Nonprofit · EIN 74-2338444
SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC
Tax-exempt · ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $18,506,436 | $17,598,346 | $908,090 | $44,186,998 | $8,433,647 | $35,753,351 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $18,634,057 | $16,642,185 | $1,991,872 | $41,310,190 | $6,986,076 | $34,324,114 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $14,919,073 | $15,397,803 | -$478,730 | $33,994,747 | $5,273,499 | $28,721,248 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $282,613
- Program service revenue
- $13,914,196
- Investment income
- $1,951,447
- Royalties
- $98,591
- Net rental income
- $11,050
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $977,202
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $180,813
- Other revenue
- $2,358,180
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $736,927
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,198,967
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,089,753
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,556,119
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $37,310
- Accounting fees
- $53,512
- Occupancy
- $236,101
- Travel
- $487,756
- Depreciation
- $366,829
- Program services (functional)
- $15,832,092
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,470,863
- Fundraising (functional)
- $295,391
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $41,310,190
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,186,998
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,433,647
- Net assets, end of year
- $35,753,351
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,510,069
- Publicly traded securities
- $29,595,839
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $29,906,567
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,846,784
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,088,153
- Gross receipts
- $25,809,286
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 780
- Year formed
- 1871
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID L KANAGY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $617,742 | $46,173 |
| MELANIE PENOYAR-PEREZ | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 45 | $236,040 | $33,685 |
| CORINNE KNASINSKI | DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,807 | $44,773 |
| KARIN HARRINGTON | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $184,969 | $23,060 |
| TARA DAVIS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,847 | $32,172 |
| SHALEA BUCHEIT HARDISON | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,290 | $20,846 |
| EMMA SALDITT | MANAGER OF PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,934 | $17,382 |
| MICHELLE KROEGER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU MAY 2024) Former | 45 | $101,424 | $9,690 |
| MICHELLE HEGARTY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $48,503 | $3,055 |
| BILL HANCOCK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KORPI | PRESIDENT -ELECT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC HERPFER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BLATTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSON RIPKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAVI RAVISHANKAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICK ROUTLEDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID L KANAGY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $615,207 | $42,773 |
| MELANIE PENOYAR-PEREZ | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 45 | $217,030 | $23,684 |
| MICHELLE KROEGER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $198,326 | $22,548 |
| CORINNE KNASINSKI | DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,273 | $33,855 |
| TARA DAVIS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,106 | $29,068 |
| KARIN HARRINGTON | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,784 | $20,264 |
| CHRISTOPHER RYCKELEY | MANAGER OF WEB DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,040 | $14,682 |
| EMMA SALDITT | MANAGER OF PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,742 | $15,830 |
| MARC HERPFER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC LE VIER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HANCOCK | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LAMBERT | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA NIELSEN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BLATTMAN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSON RIPKE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY YOUNG | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN ANDERSON | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY GAUNTT | DIRECTOR AT LARGE (THROUGH 2/29/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE JOYNER | DIRECTOR AT LARGE (THROUGH 2/29/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD PARRATT | PAST PRESIDENT (THROUGH 2/29/24) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID L KANAGY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $565,018 | $38,776 |
| MELANIE PENOYAR-PEREZ | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer | 45 | $203,634 | $21,530 |
| MICHELLE KROEGER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $189,703 | $20,471 |
| CORINNE KNASINSKI | DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,465 | $31,760 |
| KARIN HARRINGTON | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,651 | $18,351 |
| TARA DAVIS | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,160 | $26,412 |
| PAUL HOIBERG | IT MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,623 | $27,297 |
| JOSEPH MARTIN | SENIOR DEVELOPER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,689 | $8,231 |
| MARC LEVIER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD PARRATT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC HERPFER | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LAMBERT | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA NIELSEN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT BLATTMAN | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| S JASON RIPKE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY GAUNTT | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE JOYNER | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM W EDGERTON | PAST PRESIDENT (THROUGH 2/28/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN UHRIE | DIRECTOR AT LARGE (THROUGH 2/28/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR AT LARGE (THROUGH 2/28/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 12999 E ADAM AIRCRAFT CIR, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112-4167
- In care of
- % MICHELLE KEENER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELISSA RUSSELL, 12999 E ADAM AIRCRAFT CIR, ENGLEWOOD, CO 801124167
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA RUSSELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (303) 948-4277
- Website
- WWW.SMENET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
SOCIETY FOR MINING, METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION (SME) SERVES THE MINING, RESOURCES AND UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
Program accomplishments
- THE MINEXCHANGE 2025 SME ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO AND SMA 127TH NATIONAL WESTERN MINING CONFERENCE TOOK PLACE AT THE COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER IN DENVER, CO ON FEBRUARY 23-25. IN ADDITION, MINEXCHANGE ATTENDEES WERE ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND SESSIONS FOR THE 2025 WORLD GOLD CONFERENCE. THE EXPO FLOOR FEATURED A LARGE WORLD GOLD PAVILLION. MINEXCHANGE INCLUDED 692 PRESENTATIONS, 9 SHORT COURSES, 103 PREPRINTS, 41 WORLD GOLD MANUSCRIPTS, 601 EXHIBITING COMPANIES AND 78 SPONSORS. OVER 7,035 INDIVIDUALS WERE IN ATTENDANCE. THIS INCLUDED 600 STUDENTS, 973 INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES FROM 46 COUNTRIES. THOSE FROM THE UNITED STATES HAILED FROM ALL 50 U.S. STATES PLUS PUERTO RICO AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.THE RAPID EXCAVATION AND TUNNELING CONFERENCE (RETC) WAS HELD JUNE 8-11 AT THE SHERATON DALLAS HOTEL IN DALLAS, TX. DRAWING AN ATTENDANCE OF 1,340 ATTENDEES, THE EVENT FEATURED 172 EXHIBITING COMPANIES AND 27 SPONSORING COMPANIES. THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM FEATURED RICH CONTENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING NETWORKING EVENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR WONERS AND WOMEN IN TUNNELING.Expenses $10,526,523 · revenue $12,450,434
- MEMBERS ARE THE HEART OF SME, CONTRIBUTING TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, TALENT AND VOLUNTEER RESOURCES TO HELP THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCE. SME ENDED 2025 WITH OVER 14,000 MEMBERS. INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS MADE UP 27% OF TOTAL MEMBERSHIP. SME HAS 49 LOCAL SECTIONS, INCLUDING 42 IN THE UNITED STATES PLUS 7 INTERNATIONAL SECTIONS. SEVEN NEW STUDENT CHAPTERS WERE FORMED IN 2025, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENT CHAPTERS TO 89.Expenses $1,568,294 · revenue $1,664,619
- DURING 2025 THE MINING ENGINEERING WEBSITE PUBLISHED INDUSTRY NEWS ON A DAILY BASIS AND DELIVERED EACH ISSUE TO MEMBERS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS A PDF AND IN FLIPBOOK FORMATS. CLIENTS ALSO EXPANDED DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH MINING ENGINEERING ONLINE, THE SME WEBSITE, CLIENT-PROVIDED CONTENT, SME E-NEWS, AND MINING ENGINEERING DIGITAL NEWSLETTER OPTIONS.Expenses $1,893,921 · revenue $180,813
- SME PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION SUPPORT.Expenses $1,843,354 · grants $736,927
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2338444
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U30C)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,186,998
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,809,286
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $18,506,436 | $17,598,346 | $44,186,998 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $18,634,057 | $16,642,185 | $41,310,190 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $14,919,073 | $15,397,803 | $33,994,747 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $12,383,418 | $13,639,447 | $32,808,531 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 74-2338444).
Questions about SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC
- What is the EIN of SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC is 74-2338444.
- Is SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC 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 FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MELISSA RUSSELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $617,742 (DAVID L KANAGY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SOCIETY FOR MINING METALLURGY AND EXPLORATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,506,436, expenses of $17,598,346 and total assets of $44,186,998 at year end.
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