Society of Plastics Engineers Inc
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.
Society of Plastics Engineers Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $156,599
- -37.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $710,950
- +13.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,553
- -58.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $786,682
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Society of Plastics Engineers Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2024) to $105K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $27K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Plastivan | — | $18,900 |
| Jackie Rehkopf Scholarship | — | $8,000 |
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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 | $156,599 | $710,950 | $786,682 | — | — | $4,553 |
| 2024 | $250,329 | $624,780 | $749,032 | $26,900 | 2 | $11,082 |
| 2023 | $374,581 | $823,807 | $779,015 | $105,293 | Total only | $3,114 |
| 2022 | $329,789 | $728,572 | $775,501 | — | — | $25 |
| 2021 | $376,718 | $316,766 | $326,752 | — | — | $4 |
| 2019 | $528,673 | $893,396 | $889,280 | — | — | $12 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Society of Plastics Engineers Inc
Based on IRS filings
Society of Plastics Engineers Inc is a public charity, based in Troy, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $157K in total assets. Net investment income was $5K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Society of Plastics Engineers Inc is led by Ramesh Iyer, Chairperson since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 38 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ramesh Iyer
Chairperson
Chair → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samar Teli
Membership Chair
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alper Kiziltas
Director
Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2021
Chairperson → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Grosser
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Jarrett
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Helmer
Director
Chairperson → Immediate Past Chair, 2021
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dhanendra Nagwanshi
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Lee
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lapain
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Fuenmayor
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Umesh Gandhi
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drew Geda
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Mayville
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Philp
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodrigo Orozco
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Albert Chen
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arash Kiani
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Stevenson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leonardo Simon
Director
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Soydan Ozcan
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Cole
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Van Loozen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Guzman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Siopes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Umemoto
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Cronin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sze-Sze Ng
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jitesh Desai
Treasurer
Treasurer Administrator → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
$5K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Allan Murray
Director Emeritus
Director Emeritus → Director, 2024
Director → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Reed
Director Emeritus
Director Emeritus → Director, 2024
Director → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Deans
Director Emeritus
Director Emeritus → Director, 2024
Director → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Norm Kakarala
Director Emeritus
Director → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sassan Tarahomi
Past Chair
Director → Immediate Pa, 2024
Immediate Pa → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suresh Shah
Director Emeritus
Division Councilor → Director, 2022
Director → Director Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Pickett
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Helms
Councilor
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Jack
Acce Co-Chair
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Siwajek
Acce Co-Chair
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Andy Rich (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Armando Sardianopoli (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bonnie Bennyhoff (2019–2022) — Volunteer
- Former: Marc Bahm (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven VanLoozen (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Tim Rush (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kieth Siopes (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeffery Helms (2022) — Division Councilor
- Former: Paula Kruger (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Haggart (2019) — Director
- Former: Crystal VanHouten (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Cynthia Flanigan (2019) — Director
- Former: Ed Luibrand (2019) — Director
- Former: Gary Kogowski (2019) — Director
- Former: Matt Carroll (2019) — Immediate Past-Chair
- Former: Nippani Rao (2019) — Director Emeritus
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 2022 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $5K, to Jitesh Desai (Treasurer Administrator). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Society of Plastics Engineers Inc
How large is Society of Plastics Engineers Inc?
Society of Plastics Engineers Inc reported $157K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $711K.
What is Society of Plastics Engineers Inc's EIN?
Society of Plastics Engineers Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7163348. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
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