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Ieom Society International

EIN 81-1537444 · Southfield, MI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceWeak36 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

CULTIVATE CRITICAL THINKING, RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT BY ENABLING COLLABORATION AND NETWORKING AMONG INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND COMMUNITIES ON A GLOBALLY DIVERSE PLATFORM.

Income
$484,594
Spending
$421,099
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
0.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 93%
Employees
5
Volunteers
4,200
Highest pay
$9,500, executive di

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 51% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 28% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    0 of 10

    Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 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 (3)
  1. $323,226 spent. CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (IE) AND OPERATIONS MANANGEMENT (OM); AWARD PROGRAMS RELATED TO IE AND OM; CONDUCTING COMPETITIONS RELATED TO IE AND OM. THE CONFERENCES WERE HELD IN UNITED STATES, FRANCE, BRAZIL, MOROCCO, SINGAPORE, BANGDALASH, OMAN, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND JAPAN WITH 3,000 PARTICPIENTS.
  2. $19,746 spent. PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT. THE JOURNAL PUBLISHES PRIMARY HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH WORK IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT(IEOM)FOR ACADEMICS, RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS TO ADVANCE THE THEORY AND PRACTICE AS WELL AS TO INDENTIFY MAJOR TRENDS IN IEOM
  3. $14,750 spent. A DATABASE WAS DEVELOPED TO SERVE THE GLOBAL SCHOLARY COMMUNITY. THE DATABASE PROVIDES MANY UNIQUE FEATURES THAT ENABLE EASY ACCESS AND SEARCH CAPABILITIES FOR THE VAST RESEARCH PAPER THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY OUR CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE GLOBE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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