Virginia · Nonprofit
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC (Virginia) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $681,306 to it, the largest being National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying ($500,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $59M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $681k
- Net assets
- $66M
What American Society of Civil Engineers Inc does
Mission
To provide essential value to our members, their careers, our partners, and the public, asce will: facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession; develop and support civil engineer leaders; and advocate infrastructure and environmental stewardship.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Publications: the dissemination of technical and professional information to asce members and others in the civil engineering profession is a major goal of the society and the primary goal of the society's publishing program. This is accomplished through a variety of publications and information products, including 35 technical and professional journals, civil engineering magazine, an online bibliographic database, conference proceedings, standards, and technical reports.
$14,879,992 spent$19,341,032 earned by the program28% of program spendingConferences & meetings: the society hosts approximately 50 conferences and meetings each year. The conferences are separated into two categories - specialty and corporate. The specialty conferences provide continuing education and professional development allowing the professional engineer to maintain their licensure in their respective states. Each specialty conference is generally comprised of an educational program, technical tours and an exhibit hall, and is specific to a designated discipline within the civil engineering field. These programs provide information on the latest technical advances, best practices, and promote the sharing of ideas. The corporate conferences also provide continuing education and professional development catering to leadership, management, best practices and overarching issues and topics with a broad appeal to the civil engineer in general. Meetings include committees, task forces, focus groups, workshops and seminars designed to bring together civil engineering experts either from specific fields or those with a broad range of experience and skills. These meetings deal with specific topics and issues facing civil engineers such as america's…
$8,634,676 spent$8,223,720 earned by the program16% of program spendingEngineering programs: the society's engineering programs division directly supports the society's purpose of advancing the science of engineering by producing technical content for publications, conferences and continuing education programs. The division consists of nine discipline specific institutes and six technical groups. The work of the division is accomplished by members participating in more than 700 technical committees. The division has responsibility for oversight of the editorial boards of 28 of asce's 35 journals. Each year the division holds more than a dozen congresses and specialty conferences. Both asce members and non-members are eligible for membership in the institutes.
$7,617,572 spentof which $224,219 as grants$14,356 earned by the program14% of program spendingMembership services: in addition to developing members, providing value to existing members, engaging and retaining student members, promoting member accomplishments and marketing the society's products to members, membership conducts research on member needs and satisfaction, provides career resources including a salary survey and associated publication on civil engineering income as well as an online mentoring program. Membership also works with various service providers to offer asce members special insurance and financial programs.
$5,035,116 spentof which $11,700 as grants10% of program spendingGovernment and public affairs: the society's public affairs programs encompass a broad range of activities intended to better inform the public and policy leaders of critical issues and the vital role the civil engineering profession plays in the everyday lives of citizens. These programs include coordinating all interviews and meetings with media/news outlets; writing and dissemination of all society news releases; training society leaders and members in public communications and effective media relations; providing communications counsel to the society's various state and local units; providing input and feedback to various society marketing initiatives; overseeing certain communications research efforts; contributing to web site and content management; coordination of all asce k-12 pre-college outreach programs; and management of asce workforce programs. The society's government relations and communication activities include: research, development and updating of the organization's 177 public policy statements pertaining to a wide range of civil engineering topics including infrastructure, transportation, water, environment and r & d; monitoring federal legislative and…
$5,330,068 spent$18,950 earned by the program10% of program spendingMember communities: member communities provides member support, engagement, and communication for and to the society's geographic units including its regions, sections, branches, younger member groups, and student chapters. It also promotes engineering education exposure for students in grades k-12 and engagement for college students via student conferences. The society provides financial and administrative support to its geographic units to support their delivery of a broad range of educational, scientific, and public service offerings at the local level. The society also provides leader training through events such as the multi-region leadership conferences.global programs advance civil engineering practice by disseminating knowledge on engineering in the global environment. The society collaborates with engineering societies and organizations around the world to develop relationships, exchange ideas, share knowledge for professional growth, and advance the science and practice of civil engineering. Additionally, this area serves the needs of the society's international members and the operations of international sections and groups with the goal of providing networking and…
$3,997,210 spentof which $612,075 as grants$477,376 earned by the program8% of program spendingEducational activities - the society's educational activities programs improve the formal educational preparation of civil engineers from kindergarten through graduate studies. These activities enhance civil engineering education by defining the civil engineering body of knowledge (bok) to be fulfilled before professional practice as a civil engineer, conducting accreditation activities to assure quality educational outcomes and processes, presenting faculty development workshops to hone the teaching skills of university engineering faculty, and hosting interactions among students, faculty and practitioners. Specifically, the society has comprehensively defined the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to enter the civil engineering profession. The society fosters accomplishing this bok through formal education curricula and documented experience. Further, the society leads the accreditation activities of university programs in conjunction with abet, inc., the engineering accreditation organization in the us. To improve the teaching abilities of engineering faculty, the society conducts its world-renowned asce excellence in civil engineering education (exceed) teaching…
$668,746 spent$221,975 earned by the program1% of program spendingHonors and awards: the honors and awards program prides itself in recognizing the outstanding achievements of civil engineering professionals. It presents close to 100 society awards, distinguished membership, outstanding projects and leaders awards (opal) and several external awards to acknowledge laudable and superb projects and individuals.
$422,463 spentof which $6,448 as grants1% of program spendingProfessional activities: through its professional advancement activities, asce encourages, guides, and promotes the professional development of civil engineers. These programs include definition of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to practice as a civil engineer, including those related to ethical and professional behavior. The society develops education, training, and resources to help civil engineers develop these knowledge areas and skillsets and promotes the use of appropriate credentials, such as licensure and certification, to demonstrate competence. Asce works towards its vision of civil engineers as global leaders by offering online and in person leader development trainings and workshops on topics like leadership skills and effective communication. The society also offers career advancement resources to inform current and prospective civil engineers on the diverse career paths available in the profession and equip them to better navigate career challenges, transitions, and opportunities. Asce has long considered sustainability a strategic issue confronting practicing civil engineers. Its integration into professional practice is required to address changing…
$381,698 spent1% of program spendingOther program services: miscellaneous small programs that support the society's exempt purpose.
$939,089 spent$667,422 earned by the program2% of program spendingFundraising program activities: provides support of programs within strategic areas of leadership, education and student activities programs that support current and future engineers; programs that encourage infrastructure investment and advancement to protect the health and safety of society and encourage the incorporation of sustainable practices.
$631,350 spentof which $4,425 as grants1% of program spendingContinuing education: a key goal of the society is to encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning to aid our members' continued growth through their careers. Lifelong learning is critical to civil engineers in keeping up to date with the latest technical advances and ensuring that they can remain competent. In fy25, 126,500+ professional development hours (pdhs) credits were awarded through asce continuing education to approximately 12,000 learners. 172 new continuing education products were developed: 11 seminars, 15 webinars, and 146 on-demand courses. Member benefit "10 free pdh" content was refreshed rate 40 percent, providing 100 new on-demand webinars for members to choose from as part of their continuing education member benefit, and program expansion was accelerated, with the on-demand course catalog growth nearly 100% and live training offerings 50% higher compared to 2024, providing engineers with consistent, high-quality learning opportunities throughout the year.
$4,304,101 spent$2,902,840 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 12 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $52,842,081.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $67M to $80M (+19%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2021 16% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
30% of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (52% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Thomas W Smith Iii
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $25k.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $19M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest American Society of Civil Engineers Foundation Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC raised.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 78% · 2023 51% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Virginia, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $117k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 2 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 78 science & tech nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Civil Engineering Certification · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC?
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC (Virginia) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $681,306 to it, the largest being National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying ($500,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $681,306 in grants to AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC?
- National Council of Examiners For Engineering and Surveying is the largest funder on record, with $500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing