Directed Energy Professional Society
A professional society advancing the science and application of directed energy, from high energy lasers to high power microwave systems
Financial profile
Directed Energy Professional Society · EIN 85-0459954 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $2,224,038 | $505,693 | $1,713,131 | $2,000,428 | $817,330 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2020 | $1,337,583 | $532,561 | $719,847 | $1,259,364 | $452,928 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $1,618,213 | $210,668 | $1,406,870 | $1,778,659 | $374,709 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $1,591,301 | $488,293 | $1,102,833 | $1,581,482 | $535,155 | Dec 2018 |
| FY2017 | $1,680,190 | $574,940 | $1,104,928 | $1,513,242 | $525,336 | Dec 2017 |
| FY2016 | $1,545,831 | $484,979 | $1,060,684 | $1,402,633 | $358,388 | Dec 2016 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Directed Energy Professional Society is read alongside.
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Optica
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ASLMS
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AVS
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ES
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MRS
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29 companies named
Who backs DEPS
Every company Directed Energy Professional Society names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems | Corporate partner | AIAA ASNE BIANH IRST GFWI +3 |
| Boeing | Corporate partner | ANSDU AEA AIAA AIP ASNT +3 |
| Lockheed Martin | Corporate partner | AIAA AIP ASCC CCC CCC +3 |
| IPG Photonics | Corporate partner | NSSF O SMACC S AMT |
| KBR/Kord Technologies | Corporate partner | GPC IN INSA |
| Leonardo Electronics US Inc. | Corporate partner | ATCA HMCC S |
| Lightera, LLC | Corporate partner | B O S |
| Blue Laser Fusion | Corporate partner | O S |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) | Corporate partner | AWMA CCFAS |
| Mantis Space | Corporate partner | NMCC S |
| Active Optical Systems | Corporate partner | S |
| Applied Energetics Inc. | Corporate partner | S |
| FiberBridge Photonics | Corporate partner | S |
| FiveNine Optics | Corporate partner | S |
| Heraeus Covantics | Corporate partner | S |
| nLIGHT | Semiconductor Fiber Lasers | Corporate partner | S |
| NYFORS | Corporate partner | S |
| Plymouth Grating Laboratory | Corporate partner | O |
| Adsys Controls, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Advanced Thin Films, IDEX Optical Technologies | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Aerovironment (Formerly BlueHalo) | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| ARKA Space & Defense | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Attalon | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Aurelius Systems | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| CPI Electron Device Business, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Empower RF Systems | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| EO-Solutions | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Epirus | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Gentec- EO | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| MZA Associates Corporation | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| NSTXL | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Optical Engines Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Optimax | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Power Photonic, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Sem-Sol, LLC | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Stellar Science | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
| Verus Research | Corporate partner | Only Directed Energy Professional Society, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
DEPS Current Sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Current corporate sponsors (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Sponsors). Georgia Tech Research Institute, Penn State Applied Research Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories left out; historical founding sponsors and commented-out entries not recorded.
Who backs Directed Energy Professional Society's peers, but not Directed Energy Professional Society
Companies named publicly by at least one of Directed Energy Professional Society's five peer societies, and not found in Directed Energy Professional Society's reviewed public records.
The outside view
A professional society advancing the science and application of directed energy, from high energy lasers to high power microwave systems
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The League and The Movement.
Strengths
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