Nonprofit · EIN 95-2142678
SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER
Tax-exempt · BELLINGHAM, WA 98227
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $64,378,785 | $54,680,672 | $9,698,113 | $166,653,304 | $37,764,946 | $128,888,358 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $59,735,524 | $53,251,757 | $6,483,767 | $150,848,856 | $35,110,850 | $115,738,006 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $52,668,388 | $51,312,414 | $1,355,974 | $136,740,026 | $33,331,829 | $103,408,197 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $33,050,614 | $35,580,999 | -$2,530,385 | $144,509,119 | $25,690,415 | $118,818,704 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $90,276
- Program service revenue
- $51,400,516
- Investment income
- $11,733,288
- Royalties
- $204,423
- Net rental income
- $20,495
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $9,003,956
- Other revenue
- $1,154,705
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,605,866
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,085,512
- Other salaries and wages
- $14,538,179
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $24,444,582
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $30,046
- Accounting fees
- $252,706
- Occupancy
- $423,504
- Travel
- $1,539,109
- Depreciation
- $2,387,396
- Program services (functional)
- $31,791,706
- Management and general (functional)
- $22,888,966
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $150,848,856
- Total assets, end of year
- $166,653,304
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,764,946
- Net assets, end of year
- $128,888,358
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,502,463
- Publicly traded securities
- $123,862,711
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $125,934,406
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,953,952
- Gross unrelated business income
- $769,205
- Gross receipts
- $110,800,768
- Employees
- 193
- Volunteers
- 9,500
- Year formed
- 1955
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Rochford | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 36 | $799,897 | $78,942 |
| Bradley Ferguson | COO & COFO Officer | 36 | $381,370 | $88,303 |
| Scott C H Ritchey | Sr Director, Information Technology Key employee | 36 | $348,109 | $87,500 |
| Allison Romanyshyn | Sr Director, Community Engagement, Chief Inclusion Officer Key employee | 36 | $243,519 | $74,450 |
| Patrick Franzen | Director, Publications and Platform Key employee | 36 | $234,966 | $69,470 |
| Robert F Hainsey | Director, Science & Technology Key employee | 36 | $245,296 | $45,341 |
| Jeffrey Nichols | Director, Sales Highest-paid employee | 36 | $207,962 | $68,223 |
| Marilyn Gorsuch | Sr Director, Technical Programs Highest-paid employee | 36 | $233,344 | $35,027 |
| Lara Miles | Director, Business Services, Systems & Data Governance Highest-paid employee | 36 | $224,278 | $40,515 |
| Andrew Brown | Sr. Director, Events & Global Business Devlopment Highest-paid employee | 36 | $236,405 | $24,472 |
| Jill Stanton | Director, Software Development Highest-paid employee | 36 | $199,544 | $49,698 |
| Jen Dodds | Sr. Director, Events & Global Business Development Key employee | 36 | $189,556 | $57,919 |
| Julie L Bentley | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $9,468 | $0 |
| Alexis Vogt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,460 | $0 |
| Jessica DeGroote Nelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,367 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daewook Kim | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $700 |
| Peter de Groot | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Cather Simpson | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jim McNally | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Barton | Immediate Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Waller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Hagan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Miles Padgett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Samuel Achilefu | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Agnes Hubscher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas Petrick | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria Uthe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Weiss | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kishan Dholakia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Keisuke Goda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Gustafson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Montgomery | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Pogue | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kemao Qian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Stock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Rochford | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 36 | $745,620 | $77,019 |
| Bradley Ferguson | COO & COFO Officer | 36 | $372,156 | $84,055 |
| Scott C H Ritchey | Sr Director, Information Technology Key employee | 36 | $321,252 | $81,439 |
| Andrew Brown | Sr Director, Events & Global Business Development Key employee | 36 | $253,924 | $76,149 |
| Jeffrey Nichols | Director, Sales Highest-paid employee | 36 | $219,008 | $68,378 |
| Allison Romanyshyn | Sr Director, Community Engagement, Chief Inclusion Officer Key employee | 36 | $215,801 | $68,023 |
| Patrick Franzen | Director, Publications and Platform Highest-paid employee | 36 | $208,191 | $65,688 |
| Marilyn Gorsuch | Sr Director, Technical Programs Key employee | 36 | $234,248 | $35,843 |
| Robert F Hainsey | Director, Science & Technology Highest-paid employee | 36 | $224,668 | $44,984 |
| Lara Miles | Director, Business Services, Systems & Data Governance Highest-paid employee | 36 | $221,352 | $39,920 |
| Peter Hallett | Director, Marketing & Industry Relations Highest-paid employee | 36 | $198,803 | $26,396 |
| Julie L Bentley | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $9,055 | $0 |
| Bernard Kress | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $8,138 | $0 |
| Daewook Kim | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $3,472 | $0 |
| Jessica DeGroote Nelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,389 | $0 |
| Laura Waller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $429 | $0 |
| Jennifer Barton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim McNally | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allison Barto | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Audrey Bowden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Fahrig | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hagan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gong-Ru Lin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Montgomery | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Miles Padgett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William Roach | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Achilefu | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter de Groot | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Keisuke Goda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Agnes Hubscher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Lynn Stock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Rochford | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 36 | $677,073 | $74,938 |
| Bradley Ferguson | COO & COFO Officer | 36 | $348,217 | $81,137 |
| Scott C H Ritchey | Sr Director, Information Technology Key employee | 36 | $302,643 | $76,027 |
| Andrew Brown | Sr Director, Events & Global Business Development Key employee | 36 | $243,523 | $69,177 |
| Allison Romanyshyn | Sr Director, Community Engagement, Chief Inclusion Officer Key employee | 36 | $204,157 | $65,251 |
| Jeffrey Nichols | Director, Sales Highest-paid employee | 36 | $206,332 | $62,980 |
| Marilyn Gorsuch | Sr Director, Technical Programs Key employee | 36 | $220,732 | $34,592 |
| Patrick Franzen | Director, Publications and Platform Highest-paid employee | 36 | $188,241 | $62,480 |
| Robert F Hainsey | Director, Science & Technology Highest-paid employee | 36 | $202,902 | $41,522 |
| Lara Miles | Director, Business Services, Systems & Data Governance Highest-paid employee | 36 | $206,454 | $37,640 |
| Peter Hallett | Director, Marketing & Industry Relations Highest-paid employee | 36 | $185,983 | $46,988 |
| Joseph Shaw | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $12,250 | $0 |
| Maryellen Giger | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $10,000 | $0 |
| Bernard Kress | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $9,936 | $0 |
| Jessica DeGroote Nelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $2,163 | $0 |
| Kyle Myers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| Anita Mahadevan-Jansen | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Barton | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter de Groot | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim McNally | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allison Barto | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Bass | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Audrey Bowden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Fahrig | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donis Flagello | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hagan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ruth Houbertz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gong-Ru Lin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Montgomery | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Miles Padgett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William Roach | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cather Simpson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Waller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Rochford | Chief Executive Officer Officer | 36 | $627,593 | $71,502 |
| Brad Ferguson | COFO Officer | 36 | $316,433 | $71,971 |
| Scott Ritchey | Director, Information Technology Key employee | 36 | $233,766 | $65,646 |
| Andrew Brown | Sr. Director, Global Business Development Key employee | 36 | $221,861 | $52,834 |
| Allison Romanyshyn | Sr Dir Community Engagement, Chief Inclusion Key employee | 36 | $168,784 | $60,783 |
| Marilyn Gorsuch | Director, Technical Programs & Proceedings Key employee | 36 | $196,911 | $31,332 |
| Patrick Franzen | Director, Publications and Platform Highest-paid employee | 36 | $161,317 | $61,481 |
| Robert Hainsey | Science & Technology Strategist Highest-paid employee | 36 | $186,111 | $36,124 |
| Stephen Anderson | Director, Industry Development Highest-paid employee | 36 | $190,521 | $30,204 |
| Peter Hallett | Director, Marketing & Industry Relations Highest-paid employee | 36 | $163,702 | $56,535 |
| Lara Miles | Director, Business Services, Systems and Data Gov Highest-paid employee | 36 | $158,613 | $30,267 |
| Bernard Kress | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $12,549 | $0 |
| Joseph Shaw | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $5,916 | $0 |
| John Greivenkamp | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $2,263 | $0 |
| Scott Tyo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,625 | $0 |
| Peter DeGroot | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $1,386 | $0 |
| Katie Schwertz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $858 | $0 |
| David Andrews | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $156 | $0 |
| Jason Mulliner | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Myers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Anita Mahadevan-Jansen | President Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julia Craven | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marta de la Fuente | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Judy Fennelly | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim McNally | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Byoungho Lee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina Elizabeth Solano | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ruth Houbertz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Krupinski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cather Simpson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, WA 98227-0010
- In care of
- % BRAD FERGUSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Brad Ferguson, PO Box 10, Bellingham, WA 98227
- Signed the 990
- Brad Ferguson, COFO
- Phone
- (360) 676-3290
- Website
- www.spie.org
Mission
SPIE is an international nonprofit technical society dedicated to advancing scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging and optoelectronic technologies through its meetings, education programs and publications.
Program accomplishments
- Technical Events - SPIE organized technical/scientific and engineering meetings with approximately 36,000 attendees. Included in the content of these Technical Events are basic research, research technology methods and applications. Many of our technical events also include Exhibits and a Career Center. There were about 300 conferences held in 2025 where scientists presented their research findings and collaborated on their work. In addition to the conferences offered at the 2025 Technical Events, there were also more than 100 in-person educational courses.Expenses $19,987,540 · grants $138,897 · revenue $35,162,842
- Publications - SPIE helps the scientist authors publish their work via Publications and Journals. The technical publications include: books, Journals, conference proceedings, and online products. Proceedings of SPIE conferences are technical publications that educate the engineering community about current technology, research and applications. Online website links allow access to products and services used by scientists and engineers. Approximately 5,500 hardcopy books were shipped in 2025. SPIE is also the publisher of over 15 technical journals: Advanced Photonics, Advanced Photonics Nexus, Advanced Quantum Photonics, Biophotonics Discovery, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Journal of Astronomical, Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Journal of Medical Imaging, Journal of Micro/Nanopatterning, Materials and Metrology, Journal of Nanophotonics, Journal of Optical Microsystems, Journal of Photonics for Energy, Neurophotonics, Optical Engineering, and Photonics Insights. SPIE is also a Co-publisher of Journal of Electronic Imaging with Society for Imaging Science and Technology. Total circulation of journals during 2025 was about 25,000 online subscriptions.Expenses $6,621,592 · grants $21,265 · revenue $13,221,545
- Education - SPIE awarded education scholarships and grants to support education outreach. More than 10,000 Women in Optics notebooks were printed and distributed in 2025. The SPIE Education department held career advancement events, including in-person workshops, and networking and mentoring socials, serving over 750 attendees. SPIE also presented in-person short courses at events, in-company training sessions, and issued Certificates of Completion. SPIE also held instructional webinars and offers on-demand online courses.Expenses $3,122,270 · grants $1,741,729 · revenue $300,359
- Membership - In 2025 SPIE provided support to attend conferences to student authors, and activity grants for student chapter groups. As part of our membership program, SPIE also provides reduced dues for students and members from developing nations.Expenses $2,060,304 · grants $703,974 · revenue $2,993,225
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
- 95-2142678
- 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
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $166,653,304
- Income (IRS master file)
- $110,800,768
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $64,378,785 | $54,680,672 | $166,653,304 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $59,735,524 | $53,251,757 | $150,848,856 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $52,668,388 | $51,312,414 | $136,740,026 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $36,576,887 | $46,877,020 | $123,692,057 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $33,050,614 | $35,580,999 | $144,509,119 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 95-2142678).
Questions about SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER
- What is the EIN of SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER is 95-2142678.
- Is SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER 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 PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER 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 PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER 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 PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Brad Ferguson.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 35 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $799,897 (Kent Rochford, Chief Executive Officer).
- How much revenue does SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $64,378,785, expenses of $54,680,672 and total assets of $166,653,304 at year end.
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