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Engine Technology Forum INC

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Frederick, MD501(c)(6)Since 2000Community Development EIN 37-1394262Revenue $1.0M in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 9, 2026

On file with the IRSenginetechforum.orgFrederick, MDTax-exempt since Jun 2000

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The Engine Technology Forum, INC. Is a non-profit organization whose mission is as follows: - to be the leading voice championing the value, progress, and future importance of internal combustion engines, technologies, vehicles, and equipment as well as the fuels that they use. - to positively influence public and policymaker opinions regarding internal combustion engines and the technologies, vehicles, and equipment they power utilizing sustainable and other fuels and their role in achieving energy, environment, and economic goals. - to contribute to the greater awareness of internal combustion engines, vehicles, equipment, and Technology using renewable and other fuels, as valued options for decarbonization of key sectors of the economy. - to work with all stakeholders seeking solutions to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from freight transport, agriculture, construction, and mining, as well as other industrial and commercial applications. - through public education and outr

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$507K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$507K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$278K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
Net assets
$308K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$909K
FY2021$938K
FY2022$921K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$308K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$374K
FY2025$308K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jun 2000.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $507K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Allen R Schaeffer
Executive Di
$397,038Pt VII · Sec A
Kara Gundel
Dir. Public
$110,382Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allen R Schaeffer’s $397K as Executive Di is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allen R Schaeffer$397,038$388,299$362,830$358,880$349,188$334,927
Jessica Puchala—$127,622$123,501———
Ezra P Finkin—————$122,349
Kara Gundel$110,382$109,966————

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

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Promotes clean diesel technology's economic importance and essential uses.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Policy Development

This program category was used for activities such as policymaker education, policy related tracking systems, and legal counsel on policy matters.

Pt IX · col B
02

Media Related

This program category was used for monitoring and engaging news as well as issuing press releases.

Pt IX · col B
03

Website Operations

This program category was used for updates and ongoing maintenance of the forum's website.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$977K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$308K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$977K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$406K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$484K
Accounts receivableLn 4$38K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$278K
Net assetsLn 32$308K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$567K$484K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$752K$586K
LiabilitiesLn 26$378K$278K
Net assetsLn 32$374K$308K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$397K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$261K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
Information technologyLn 14$25K
OccupancyLn 16$29K
TravelLn 17$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K
InsuranceLn 23$54K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$205K
All other expensesLn 24e$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 9, 2026 $1.0M$1.2M−$128K$308K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 10, 2025 $1.1M$1.3M−$217K$374K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 28, 2024 $1.1M$1.2M−$22K$592K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 $1.2M$921K$243K$614K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2022 $1.1M$938K$174K$371K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 15, 2021 $1.2M$909K$280K$197K 990 PDF

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 $1,036,046 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,000$50,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $996,917$976,542
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,633$9,504
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,069,550$1,036,046
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $789,099$721,167
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $497,925$443,326
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,287,024$1,164,493
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$217,474−$128,447
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,036,046 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $976,542$976,542
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,504$9,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $976,542 · Excluded from tax $9,504$1,036,046
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,164,493 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$397,038
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$261,118
IX-9 Other employee benefits$26,182
IX-10 Payroll taxes$36,829
IX-11b Legal fees$5,736
IX-11c Accounting fees$17,570
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,516
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$12,886
IX-13 Office expenses$3,478
IX-14 Information technology$24,854
IX-16 Occupancy$28,978
IX-17 Travel$17,468
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$12,139
IX-23 Insurance$54,055
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$205,018
IX-24e All other expenses$59,628
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,164,493
Part X · Balance sheet $585,818 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,524$78,151
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $496,118$405,622
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,774$38,285
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,550$9,313
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,670$3,531
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $92,253$50,916
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $751,889$585,818
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,178$35,552
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $256,417$193,812
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $84,130$48,174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $377,725$277,538
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $374,164$308,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $374,164$308,280
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $751,889$585,818
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,280 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,036,046
XI-2 Total expenses$1,164,493
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$128,447
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$374,164
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$62,563
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,280

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

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