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Society of Flight Test Engineers

EIN 91-0843657 • 501(c)6 • Lancaster, CA

Profile

the society of flight test engineers (SFTE) provides symposium, workshops, training, classes, webinars and reference handbooks to over 1,000 members in the aerospace industry.Also SFTE provides scholarships to students pursuing a degree in the engineering field.

44814 Elm AvenueLancaster, CA 93534
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

76th percentile

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

86th percentile

0.24x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 86% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

89th percentile

32%

Higher net margin than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

80th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

89th percentile

38%

Faster asset growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

94th percentile

92%

Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets76th percentile

Assets

Up

$249,456

Up $68,757 (+38%) from 2022

Liabilities

$29,402

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue86th percentileNet Margin89th percentile

Revenue

Up

$122,985

Up $58,869 (+92%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$83,630

Up $2,071 (+2.5%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$39,355

Up $56,798 (+326%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth89th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $207,428Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $208,057Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2017: $253,366Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $191,132Net Assets 2018: $191,1322018Assets 2019: $186,689Net Assets 2019: $186,6892019Assets 2020: $222,492Net Assets 2020: $222,4922020Assets 2021: $198,142Net Assets 2021: $198,1422021Assets 2022: $180,699Net Assets 2022: $180,6992022Assets 2023: $249,456Liabilities 2023: $29,4022023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$249,456
Liabilities$29,402
Net Assets-
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth94th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $111,968Expenses 2011: $111,472Net Income 2011: $4962011Revenue 2012: $118,604Expenses 2012: $117,975Net Income 2012: $6292012Revenue 2017: $86,146Expenses 2017: $112,630Net Income 2017: -$26,4842017Revenue 2018: $85,180Expenses 2018: $83,385Net Income 2018: $1,7952018Revenue 2019: $90,418Expenses 2019: $94,861Net Income 2019: -$4,4432019Revenue 2020: $109,482Expenses 2020: $73,679Net Income 2020: $35,8032020Revenue 2021: $48,229Expenses 2021: $72,579Net Income 2021: -$24,3502021Revenue 2022: $64,116Expenses 2022: $81,559Net Income 2022: -$17,4432022Revenue 2023: $122,985Expenses 2023: $83,630Net Income 2023: $39,3552023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$122,985
Expenses$83,630
Net Income$39,355
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$249,456
Liabilities
$29,402
Net assets
-
Revenue
$122,985
Expenses
$83,630
Net income
$39,355
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.49$0.29$1.23$0.84$0.39
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.81$1.81$0.64$0.82$0.17
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.98$1.98$0.48$0.73$0.24
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.22$2.22$1.09$0.74$0.36
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.87$1.87$0.90$0.95$0.04
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.91$1.91$0.85$0.83$0.02
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.53$0.00$0.86$1.13$0.26
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.08$0.00$1.19$1.18$0.01
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.07$0.00$1.12$1.11$0.00
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2020 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
Signed
Apr 8, 2021
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$109,982
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

the society of flight test engineers (SFTE) provides symposium, workshops, training, classes, webinars and reference handbooks to over 1,000 members in the aerospace industry.Also SFTE provides scholarships to students pursuing a degree in the engineering field.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
the society of flight test engineers (SFTE) provides symposium, workshops, training, classes, webinars and reference handbooks to over 1,000 members in the aerospace industry.Also SFTE provides scholarships to students pursuing a degree in the engineering field.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAMES SERGEANTPresidentPT$0--
KEVIN WELCHVice PresidentPT$0--
RICHARD STARKESecretaryPT$0--
JEFFERY CANCLINITreasurerPT$0--
TIM JORRISPast PresidentPT$0--
VANESSA BONDDirector-$0--
ANDY GIBSONDirector-$0--
JAKE KIEHLMEIERDirector-$0--
MARGARET SWASSINGDirector-$0--
SAMANTHA DELANOExecutive DirectorFT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Society of Flight Test Engineers
EIN
91-0843657
Phone
6613414298
Address
44814 ELM AVENUE, LANCASTER, CA 93534

Signing Officer

Name
Tim Jorris
Title
President
Signed
2021-04-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Burkey Cox Evans & Bradford
Address
1058 W AVENUE M14, PALMDALE, CA 93551
Preparer
Mayank Madhavani CPA
Phone
6612672005
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $1906”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $8032”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $2499”

Other Expenses.2

“Awards, plaques & certificates $3101”

Other Expenses.3

“Payroll & accounting software $1383”

Other Expenses.4

“TELEPHONE $954”

Other Expenses.5

“BANK CHARGES $314”

Other Expenses.6

“WIRE FEE $129”

Other Expenses.7

“Merchant Charges $30”

Other Expenses.8

“TAXES $25”

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