Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc
To define, develop, and advance the use of engineering best practices; expand the scientific and technical knowledge base; and educate the global fire safety community, to reduce fire risk.
Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,081,466
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,006,904
- -5.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $57,340
- -5.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,158,634
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $50K (2019). In 2020 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,081,466 | $3,006,904 | $3,158,634 | — | — | $57,340 |
| 2024 | $2,903,662 | $3,171,277 | $3,257,237 | — | — | $60,427 |
| 2023 | $3,048,797 | $2,782,830 | $3,444,270 | — | — | $65,904 |
| 2022 | $3,450,996 | $2,799,980 | $3,137,825 | — | — | $55,675 |
| 2021 | $3,887,926 | $2,324,769 | $2,438,675 | — | — | $69,411 |
| 2020 | $3,548,229 | $2,457,556 | $2,279,752 | $4,500 | Total only | $56,992 |
| 2019 | $3,264,052 | $2,555,787 | $2,605,274 | $50,000 | 1 | $70,815 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc
Based on IRS filings
Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc is a public charity, based in Gaithersburg, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $57K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc is led by Christopher Jelenewicz, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Jelenewicz
CEO
Chief Engineer → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$157K (2021) → $199K (2025)
Amanda Kimball
President
Secretary & Treasurer → President-Elect, 2023
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaun Kelly
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Albert Simeoni
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth C Pennacchio
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Denhardt
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wojcik
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fang Li
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Tubbs
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Frank
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hopkins
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glynis Thompson
Pe Professional Qualificat
Pe Professional Qualifications Manager → Pe Professional Qualificat, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$113K (2024) → $116K (2025)
Bob Libby
Immediate Past-President
Director → President, 2023
President → Immediate Past-President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Jonsson
Treasurer
President-Elect → Immediate Past-President, 2023
Immediate Past-President → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shamim Rashid-Sumar
President-Elect
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
Secretary & Treasurer → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Christopher Butts (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Nicole Boston (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Kevin Mlutkowski (2023) — Director, Marketing & Communications
- Former: Beth Tubbs (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Jack Poole (2019–2022) — Immediate Past-President
- Former: John Campbell (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Julie Gordon (2021) — Membership
- Former: Anthony Militello (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Armelle Muller (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brian Meacham (2019–2020) — Immediate Past-President
- Former: Chris Jelenewicz (2019–2020) — Technical Director
- Former: Dan Arnold (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Crowley (2019–2020) — President
- Former: John Harrington (2019) — Past President
- Former: Victoria Valentine (2019) — Prof Qual & Industry Alliances Director
- Former: Wan-Ki Chow (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $199K, to Christopher Jelenewicz (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc
How large is Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc?
Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.0M.
Where does Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc operate?
Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc's EIN?
Society of Fire Protection Engineers Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6108834. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
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