2016-11-15T15:42:03-06:00 2015-12-31 061244958 CARTER HAYES ASSOCIATES PC 1952 WHITNEY AVENUE HAMDEN CT 06517 990 2015-01-01 060692002 society of plastics engineers inc SOCI 2037750471 6 berkshire blvd suite 306 bethel CT 06801 russell broome managing director 2037750471 2016-11-15 1 DAVID A SCARAMOZZA P00157253 2032873990 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Russell Broome 6 berkshire blvd suite 306 bethel CT 06801 4261539 0 X www.4spe.org X 1942 MI every day the society of plastics engineers (spe) helps people and companies in the plastics industry succeed. how? by spreading knowledge, strengthening skills and promoting plastics. spe is the only place where people from all parts of the industry can come together around important issues and technologies. spe's contribution to the plastics industry for over 60 years has made a significant difference to the technologies and innovations the industry enjoys today. in the process, we've developed a 15,000-member network of leading engineers, scientists and other plastics professionals, including technicians, salespeople, marketers, retailers and representatives from tertiary industries. today, the industry is more interdependent than ever, and professional networks have taken on global dimensions. such networks are almost impossible to develop and maintain in our fast-paced industry. 93 93 16 1090 0 0 412274 747066 3701892 3134407 205281 158743 39745 11199 4359192 4051415 129789 175216 0 0 915597 998072 0 0 67384 2982338 2573484 4027724 3746772 331468 304643 4855980 4734932 1685369 1531878 3170611 3203054 X every day the society of plastics engineers (spe) helps people and companies in the plastics industry succeed. how? by spreading knowledge, strengthening skills and promoting plastics. spe is the only place where people from all parts of the industry can come together around important issues and technologies. spe's contribution to the plastics industry for over 60 years has made a significant difference to the technologies and innovations the industry enjoys today. in the process, the organization developed a 15,000-member network of leading engineers, scientists and other plastics professionals, including technicians, salespeople, marketers, retailers and representatives from tertiary industries. today, the industry is more interdependent than ever, and professional networks have taken on global dimensions. such networks are almost impossible to develop and maintain in our fast-paced industry. 0 0 2904471 175216 3145606 the organization has numerous different services that it provides. programs consist of membership, plastics engineering magazine, educational programs and services, public awareness, and related member services. 2904471 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 93 93 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 CT X X russell broome 2037405471 6 berkshire blvd suite 306 bethel CT 06801 X vijay boolani former president 2.00 X 0 0 0 dr raed al-zu'bi councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 dick cameron president 2.00 X X 0 0 0 monika Verheij secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Olivier Crave senior Vice President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 dr jaime a gomez treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 louis reifschneider councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 yi ting councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Thierry D'Allard councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alex Capuz councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin Malpass councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Yap councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Russell speight councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Pickett councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 peter stokman councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Steele councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Fernando jose novaes councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 wei zheng councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Greg floyd councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bernhard peters councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel stratton councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ray Shute councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jerome blayne councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 bruce mulholland councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 David Martschinske councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Creig Bowland councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mark 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2.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Reichert councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Brunella councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Hedges councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ken Braney councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 thomas mcnamara councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Arendt councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Harrison Yu councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 rakesh gupta councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kari Bliss councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 carl olson councilor 2.00 X 0 0 0 willem de vos chief executive officer 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 zendics bvba mussenstraat 37 ronse BE 9600 management 370948 crain communications inc 1155 gratiot avenue detroit MI 48207 advertising 119138 2 747066 747066 membership dues 900099 1332477 1332477 conferences 900099 1005965 1005965 publications 511120 795045 795045 spe store 900099 920 920 3134407 176663 176663 192204 210124 -17920 -17920 -17920 miscellaneous 900099 11199 11199 11199 4051415 3145606 0 158743 149816 149816 18400 18400 7000 7000 766808 554199 166251 46358 57718 41426 12738 3554 104725 75036 23218 6471 68821 49258 15300 4263 354465 269193 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Part X, Line 2: The Organization files tax returns in the United States. The Organization has not taken any tax positions that management believes would result in additional tax liabilities upon examination of the tax returns by a tax jurisdiction. The Organization has no open tax years prior to 2011. The Organization files IRS Form 990 annually with the Federal Government and is still open to examination by the taxing authorities for the past three years. 0 europe 1 1 office is maintained to assist membership and coordinate seminars in the local european community assist members in registering for seminars and renewing memberships 370948 1 1 0 0 1 1 370948 0 370948 award North America 1 5000 check award Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) 1 2000 check 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: SPE asks the recipients to keep them informed as to the use of the funds and the progress of their project or use. 1 penn state erie the behrend college 4651 college drive erie PA 16563 246000376 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 17000 scholarship rutgers university 620 george street new brunswick NJ 08901 226001086 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 5500 scholarship pittsburgh state university 1701 s broadway pittsburgh KS 56762 223981479 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 8000 scholarship university of massachuetts-lowell 220 pawtucket street suite 131 lowell MA 01854 046002284 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 12000 scholarship kettering university 1700 university avenue flint MI 48504 382410852 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 25000 scholarship pennsylvania college of technology one college avenue williamsport PA 17701 232564508 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 15000 scholarship michigan state university 556 east circle drive 252 east lansing MI 48824 386005984 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) 8500 scholarship university of wisconsin-madison 333 east campus mall 9701 madison WI 53715 396006492 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 12758 scholarship western washington university 516 high street bellingham WA 98225 916000562 170(b)(1)(a)(ii) 5000 scholarship awards 10 18400 Part I, Line 2: SPE asks the recipients to keep them informed as to the use of the funds and the progress of their project or use. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 4 4 1 voting members: professional members, young professional members, senior members, fellows of the society, honored service members, and distinguished members shall have the right to vote, hold elective office and participate in all the affairs of the society. 4 4 2 non-voting members: student members and honorary members may participate in all affairs of the society except voting or holding elective section, division or society office. 4 4 3 section/division affiliation: each member in good standing shall have the privilege of affiliating with two affiliate groups, one section and one division, or two sections, or two divisions. requirements for membership in additional sections or divisions shall be prescribed by council. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a 6 1 1 governance: the governance of the society shall be vested in a governing body called the council. 6 1 2 chief staff executive: a chief staff executive may be employed to act as the business manager of the society (see also article 13). 6 1 3 council: the council shall consist of representatives elected by members affiliated with sections and divisions as provided in the bylaws,the immediate past presidents as councilor-at-large, and a councilor- or councilors-at-large as may be provided in this document (see also articles 7 & 8). each councilor shall be a voting member of the society when seated. the chief staff executive shall be a non-voting member of the council. 6 1 4 representation: the members affiliated with each section shall elect one of their members as a representative in the council. the members affiliated with each division shall elect one of their members as a representative in the council. the retiring president of the society, as councilor-at-large, shall also represent the non-section and non-division affiliates. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 the 990 is prepared by tax professionals in conjunction with the organization's accounting manager and director, operations and administration. the return is reviewed by a team consisting of the executive director, accounting manager and director, operations and administration. the return is then presented to the finance committee and the executive committee for final review before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c employees and executive committee members are reminded of the conflict of interest policy at the beginning of every committee meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 there is a performance and compensation committee which is a committee of the executive committee. the director, operations and administration is the staff liason to this group. salary is benchmarked via the use of survey data with other like type organizations. in addition, there is a review of department of labor wage demographics for the geographic region. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 documents are made available by contacting the organization at the address or phone number listed on page one of the return. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 documents are made available by contacting the organization at the address or phone number listed on page one of the return.