Society of Women Engineers
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To empower women to achieve full potential in engineering.
- Income
- $49,820
- Spending
- $45,315
- Reserves
- 12.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $10,000 spent. Evening with Industry - annual career fair and networking dinner benefitting around 100 UC Berkeley students and 20 corporations. Helps UC Berkeley students to find job opportunities and company recruiters to meet a cohort of talented students. Provides tickets to students at a reduced rate.
- $16,785 spent. Society of Women Engineers National Conference - provided funds for 20 members of the UC Berkeley Society of Women Engineers to attend in-person WE24. Members learned about building a career as a female-identifying individual in a male-dominated field as well as made lasting connections with professionals and other collegiate members.
- $7,260 spent. Outreach Programs - a total of 6 outreach programs that happen on a weekly/monthly/semesterly basis, providing K-12 students and their parents learning opportunities on the benefits of an engineering education. In total, roughly 800 students and parents benefit from outreach programs each year.
- $29,600 spent. Other program expenses.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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