Civil Engineering Certification Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651244695
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Reston, VA, USA
Phone
7032956118
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$192,646
Expenses
$308,478
Assets
$6,487
Liabilities
$2,002,074

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAUL F BOULOS (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN C KABBES (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • JAMES N MARINO (PAST-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PAUL F BOULOS (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN C KABBES (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • JAMES N MARINO (PAST-PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance the science and profession of civil engineering for the welfare of humanity through administration of a specialty certification program for the profession, consistent with the objectives, mission and goals of the american society of civil engineers.

What it reported doing in 2024

Civil engineering certification, inc. Produces a voluntary, post licensure, specialty certifications program. Cec currently offers seven board certifications: (board-certified, water resources engineer; board-certified, geotechnical engineer; board-certified, coastal engineer; board-certified, ocean engineer; board-certified, port engineer; board-certified, navigation engineer; and board-certified, pipelines engineer - water). All the certifications are voluntary, post-licensure, specialty certification that provides recognition of advanced expertise in a technical specialty, superior experience, strong professional ethics and a commitment to life-long learning and continuing professional development. In support of the american society of civil engineers' policy to broaden and deepen the body of knowledge for practicing engineers, the aawre, agp and acopne certifications were developed to improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the profession of civil engineering. Certification provides an advanced qualification, beyond licensure , that is recognized by clients, employers, peers, and the public. It demonstrates a specific technical mastery within civil engineering and a strong commitment to professional ethics and development.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 2
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -60.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 308.63; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 136.6%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.6% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.