Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 363262745
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Phone
- 3122593095
- Rating confidence
- Limited
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $472,305
- Expenses
- $463,124
- Assets
- $318,223
- Liabilities
- $77,508
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JENNIFER TRAUT-TODARO (PRESIDENT)
- JAMES J PAWLIKOWSKI (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
- STEPHANIE CRAIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- STEPHANIE CRAIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $201,427 total reported compensation
- JON SFURA (DIRECTOR): $3,300 total reported compensation
- CATHLEEN JACINTO (SECRETARY): $1,200 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Advance and advocate excellence in structural engineering and to aid in safeguarding the public by endeavoring to 1) uphold and preserve the Illinois structural engineering act and carry out its prime purpose of safeguarding the lives and property of the public, 2) promote legislation conducive to the good practice of engineering, 3) encourage engineering education and advance the art and science of structural engineering, 4)maintain the honor and dignity of the profession, 5) familiarize the public with the role and abilities of the membership and inspire confidence in the profession as a whole, 6) cooperate with other professions when the goals and aspiration coincide with seaoi and are in the interests of public safety, and 7) do all the foregoing in the spirit of the association's purpose as stated in the association's by-laws.
What it reported doing in 2024
The association offers technical courses on structural engineering throughout the year to assist members in meeting their continuing education requirements. The courses are typically held throughout the chicago area, however, some courses are also available online. The courses include various seminars and workshops, as well as a bridge symposium, structure symposium, as well as a refresher course to prepare candidates for the ncees structual engineer exam.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 94% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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: 74
- Accountability: 72
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Compensation committee: Missing
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.9%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 44.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $201K · 16 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 18/100.