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SILICON VALLEY ENGINEERING COUNCIL

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $29K · expenses $40K · assets $5K

EIN
77-0255756
Address
PO BOX 610385, SAN JOSE, CA 95161-0385
Website
https://www.svec.org
NTEE code
B03
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
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Mission

Founded in 1989, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council is a non-profit educational 501 (c)(3) organization. Its purpose is to serve its member engineering and technical organizations in Silicon Valley and provide outreach to education and the community. GOALS: (1) increase public understanding of the impact of engineering and science in enhancing the quality of life. (2) Sponsor and promote engineering educational activities, programs and outreach. (3) Promote community service by the engineering and technical societies and their members. (4) Coordinate activities and assist communications among local engineering organizations. (5) Coordinate Engineers Week activities in the Silicon Valley.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Cecilia Craig President FY252019-2024 4 $0 reported 1
T Kim Parnell Vice President FY252024 3 $0 reported 1
Richard Schaefer Secretary FY252024 2 $0 reported 1
Elise Engelhardt Treasurer FY252022-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Yanika Schnieder Director FY252019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Glenn Friedmann Director FY252023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Wright Director FY252024 4 $0 reported 1
KRS Murthy Director FY252024 1 $0 reported 1
LIANA Ye Past President2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sri Seelin (former) Vice President FY242023 3 $0 reported 1
Jack Jew (former) Director FY242023 1 $0 reported 1
Jerry POHORSKY (former) Secretary FY232019-2022 6 $0 reported 1
METIN Ozen (former) Director FY232019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Mahnaz Firouzi (former) Director FY232019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Pooja Chaudhari (former) Director FY232019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Mojtaba Sharifzadeh (former) President FY232019-2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Cecilia Craig President FY254 $0-$0 $01
T Kim Parnell Vice President FY253 $0-$0 $01
Richard Schaefer Secretary FY252 $0-$0 $01
Elise Engelhardt Treasurer FY253 $0-$0 $01
Yanika Schnieder Director FY253 $0-$0 $01
Glenn Friedmann Director FY251 $0-$0 $01
Michael Wright Director FY254 $0-$0 $01
KRS Murthy Director FY251 $0-$0 $01
LIANA Ye Past President2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LIANA Ye President FY242 $0-$0 $01
Sri Seelin Vice President FY243 $0-$0 $01
Elise Engelhardt Secretary FY242 $0-$0 $01
Cecilia Craig Treasurer FY244 $0-$0 $01
Yanika Schnieder Director FY241 $0-$0 $01
Glenn Friedmann Director FY241 $0-$0 $01
Jack Jew Director FY241 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LIANA Ye President FY232 $0-$0 $01
Elise Engelhardt Vice-President1 $0-$0 $01
Jerry POHORSKY Secretary FY236 $0-$0 $01
Cecilia Craig Treasurer FY236 $0-$0 $01
METIN Ozen Director FY232 $0-$0 $01
Yanika Schnieder Director FY232 $0-$0 $01
Mahnaz Firouzi Director FY231 $0-$0 $01
Pooja Chaudhari Director FY232 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MOJTABA SHARIFZADEH President FY235 $0-$0 $01
LIANA Ye Vice President FY234 $0-$0 $01
Jerry POHORSKY Secretary FY234 $0-$0 $01
Cecilia Craig Treasurer FY235 $0-$0 $01
METIN Ozen Director FY234 $0-$0 $01
Yanika Schnieder Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
Mahnaz Firouzi Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
Pooja Chaudhari Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MOJTABA SHARIFZADEH President FY235 $0-$0 $01
LIANA Ye Vice President FY234 $0-$0 $01
Jerry POHORSKY Secretary FY234 $0-$0 $01
Cecilia Craig Treasurer FY235 $0-$0 $01
METIN Ozen Director FY234 $0-$0 $01
Yanika Schnieder Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
Mahnaz Firouzi Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
Pooja Chaudhari Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MOJTABA SHARIFZADEH President FY235 $0-$0 $01
LIANA Ye Vice President FY234 $0-$0 $01
Jerry POHORSKY Secretary FY234 $0-$0 $01
Cecilia Craig Treasurer FY235 $0-$0 $01
METIN Ozen Director FY234 $0-$0 $01
Yanika Schnieder Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
Mahnaz Firouzi Director FY233 $0-$0 $01
Pooja Chaudhari Director FY233 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,201$40,266 $4,776$4,776 $17,570$10,731 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,430$47,993 $15,841$15,841 $14,330$28,209 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,794$50,219 $19,404$19,404 $19,555$27,338 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,202$1,118 $21,829$21,829 $0$1,200 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,322$588 $21,745$21,745 $200$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,566$55,688 $21,011$21,011 $1,802$28,978 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $12,470 in all, tax years 2016 to 2016. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$10,250 2016$10,250
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INTUIT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SILICON VALLEY ENGINEERING COUNCIL” 2016 1$2,220 2016$2,220
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $40,266 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,046 59.7%
Fees to independent contractors $7,899 19.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,500 16.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,821 4.5%
Total$40,266100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $47,993 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $28,513 59.4%
Fees to independent contractors $10,630 22.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,000 12.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,549 5.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $301 0.6%
Total$47,993100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $50,219 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,986 75.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,551 13.0%
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $578 98.3%
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $55,688 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,759 73.2%
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Printing, publications, postage $4,929 8.9%
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