Sae International

Warrendale, PA · EIN 25-1494402 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Sae International reported $95.1 million in revenue and $90.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.34 went to program services, $12.39 to management and general costs and $0.27 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 52.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $968,728 (CEO/ACT EVP/COO (THRU 05/2024)). 54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 16% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $90M

Program services$87.34 $79M
Management & general$12.39 $11M
Fundraising$0.27 $242K

For context, the median across 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $95M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$5.53 $5.3M
Government grants$2.17 $2.1M
Program service revenue$52.31 $50M
Investment income$5.17 $4.9M
Other revenue$34.82 $33M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 192 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	87.3%	83.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	12.4%	15.5%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.3%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.03	$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	7.7%	51.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	2.2%	3.2%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	52.3%	19.2%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$968,728	$513,729
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.07%	1.72%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	54	27
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	11.2	14.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	11 of 12	94.3%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$71M expenses · 89.7% of program spending · grants $691K · revenue $25M

Engineering activities - national and international meetings, conferences & exhibits, standards development program, professional development seminars, cooperative research program and purchase of reference materials

$3.5M expenses · 4.4% of program spending · revenue $57M

Publications - publication of automotive engineering, aerospace engineering, and off-highway documents with various supplements, as well as publication of books, technical papers, and standards for the field of mobility engineering

$2.5M expenses · 3.2% of program spending · revenue $48,817

Sae foundation - administration of funds, including restricted funds, donated for the purpose of recognizing significant contributions to mobility technology and promoting engineering and science education from kindergarten through graduate school

$2.2M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CEO/ACT EVP/COO (THRU 05/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 23.0 hrs/week	$924,856	$0	$43,872	$968,728
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee, 25.0 hrs/week	$551,439	$0	$98,897	$650,336
CHIEF GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY; CO-CEO (AS OF 05/2024) Director/trustee, officer, 21.0 hrs/week	$535,055	$0	$66,744	$601,799
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 22.0 hrs/week	$512,941	$0	$55,611	$568,552
PRESIDENT SUSTAIN MOBILITY (THRU 12/2024) Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$507,232	$0	$58,596	$565,828
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER Key employee, 25.0 hrs/week	$366,897	$0	$80,393	$447,290
VP CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE (THRU 09/2024) Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$346,865	$0	$33,403	$380,268
GENERAL MANAGER EUROPE Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$323,881	$0	$33,241	$357,122

54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sae International (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.2M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$95M	$90M	87.3%	$85M	$968,728
2023 ⓘ	$94M	$90M	88.1%	$77M	$1,463,599
2022 ⓘ	$82M	$79M	86.2%	$66M	$1,426,784
2021 ⓘ	$76M	$68M	84.5%	$72M	$1,098,023
2020 ⓘ	$68M	$64M	85.2%	$53M	$1,790,061
2019 ⓘ	$82M	$79M	86.1%	$51M	$1,134,282

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 11 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 5391
Volunteers Part I, line 647,658

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

LEVEL AGENCY Digital marketing	$1,154,029
MBO PARTNERS INC Staffing agency	$1,085,439
SIGMA RESOURCES LLC It consulting	$993,489
DIGITAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS Engineering	$710,962
JMC ROTA INC Technology consulting	$705,034

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 48 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

5 private foundations reported grants to Sae International totaling $96,808 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Sae International's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Sae International reported that 87.3% of its $90.2 million in expenses went to program services, 12.4% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Sae International pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Sae International reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $968,728, for the role of CEO/ACT EVP/COO (THRU 05/2024) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Sae International get its money?

Of $95.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 7.7% came from contributions and grants (including 2.2% from government grants) and 52.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Sae International a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 25-1494402 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533219349326743 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443099349300649 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333129349302448 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213149349301956 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132949349300648 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013199349300401 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 25-1494402: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.