Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineers

BELLINGHAM, WA EIN: 95-2142678 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$150.8M

+10.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$880K

+522.2% YoY

Grant Count

10

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$88K

+211.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$16M$33M$49M$66M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$150,848,856$136,740,026$123,692,057
Revenue$59,735,524$52,668,388$36,576,887
Expenses$53,251,757$51,312,414$46,877,020
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,888,738$5,086,782$504,284
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$301K$603K$904K$1M10 grants202011 grants20216 grants20225 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Trustees of Boston Unive…$502KTuskegee University$100KUniversity of Colorado F…$100KCalifornia Institute of …$75KUT Southwestern Medical …$50KMichigan Tech University$20KMonroe Community College…$15KUR SPIE Student Chapter$7KIthaka Harbors Inc$6KThe Regents of the Unive…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K8$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Kent RochfordChief Executive Officer$746KBradley FergusonCOO & COFO$372KScott C H RitcheySr Director, Information Tec…$321KAndrew BrownSr Director, Events & Global…$254KMarilyn GorsuchSr Director, Technical Progr…$234KRobert F HainseyDirector, Science & Technology$225KLara MilesDirector, Business Services,…$221KJeffrey NicholsDirector, Sales$219KAllison RomanyshynSr Director, Community Engag…$216KPatrick FranzenDirector, Publications and P…$208KPeter HallettDirector, Marketing & Indust…$199KJulie L BentleyVice President$9KBernard KressPast President$8KDaewook KimDirector$3KJessica DeGroote Nel…Director$2KLaura WallerDirector$429

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Kent RochfordChief Executive Officer36$745,620
Bradley FergusonCOO & COFO36$372,156
Scott C H RitcheySr Director, Information Technology36$321,252
Andrew BrownSr Director, Events & Global Business Development36$253,924
Jeffrey NicholsDirector, Sales36$219,008
Allison RomanyshynSr Director, Community Engagement, Chief Inclusion Officer36$215,801
Patrick FranzenDirector, Publications and Platform36$208,191
Marilyn GorsuchSr Director, Technical Programs36$234,248
Robert F HainseyDirector, Science & Technology36$224,668
Lara MilesDirector, Business Services, Systems & Data Governance36$221,352
Peter HallettDirector, Marketing & Industry Relations36$198,803
Julie L BentleyVice President1$9,055
Bernard KressPast President1$8,138
Daewook KimDirector1$3,472
Jessica DeGroote NelsonDirector1$2,389
Laura WallerDirector1$429
Jennifer BartonPresident4
Jim McNallySecretary/Treasurer1
Allison BartoDirector1
Audrey BowdenDirector1
Rebecca FahrigDirector1
David HaganDirector1
Gong-Ru LinDirector1
Paul MontgomeryDirector1
Miles PadgettDirector1
William RoachDirector1
Samuel AchilefuDirector1
Peter de GrootPresident-Elect1
Keisuke GodaDirector1
Agnes HubscherDirector1
Michelle Lynn StockDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

AtlantaBostonChicagoDallasDenverDoverEast AuroraHoughtonHoustonIrvineLos AngelesNashvilleNew YorkOrlandoPasadenaPhoenixPittsburghRiver FallsRochesterSomervilla

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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