New York · Nonprofit
Rochester Engineering Society Inc
Rochester Engineering Society Inc (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being GREATER ROCHESTER SIGNALING FOUNDATION INC ($8,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $61k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $10k
- Net assets
- $345k
What Rochester Engineering Society Inc does
Mission
The RES will become the lead organization for improving the image and influence of the engineering community in the greater Rochester area by: Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of the region's engineering and technical capabilities; (Continued on Schedule O)Providing the best clerical support and public relations assistance to our affiliates; Continually communicating the engineering and technical accomplishments to both the engineering and technical community and the public; Providing regular forums and networking opportunities for the exchange of ideas and discussion of issues; and Providing programs that identify career opportunities to the region's youth and develop the skills of the practicing engineer.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Communications - Publish a bi-monthly newsletter and the Rochester Engineer Magazine quarterly for the RES membership (Corporate, Affiliate & Individual members.) These publications contain the latest information on local engineering schools, local engineering organization news/seminars, and RES programs. It is our main source of communication to the membership. Each issue is posted to our website.
$17,036 spent$20,615 earned by the program60% of program spendingContinuing Education - Provides continuing education in the form of webinars and tours for professional engineers.
$5,476 spent19% of program spendingScholarship and awards - RES solicits applications for scholarships and professional awards, administers the process, and determines the recipients. In 2024 - 2025 seven (7) scholarships were given, total amount given = $10,500 and eleven (11) professional awards were given including Engineer of the Year (1), Young Engineer of the Year (1), Young Engineer of the Year Finalists (5), and Engineers of Distinction (4).
$6,000 spentof which $6,000 as grants$5,726 earned by the program21% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $28,512.
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 $258k to $335k (+30%).
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: 2022 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
15% of Rochester Engineering Society Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (89% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $2k.
From the IRS filings of Rochester Engineering Society 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
Rochester Engineering Society Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
100% of Rochester Engineering Society Inc's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
Rochester Engineering Society Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 479 science & tech nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 479 science & tech nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like Rochester Engineering Society 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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Rochester Engineering Society Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Rochester Engineering Society Inc?
- Rochester Engineering Society Inc (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being GREATER ROCHESTER SIGNALING FOUNDATION INC ($8,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Rochester Engineering Society Inc have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $10,000 in grants to Rochester Engineering Society Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Rochester Engineering Society Inc?
- GREATER ROCHESTER SIGNALING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $8,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Rochester Engineering Society Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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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 2 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