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Annual Impact Report

January 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

Video Highlights
2023 National Convention

SHPE 50th Anniversary

2024 InternSHPE Bootcamp

Familia Meeting!

MESSAGE

from the CEO & Board Chair

Suzanna Valdez Wolfe
SHPE CEO
Will Davis
SHPE Board Chair

Dear Familia,

We are pleased to share SHPE’s latest Annual Impact Report. Taking the time to reflect on our accomplishments is essential when planning for the next steps we take in pursuit of our mission. It is also a testament to an ongoing track record of investment stretching back to 1974. This report covers an 18-month period as we realign to our fiscal cycle. On the precipice of our 50th Anniversary, we are filled with gratitude and pride of SHPE’s impact for its members. 

This past year and a half was filled with many moments of significance. Most notably, in April 2023, fifty SHPE members joined a handful of SHPE staff at a briefing on “Building the Next Generation of Hispanic Leaders in STEM” held at the White House in Washington, D.C. In April 2024, SHPE made history by hosting its first Hill Day on Capitol Hill, bringing nearly seventy representatives to advocate for Hispanics in STEM. Both events proved productive in promoting Hispanic talent as the answer to meeting the demands of the thriving STEM jobs economy.

SHPE partnered with the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC) to release a groundbreaking report titled “2023 SHPE-LDC U.S. Latinos in Engineering & Tech.” It included findings like a 73.6% increase of U.S. Latino’s enrollment in undergraduate engineering programs during the last decade. This is a promising position for Hispanics as the projections indicate 10.9 million job openings in STEM fields by 2031.

SHPE’s foundational programs Equipando Padres and Virtual STEM Labs also saw increased engagement and growth. The former implemented 25 events with 1,772 parents impacted. The latter held 34 workshops with nearly 10,000 pre-college students reached. These numbers highlight our ongoing commitment to our communities and strengthening the support available for pursuing a STEM education.

Growing and engaging our membership is critical to achieving our mission. At the end of June 2024, our membership exceeded a record-breaking 19,000 students and professionals.

This growth in membership translated to historic attendance at the National Convention last year in Salt Lake City. More records were broken as close to 12,000 registrants attended, many of whom walked away with their lives forever changed. We were joined by over 350 sponsors for a full week of professional development, personal transformation, and thousands of job offers. The largest gathering of Hispanics in STEM lived up to its name!

The successes of this last year was the realization of 50 years of our values of Service, Education, Resilience, and Familia. But none of it would have been possible without you. Thank you for being here yesterday, today, and especially tomorrow as we usher in the next 50 years of SHPE.

Suzanna Valdez Wolfe
SHPE CEO

Will Davis
SHPE Board Chair

About SHPE

Mission

mission

SHPE changes lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support, and development.

Vision

vision

SHPE’s vision is a world where Hispanics are highly valued and influential as the leading  innovators, scientists, mathematicians and engineers.

Values

values

familia

familia

We take responsibility for our collective strength and passion by developing communities, building a diverse and inclusive membership, and challenging each other to be our best.

service

service

We act on a foundation of service. We commit to deliver the highest levels of quality, integrity, and ethical behavior. We act with empathy, patience, and understanding.

education

education

We value formal education and professional development. We are dedicated to continuous improvement and renewal. We learn from successes, setbacks, and each other.

resilience

resilience

We embrace our diverse cultures and communities, which enable us to adapt, thrive, and persist with optimism.

GOALS

SHPE National Strategy

The SHPE 2022-2025 Strategic Plan created by the Board, staff, regional leadership, and membership has served us well over the last 3 years. Beginning next year, we will gather together again to develop a new strategy to serve as our blueprint for growth for 2026 and beyond.

A MEMBER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION

2023-2024

Membership Demographics

19,724 Members

Gender Breakdown

64% male

36% female

Membership Type

6,643 professional members

10,544 undergraduate members

1,236 graduate members

1,301 junior members

Major/Industry Breakdown

Total Chapters
0
Student Chapters
0
Professional Chapters
0
Junior Chapters
0

By Region

By Region

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By Region
Region 1 – 10% of all membersRegion 2 – 13% of all membersRegion 3 – 6% of all membersRegion 4 – 18% of all membersRegion 5 – 21% of all membersRegion 6 – 12% of all membersRegion 7 – 20% of all members

Region 1 – 10% of all members

Total Members 1,980
Student Members 954
Professional Members 877
Junior Members 149
Total Chapters 30
Student Chapters 20
Professional Chapters 9
Junior Chapters 1

Region 2 – 13% of all members

Total Members 2,514
Student Members 1,241
Professional Members 1,131
Junior Members 142
Total Chapters 36
Student Chapters 21
Professional Chapters 12
Junior Chapters 3

Region 3 – 6% of all members

Total Members 1,265
Student Members 725
Professional Members 488
Junior Members 52
Total Chapters 21
Student Chapters 15
Professional Chapters 5
Junior Chapters 1

Region 4 – 18% of all members

Total Members 3,518
Student Members 2,055
Professional Members 1,175
Junior Members 288
Total Chapters 69
Student Chapters 54
Professional Chapters 12
Junior Chapters 3

Region 5 – 21% of all members

Total Members 4,149
Student Members 2,488
Professional Members 1,357
Junior Members 304
Total Chapters 44
Student Chapters 30
Professional Chapters 11
Junior Chapters 3

Region 6 – 12% of all members

Total Members 2,442
Student Members 1,433
Professional Members 837
Junior Members 172
Total Chapters 45
Student Chapters 31
Professional Chapters 12
Junior Chapters 2

Region 7 – 20% of all members

Total Members 3,856
Student Members 2,884
Professional Members 778
Junior Members 194
Total Chapters 31
Student Chapters 21
Professional Chapters 8
Junior Chapters 2

2023-2025 Leadership

Meet the Team

National Board of Directors (2023-2024)

Board Officers
Will Davis
Chair
Melanie Weber
Vice Chair
Michael Wangen
Treasurer
Adrian Dávila
Board Secretary
Board Members
Stephanie Adams
Natalie Davila-Rendon
Joaquin Gamboa
Diana Gomez
Rogelio Mendoza
Carista Ragan
Andrea Rivera
Karen Santos
2023 AWARDS

Chapter Awards

In 2023, we had 7 Gold Chapter Award winners and 9 Silver Chapter Award winners. Congratulations to all of these chapters for achieving excellence!

STAR Awards

We awarded 27 SHPE Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) Awards last year during the 2023 SHPE National Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.

MEMBERSHIP

CHAPTER IMPACT

The best part of SHPE’s chapter structure is that our national mission makes a local impact year after year. Our chapter leaders and their members spend thousands of hours outreaching to their communities and encouraging young Hispanics to consider and pursue a future in STEM. Whether it is raising scholarship dollars or producing a Noche de Ciencias or connecting mentors with mentees, our chapters are bridging the gap between Hispanics and STEM one school, family, and student at a time. And the last year and a half was no exception. Our chapters were as busy as ever!

By the Numbers*

193,373

Total # of Hours Supporting SHPE's Mission

5,710

Events/Programs Executed

22,335

Community Outreach Hours

1,072

K12 Outreach Visits

23,108

K12 Students Impacted

314

Chapters

3,615

Mentors

3,528

Mentees

$1,020,638

Funds raised

$812,452

Scholarships Awarded by Chapters

*All numbers reflect reporting from 132 of our 314 active chapters.

2023 & 2024 Programs

Impacting Hispanics in STEM

EQUIPANDO PADRES

EQUIPANDO PADRES

Equipando Padres is a program dedicated to providing parents of first-generation-to-college Hispanic students the knowledge and tools necessary to better support their children while earning engineering degrees.
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VIRTUAL STEM LABS

VIRTUAL STEM LABS

SHPE’s pre-college Virtual STEM Lab offerings provide K-12 students access to a variety of opportunities and experiences that spark excitement for science, technology, engineering and math.
learn more

internshpe

internshpe

Expanding upon traditional internships, the InternSHPE program provides opportunities for interns to gain a sense of community and build upon their professional development.
learn more

mentorshpe

mentorshpe

The MentorSHPE program facilitates mentoring relationships that support personal and professional growth and development.
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Passport to…Series

Passport to…Series

We are always looking for new, impactful ways to support our graduate members.
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SCHOLARSHPE

SCHOLARSHPE

Thanks to our generous donors, SHPE is actively narrowing the gap in the Hispanic STEM education pipeline.
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#SHPEREADS

#SHPEREADS

When it came to our #SHPEreads program, graduate students were the main focus in 2023 and 2024.
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

A summary of our efforts to provide additional support and networking opportunities for our faculty advisors and members.
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LATINXFACTOR

LATINXFACTOR

LatinXfactor was designed to help participants identify that special something—that X-factor—and use it to excel as a student, a professional, and a leader.
learn more
2023-2024

Events

National Institute for Leadership Advancement (NILA)

nila

A select event for chapter leaders only, NILA prepares chapter leaders to springboard into the year, helping them align their plans with SHPE’s mission and goals.
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National Convention

National Convention

The largest gathering of Hispanics in STEM in the U.S.was back and bigger than ever in Salt Lake City, Utah with close to 12,000 attendees!
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Regional Leadership Development Conferences (RLDC)

RLDC

These events equip both undergraduate and graduate students as well as professional members to be leaders.
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1974-2024

50th Anniversary Launch

The year 2024 marks 50 years of SHPE. In honor of this Golden Anniversary, we kicked-off a year-long party at the National Convention in Salt Lake City. Honoring half a decade of life-changing, industry-altering work is going to take more than a couple of days, so the end of 2023 was the perfect time to start celebrating what is to come in 2024. We can’t wait to share what we have in store!

SHPE 50th Fiestas

Los Angeles
January 31
San Francisco
February 21
New York City
March 27 (Hosted by Bank of America)
Washington, DC
April 17 (Hosted by BAE Systems and Capital One)
Houston
May 30 (Hosted by Chevron)
Denver
June 20 (Hosted by Chevron)

SHPE Fiesta Los Angeles

January 31, 2024

SHPE Fiesta NYC

February 21, 2024

SHPE Fiesta DC

April 17, 2024

SHPE Fiesta Los Angeles

January 31, 2024

SHPE Fiesta NYC

February 21, 2024

JAN 2023-JUNE 2024

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Report

On February 2023, SHPE hosted a fireside chat with three Members of Congress to commemorate the “International Day of Women & Girls in STEM”. This event, organized in collaboration with AISES, NSBE, and SWE, brought together members from all four organizations for a fireside chat with Representatives Silvia Garcia, Chrissy Houlahan, and the late Sheila Jackson Lee. The discussion centered in their legislative efforts to increase the participation and success of women and girls in STEM fields.

In April 2024, 50 SHPE members were selected to participate in a briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., focused on “Building the Next Generation of Hispanic Leaders in STEM”. In partnership with the Office of Public Engagement, this event gathered Administration officials for a series of meaningful discussions on how academia, the private sector, and government can collaboratively address labor needs, reduce barriers, and enhance representation of Hispanics in STEM.

publications

RESEARCH & PUBLISHING

SHPE conducts a Needs Assessment of its members annually to support data driven decision making by better understanding the needs, issues and challenges that our members face, and ways we can help them succeed.  The information is being used to design programs, services, and events to better support our members’ personal and professional growth and success.  For example, information on our facing mental health challenges led to the creation of the Sana Sana con SHPE program.

In addition to using the information to make SHPE better, we publish our research to inform the community, our partners, and the public so that others can also contribute with us to achieving SHPE’s mission.  In 2023, SHPE collaborated with the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC) to release the first of its kind report that includes information about “Breaking Barriers, Building Futures.”  The report explains why Hispanics are critical to addressing the engineering and tech workforce challenge and how our data can inform key issues.  It also includes calls to action for industry, academia, government and individuals to help realize more Latinos in engineering & tech.

SHPE’s also publishes papers on key programs and findings. In the 18 months covered by this report, SHPE published four papers which are listed with links below.

Future GR.A.D.S. (Graduate & Advanced Degree Students)

A Mentoring Program to Support Undergraduate Hispanic Seniors through the Graduate School Application Process

Authors: Susan Arnold Christian, Dr. Dayna L. Martínez, Esther Gonzalez, Andrea D. Beattie, M.A., Ashleigh Tierney, MEd, and Dr. Kimberly D. Douglas

GRADS (Graduate & Advance Degree Students) Mentoring Groups

Building a Supporting Community for Hispanic Graduate Students in STEM

Authors: Dr. Dayna L. Martínez, Susan Arnold Christian, Esther Gonzalez, Andrea D. Beattie, M.A., Ashleigh Tierney, MEd, and Dr. Kimberly D. Douglas

Virtual STEM Labs

Engaging and inspiring Hispanic youth to pursue STEM degrees and careers

Authors: Dr. Dayna L. Martínez, Esther Gonzalez, Deanna Drako, Andrea D. Beattie, M.A., Ashleigh Tierney, MEd, Enrique Guzman, and Dr. Kimberly D. Douglas

Assessing Key STEM Identity Constructs among Hispanic Engineering Students and Professionals

Authors: Dr. Dayna L. Martínez, Dr. Kimberly D. Douglas, Esther Gonzalez, and Andrea D. Beattie, M.A.

Financials

Statement of Activities

Fiscal year ends June 30

Revenue

Revenue


Without Donor Restrictions

With Donor Restrictions

2024 TOTAL

Without Donor Restrictions

With Donor Restrictions

2023 TOTAL

2022 TOTAL

National Conference/Events

 $      7,572,809

$        7,572,809

 $      6,354,169


 $      6,354,169

 $     4,598,515

Contract Income

 $      3,770,800

$        3,770,800

 $      3,418,850

 $      3,418,850

 $     2,737,643

Contributions

 $         446,420

 $     2,802,653

 $       3,249,073

 $         434,219

 $     2,972,710

 $      3,406,929

 $     2,993,324

In-kind Donations

 $         279,583

 $       279,583

Regional Events

 $           45,938

 $            45,938

 $         280,459

 $         280,459

 $        568,049

Membership Dues

 $         270,992

 $          270,992

 $         238,603

 $         238,603

 $        220,357

Branding & Other Services

 $         235,215

 $         235,215

 $         344,802

 $         344,802

 $        418,721

Net Investment Gain (loss)

 $         329,506

 $         329,506

 $         198,875

 $         198,875

 -$       182,463

Recognized Forgiveness –

PPP Loan Advance



 $        345,662

Net assets released from restriction

 $      2,990,628

-$     2,990,628


 $      2,983,256

-$     2,983,256

TOTAL SUPPORT AND REVENUE

 $    15,941,891

 $      (187,975)

 $   15,753,916

 $    14,253,233

 $       (10,546)

 $   14,242,687

 $  11,699,808

Statement of Financial Position

Fiscal year ends June 30

Assets

Assets


2024

2023

2022

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Investments

 $           9,949,079

 $           8,758,080

 $           7,019,657

Investments

 $              678,529

 $              662,837

 $           1,134,600

Accounts receivable, net

 $              471,863

 $              350,833

 $              182,872

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 $              388,553

 $              317,420

 $              228,978

Property and equipment, net

 $                83,919

 $              125,672

 $                85,980

Operating Lease right-of-use assets

 $              103,115

 $              162,610

TOTAL ASSETS

 $         11,675,058

 $         10,377,452

 $           8,652,087

¡MIL GRACIAS!​

2022-2024 INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL

The Industry Partnership Council (IPC) is composed of national, top-level companies and government agencies that are committed to diversity and inclusion. IPC members align with the SHPE mission by supporting year-round programs, sharing industry perspective, providing resources and development tools, and meeting recruitment and retention strategy goals. Collaboration with the IPC greatly influences SHPE’s program design and execution to better prepare our members for their careers.

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¡MIL GRACIAS!​

2023-2024 Academic PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL

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2022-2024

SHPE Supporter Network

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Thank You

Supporter Recognition

It is because of the unwavering support and generosity of individuals, corporations and organizations that SHPE can continue to advance its mission to empower the lives of Hispanic men and women to realize their full potential. We couldn’t do it without you!

Donations of $20 or above for individuals and $100 or above for companies are reflected below.

Individual Donors

Angelica Franco

Adam Hair

Alejandro Saint-Blancard

Alexis Quintuna

Anonymous

Bernardo Gonzalez Salvador

Brianna E Nickerson

Carlos Ramos

Edgar Rodriguez

Ernesto Morales-Perea

Fady Naime

Gloria Calderon

Gonzalo Cobos Najas

Jeffrey Bunkin

Jennifer Suarez

Jesus Acevedo

Jesus Toquinto

Jose Lara

Joseph Reid

Julie Cordero

Katlin McIntyre

Kevin Gonzalez

Lisa Goshay

Maida Lopez

Marlon Aguirre

Marlon Aguirre

Mason MacDougall

Michael Wangen

Michelle L Rehrig

Micoa N Brown

Miguel Alemany

Nancy A Smigiel

Olivia Melendez

Paulina Acevedo

Robert Artuz

Salvador Gonzalez

Sara Warren.

Selena Collier

SM Zawad BinZakiSadaf

Stryker Damian Sobrevilla

Timothy D Hirsch

Timothy Kiesel

Vanessa Hopes-Jackson

Yaseline Munoz

Donor Matching Contribution

Aleksandra Lopez

Alison M Flynn

Alyza Keo

Amanda McCarty

Andres Pineda

Anna Beeson

Anonymous

Antonina Robles

Axel Flores

Benjamin Hernandez

Brissa Quiroz Enriquez

Carlos de Araujo

Cecilia Carranza Lewis

David j Kasper

Edgar Rodriguez

Emilio Melendez.

Fade Naime

Gabriel Medina

Glenda M Rodriguez

Helen Zhang

James Owens

Jesus Acevedo

Jose Miguel Ibanez Borau

Juan Avila

Juan Fernandez

Kevin Hayes

Lianne Mcginley

Marathon Petroleum

Marie Arias

Marisol M Cooper

Michael Perera

Michael Solis

Michael Wangen.

Monica Cabingatan

Nestor Rivera

Paulina Acevedo

Paulina Manzano

Ricahrd Spenser

Salvador Gonzalez

Sandra Lovato

Steven Hammond

Steven Hammond

Susana Aguilar

Taylor Kennedy

Ulisses Donato Caruso

William Gonzalez

William Reames

Corporate Annual Fund Donors

Amazon Smile Foundation

Bank of America

Charityvest Inc.

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Daugherty Business Solutuion

Exelixis

GiveLively

Introba Gives Charitable Giving Program

Kimberly-Horn Foundation

Microsoft Corporation

New York Life

Northrop Grumman Corporation

TASC CFC

Tetra Tech, Inc.

The Boeing Company

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UKOGF FOUNDATION

Weyerhaeuser Company

Corporate Annual Fund Matching Contributions

Abbvie

Activision Blizzard

Apple Inc.

Giving Force Foundation

Goldman Sachs & Co

IBM CORPORATION

IBM Employee Services Center

Intel Involved Volunteered Matching Grant

Medtronic Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Relativity ODA LLC

Corporate Grants

Foundation Grants

Non-Profit Organization Grants

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