Illuminating Engineering Society: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 13-1767038)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.1M
FY2021	$4.3M
FY2022	$5.2M
FY2023	$4.7M
FY2023	$3.8M
FY2024	$5.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.7M
FY2021	$6.4M
FY2022	$8.4M
FY2023	$7.1M
FY2023	$4.4M
FY2024	$8.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$16.5M
FY2021	$15.2M
FY2022	$10.4M
FY2023	$6.4M
FY2023	$5.7M
FY2024	$3.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1991.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

66%

34%

Program services 66% · $4.3M Management & general 34% · $2.2M

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

24 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Timothy L Licitra

Executive Director

$248,319Pt VII · Sec A

Brian S Liebel

Dir. of Stand & Research

$225,211Pt VII · Sec A

Paul P Tarricone

Editor and Publisher

$195,207Pt VII · Sec A

Olga Loukina

Director of Finance

$174,096Pt VII · Sec A

Mark S Lien

Industry Relations Manager

$172,619Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Butters

Director of Education

$157,697Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander D Baker

Manager of Gov't Affiars &

$156,811Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia McGillicuddy

Manager of Technology

$133,186Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Timothy L Licitra	—	—	—	$137,955	$248,319	$271,853
Colleen Harper	$270,000	$262,500	$201,923	—	—	—
Brian S Liebel	—	—	—	$219,104	$225,211	$236,987
Olga Loukina	$220,000	$208,808	$193,799	$169,715	$174,096	$180,420
Paul P Tarricone	—	$149,598	$195,983	$190,113	$195,207	$189,063
Mark S Lien	—	—	—	$168,289	$172,619	$175,502
Brienne Willcock	$174,250	—	—	—	—	—
Graham Kirk	$164,000	$114,731	—	—	—	—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Promotes the science and art of illumination through education, research, and standards development.

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3 programs · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Standards, Research, Leukos & Technical Committees

See schedule o

$1.4Mprogram expense

02

Ld+a & Editorial

See schedule o

$1.1Mprogram expense

03

Conferences

See schedule o

$449Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2021

Illuminating Engineering SocietyFY2021$44K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2021$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$56K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $433K · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,605

Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,102

Unitemized GrantFY2022$157,638

Unitemized GrantFY2021$123,500

Unitemized GrantFY2020$93,000

Unitemized GrantFY2019$18,104

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$573K

Money outPt IX

$6.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.3M

Managementcol C$2.2M

Owns and owesPt X

$15.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M

Total assetsLn 16$17.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

24

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$524K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$573K

Other incomeLn 4–11$226K

Gains on assetsLn 7$258K

Total revenueLn 12$4.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$492K

SavingsLn 2$2.7M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M

Total assetsLn 16$17.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M

Net assetsLn 32$15.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 533

VolunteersI 6500

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$4.9M	$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$10.4M	$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.4M	$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$18.8M	$17.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.4M	$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$16.5M	$15.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$93K	$93K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.2M	$847K	$374K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.9M	$1.3M	$596K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$106K	$75K	$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$308K	$216K	$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$203K	$137K	$66K
Legal feesLn 11b	$202K		$202K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$31K		$31K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$42K		$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$362K	$209K	$153K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$150K	$150K	$48
Office expensesLn 13	$279K	$207K	$72K
Information technologyLn 14	$8K		$8K
OccupancyLn 16	$469K	$325K	$145K
TravelLn 17	$9K	$3K	$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$64K	$63K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$237K	$164K	$73K
InsuranceLn 23	$83K		$83K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$634K	$455K	$179K
All other expensesLn 24e	$7K		$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$6.4M	$4.3M	$2.2M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$5.8M	$8.1M	−$2.4M	$3.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.7M	$7.1M	−$2.4M	$6.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$5.2M	$8.4M	−$3.2M	$10.4M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$4.3M	$6.4M	−$2.1M	$15.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$5.1M	$8.7M	−$3.6M	$16.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $4,316,223 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,626,564$1,831,929

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,694,757$1,685,681

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $374,209$572,661

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $400,339$225,952

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,095,869$4,316,223

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,104$93,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,710,630$3,771,610

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,932,855$2,577,248

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,661,589$6,441,858

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,565,720−$2,125,635

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,316,223 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $53,052 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$1,244,399

VIII-1e Government grants$523,898

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$63,632

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,831,929

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $962,818 · Unrelated business $722,863$1,685,681

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $314,518$314,518

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $169,085$169,085

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $258,143$258,143

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,815$3,815

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,015,870 · Unrelated business $722,863 · Excluded from tax $745,561$4,316,223

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,441,858 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $93,000$93,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $846,833 · Management $374,453$1,221,286

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,336,979 · Management $596,234$1,933,213

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $74,686 · Management $31,715$106,401

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $215,965 · Management $91,710$307,675

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $136,994 · Management $66,041$203,035

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $201,673$201,673

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,800$30,800

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $42,414$42,414

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $209,322 · Management $152,595$361,917

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $149,800 · Management $48$149,848

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $207,078 · Management $71,663$278,741

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,650$7,650

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $324,852 · Management $144,587$469,439

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,138 · Management $5,441$8,579

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $62,932 · Management $1,525$64,457

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $164,073 · Management $73,027$237,100

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $82,960$82,960

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $454,785 · Management $179,443$634,228

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $7,442$7,442

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,280,437 · Management $2,161,421 · Fundraising $0$6,441,858

Part X · Balance sheet $17,570,953 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $989,256$491,883

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,950,325$2,679,764

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $343,834$306,221

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $458,071$422,413

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $267,076$233,204

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,393,412$2,169,174

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,433,102$11,268,294

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,835,076$17,570,953

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $397,986$456,977

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $333,631$246,701

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,629,559$1,628,890

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,361,176$2,332,568

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,821,393$11,428,570

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,652,507$3,809,815

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,473,900$15,238,385

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,835,076$17,570,953

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,238,385 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,316,223

XI-2 Total expenses$6,441,858

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,125,635

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,473,900

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$890,120

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,238,385

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Illuminating Engineering Society

Standards, Research, Leukos & Technical Committees

Ld+a & Editorial

Conferences

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV