Engineering Conferences International INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2001Science & TechnologyEIN 06-1650684Revenue $5.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSengconfintl.org32 Broadway Ste 314, 10004-1644 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2003Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The organization's mission is to provide a forum for the discussion of advances in the field of science and engineering for the good of mankind by the identification and administration of international interdisciplinary conferences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$160K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$160K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $99K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.9M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$313K
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$5.9M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$823K
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $4.8M Management & general 5% · $263K Fundraising 1% · $64K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $160K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec. Dir./Secr
$160,175Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Hickernell’s $160K as Exec. Dir./Secr is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Hickernell$160,175$144,617$117,031$117,031$99,438$132,458

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Hosts international conferences to discuss science and engineering advances for humanity's benefit.

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1 program · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization works with engineering, scientific and social science societies and the interested general public to jointly sponsor conferences and to take other actions that will foster complementary programming, and initiates conferences that will have a significant impact on engineering education, research practice and/or…

$4.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$99K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$263K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$438K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$411K$438K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$963K$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$120K$24K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$338K$253K$51K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$17K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$77K$57K$11K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$30K$6K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$25K$25K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$210K$168K$42K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3.2M$3.2M
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$10K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$3K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$910K$852K$58K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$72K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.8M$263K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.9M$5.1M$790K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.8M$4.2M−$429K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.7M$4.3M$414K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$3.5M−$76K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $313K$823K−$510K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.6M−$390K$2.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,934,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $637,666$1,499,606
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,069,482$4,400,344
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,654$34,937
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,731$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,783,533$5,934,887
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $565,361$636,642
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,646,908$4,508,576
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,212,269$5,145,218
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$428,736$789,669
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,934,887 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,449,606
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,499,606
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,400,344$4,400,344
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,743$29,743
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,194$5,194
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,400,344 · Excluded from tax $34,937$5,934,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,145,218 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,131 · Management $24,026 · Fundraising $16,018$160,175
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $253,425 · Management $50,685 · Fundraising $33,790$337,900
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,630 · Management $3,326 · Fundraising $2,217$22,173
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,451 · Management $11,490 · Fundraising $7,660$76,601
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,844 · Management $5,969 · Fundraising $3,980$39,793
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,988 · Management $24,987$49,975
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,731$2,731
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,892 · Management $9,892$19,784
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $167,809 · Management $41,952$209,761
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,200,840$3,200,840
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,491$6,491
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,458 · Management $2,615$13,073
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,810 · Management $8,428$11,238
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $852,300 · Management $58,103$910,403
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $72,093 · Management $12,187$84,280
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,818,671 · Management $262,882 · Fundraising $63,665$5,145,218
Part X · Balance sheet $3,892,707 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,108,822$2,477,925
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,048,654$963,261
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,769$13,300
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $410,896$438,221
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,591,141$3,892,707
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $119,868$191,856
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $782,693$1,223,931
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $962,561$1,470,787
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,026,715$1,350,150
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $601,865$1,071,770
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,628,580$2,421,920
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,591,141$3,892,707
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,421,920 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,934,887
XI-2 Total expenses$5,145,218
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$789,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,628,580
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,671
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,421,920

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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