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Engineering Development Forum

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 84-3511746

Oct 01, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025 • Filed on Dec 23, 2025

Organization ProfileWWW.ENGINEERINGDEVELOPMENTFORUM.ORG
1820 East University DriveAuburn, AL 36830

(334) 844-7461

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

53rd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2025 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

53rd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2025 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

81st percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2025 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

80th percentile

21%

Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

20th percentile

-18%

Faster revenue growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.

2025 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets53rd percentile

Assets

Up

$152,379

Up $29,598 (+24%) from 2023

Net Assets

$152,379

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue53rd percentileNet Margin81st percentile

Revenue

Up

$130,776

Up $1,524 (+1.2%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$104,632

Up $22,152 (+27%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$26,144

Down $20,628 (-44%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth80th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $90,377Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $90,3772020Assets 2021: $92,724Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $92,7242021Assets 2022: $76,009Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $76,0092022Assets 2023: $122,781Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2025: $152,379Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $152,3792025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$152,379
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$152,379
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth20th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2020: $101,510Expenses 2020: $11,133Net Income 2020: $90,3772020Revenue 2021: $18,815Expenses 2021: $16,468Net Income 2021: $2,3472021Revenue 2022: $98,405Expenses 2022: $115,120Net Income 2022: -$16,7152022Revenue 2023: $129,252Expenses 2023: $82,480Net Income 2023: $46,7722023Revenue 2025: $130,776Expenses 2025: $104,632Net Income 2025: $26,1442025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$130,776
Expenses$104,632
Net Income$26,144
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Dec 23, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$130,776
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The engineering development forum is a unique resource for enhancing the success ofdevelopment professionals, communicators, adminstrators and private sector representatives charged with advancing university engineering programs.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
HOSTING AN ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSED CONFERENCE AT A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY EACH YEAR.$0$101,547
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jeff ColburnTreasurer-$0--
SEAN BURNSVice President-$0--
Joe EdensSecretary-$0--
WADE WELCHPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Engineering Development Forum
EIN
84-3511746
Phone
3348447461
Address
1820 EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE, Auburn, AL 36830

Signing Officer

Name
Jeffrey M Colburn
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4042904156
Signed
2025-12-23

Preparer

Firm
Machen McChesney LLP
Address
1820 East University Dr, Auburn, AL 36830
Preparer
Eric Perry
Phone
3348877022
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: PROGRAM EXPENSE. Amount: 101547. Description: INSURANCE. Amount: 475. Description: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS. Amount: 640. Description: Bank Fees. Amount: 70. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 102732.”

Raw XML Appendix106 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$152,379
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$152,379
Revenue
$130,776
Expenses
$104,632
Net income
$26,144
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.52$0.00$1.52$1.31$1.05$0.26
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$1.29$0.82$0.47
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.76$0.00$0.76$0.98$1.15$0.17
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.93$0.00$0.93$0.19$0.16$0.02
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.90$0.00$0.90$1.02$0.11$0.90
Peer Organizations

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