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Grantmaking public charityEIN 952142678

SOCIETY OF PHOTO OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS

Bellingham, WA 982270010

Total Assets

$150.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$880K

FY 2024

Grants Made

10

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$88K

FY 2024

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$6.4M

Publications - SPIE helps the scientist authors publish their work via Publications and Journals. The technical publications include: books, Journals, conference proceedings, CD-ROMs and website products. Proceedings of the conference are technical publications that educate the engineering community about current technology, research and applications. Website links allow access to products and services used by scientists and engineers. Approximately 6,800 hardcopy books were shipped in 2024. SPIE is also the publisher of 15 technical journals: Optical Engineering, Journal of Biomedical Optics, Journal of Micro/Nano Lithography, MEMS and MOEMS, Journal of Nanophotonics, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Journal of Photonics for Energy, Journal of Astronomy Telescopes, Journal of Medical Imaging, Journal of Neurophotonics, Journal of Advanced Photonics and Journal of Optical Microsystems, Journal of Advanced Photonics Nexus, Journal of photonics Insights and Bios Journal. SPIE is also a Co-publisher of Journal of Electronic Imaging with Society for Imaging Science and Technology. Total circulation of journals during 2024 was 30,000 subscriptions, print and online.

Program 2

$3.8M

Education - SPIE awarded 80 education scholarships and 14 grants to support education outreach, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and International Day of Light events and activities. More than 6,000 outreach posters were distributed, and over 12,000 Women in Optics notebooks were printed and distributed. 25 career advancement events were held, including webinars, in-person workshops, and networking and mentoring socials, serving over 1,000 attendees. SPIE also presented 113 in-person short courses at 7 events, 2 in-company training sessions, and issued 1,340 Certificates of Completion. SPIE also held 5 instructional webinars and offers 38 on-demand online courses.

Program 3

$2.1M

Membership - In 2024 SPIE provided support to attend conferences to 396 student authors, and activity grants for 156 student chapter groups. As part of our membership program, SPIE also provides reduced dues for students and members from developing nations.

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$59.7M

Total Expenses

$53.3M

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.2M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

48 grants

$125K
2 grants
Michigan Tech University
$113K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants

<$10K
20
grants
$10–50K
16
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

Massachusetts
$678K
21% of total
New York
$613K
19% of total
Colorado
$610K
18% of total
Tennessee
$510K
15% of total
California
$165K
5% of total
Florida
$131K
4% of total
Michigan
$126K
4% of total
Texas
$125K
4% of total
Alabama
$100K
3% of total
Georgia
$50K
2% of total

+7 more states

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