosser | Director 2026 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Alper Kiziltas | Director 2026 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Neil Fuenmayor | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Leonardo Simon | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Albert Chen | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Soydan Ozcan | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Van Loozen | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Cronin | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Guzman | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sze-Sze Ng | Director 2027 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr David Jack | ACCE Co-Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Mike Siwajek | ACCE Co-Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Samar Teli | Membership Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Suresh Shah | Director Emeritus Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Tom Pickett | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Dr Allan Murray | Director Emeritus Officer | 1 | $0 |
| David Reed | Director Emeritus Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Deans | Director Emeritus Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Norm Kakarala | Director Emeritus Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Jitesh Desai | Treasurer Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Dr Jeffrey Helms | Councilor Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Dr Sassan Tarahomi | Past Chair Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Ramesh Iyer | Chairperson Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBERT CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED DEANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JITESH DESAI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| NEIL FUENMAYOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY HELMS | COUNCILOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAMESH IYER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NORM KAKARALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN VAN LOOZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SOYDAN OZCAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM PICKETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM PICKETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID REED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY RICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARMANDO SARDIANOPOLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SURESH SHAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEONARDO SIMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SASSAN TARAHOMI | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JITESH DESAI | TREASURER ADMINISTRATOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| DR JEFFREY HELMS | COUNCILOR Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5750 NEW KING DR STE 120, TROY, MI 48098-2606
- In care of
- % MRS BONNIE BENNYHOFF
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jitesh Desai, 2403 Westwood Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48306
- Signed the 990
- Jitesh Desai, Treasurer
- Phone
- (248) 244-8993
- Website
- www.speautomotive.com
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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
- 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
- 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
- See details in Schedule O, Line 4dExpenses $36,075 · revenue $3,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7163348
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Exempt since
- 1945
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0827: SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS INC
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $156,599
- Income (IRS master file)
- $710,950
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $710,950 | $786,682 | $156,599 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $624,780 | $749,032 | $250,329 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $823,807 | $779,015 | $374,581 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $728,572 | $775,501 | $329,789 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7163348).
Questions about SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS
- What is the EIN of SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS is 23-7163348.
- Is SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1945.
- Which annual return does SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jitesh Desai.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 38 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $710,950, expenses of $786,682 and total assets of $156,599 at year end.
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