Foil & Specialty Effects Association
The trade association of the companies behind print that shines, the finishers who foil stamp and emboss and the suppliers who sell them foils, dies and machines, which since 1992 has worked to make the case for decoration to the rest of the print world.
Financial profile
Foil & Specialty Effects Association · EIN 48-1105399 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $226,985 | $81,830 | $137,084 | $185,137 | $348,707 | Dec 2025 |
| FY2024 | $240,308 | $80,783 | $153,151 | $242,097 | $287,564 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $249,410 | $70,550 | $170,313 | $224,739 | $274,784 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $223,600 | $78,058 | $145,470 | $197,972 | $233,911 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $157,336 | $76,004 | $71,229 | $140,543 | $237,553 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $177,160 | $86,690 | $90,470 | $168,401 | $212,558 | Dec 2020 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies FSEA is read alongside.
TLMI
Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute
The industry table for a whole trade, an institute that unites label and packaging professionals to address…
23 companies named
PPC
Paperboard Packaging Council
The industry body for folding carton and paperboard packaging, pooling benchmarks, craft knowledge, and…
15 companies named
PUA
PRINTING United Alliance
The trade home for nearly every craft that puts an image onto a surface, from apparel decoration to…
12 companies named
AIPA
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association
A trade body built by and for the independent converters of paper based packaging, where suppliers and…
4 companies named
FPA
Flexible Packaging Association
The converters and suppliers of the second most prevalent packaging format in the United States, organized…
14 companies named
Who backs FSEA
Every company FSEA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canon U.S.A. | Exhibitor | ASBOI PPA S |
| Konica Minolta | Corporate partner | BAMSL ISCC TLMI |
| Xerox | Exhibitor | ABA IRST NRF |
| H+M USAPublished as H+M a KURZ company | Award sponsor | A AA |
| Neenah | Award sponsor | FCCC NUCA |
| KURZ | Award sponsor | PIA |
| Mark Andy | Exhibitor | TLMI |
| Absolute Printing Equipment | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Breit Technologies | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Diversified Graphic MachineryPublished as DGM Diversified Graphic Machinery | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Duplo USA | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Eagle Systems | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Gietz-Vinfoil Americas | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Harris & Bruno | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Infinity Foils | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| ITW ShineMarkPublished as ITW ShineMark Foils & Thermal Films | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| K Laser TechnologyPublished as K Laser CFBU Cold Foil Business Unit | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Metal Magic | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| OWOSSO Graphic Arts | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Rollem International | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Sakurai USAPublished as Sakurai | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Sappi North America | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Scodix | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Steuer | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Taktiful | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Unifoil | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| UNIVACCO | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Universal Engraving | Award sponsor | Only FSEA, so far |
| Vulcan Specialty Products | Exhibitor | Only FSEA, so far |
Sources: 4 published lists, read October 2026
Digital Embellishment Alliance: Thank You to These Supporters of the DEA. Read October 15, 2026. Companies supporting the Digital Embellishment Alliance, FSEA's program for digital print embellishment.
Gold Leaf Awards 2026: Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors. Read October 15, 2026. Sponsors of the 33rd annual Gold Leaf Awards, presented at the June 2026 Print Embellishment Conference.
Print Embellishment Conference 2026: Supplier Trade Fair. Read October 15, 2026. Exhibitors at the Supplier Trade Fair of the 2026 Print Embellishment Conference in Nashville.
Print Embellishment Conference: 2026 Event Sponsors. Read October 15, 2026. Event sponsors of the 2026 Print Embellishment Conference in Nashville.
Who backs FSEA's peers, but not FSEA
Companies named publicly by at least one of FSEA's five peer societies, and not found in FSEA's reviewed public records.
| Company | TLMI | PPC | PUA | AIPA | FPA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ePS | Named | Platinum Sponsor | Gold | 3 of 5 | ||
| Durst Group | Platinum | Platinum | 2 of 5 | |||
| AB Graphic International | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ACTEGA | Bronze | 1 of 5 | ||||
| AgfaPublished as AgfaLogo_cmyk | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Alpine American | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Ampacet | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| APP ChartaPublished as APP-Charta (chartaglobal.com) | Event Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Appvion | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Avery Dennison | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| BellaCanvasPublished as BellaCanvas_Logo_Black | Diamond | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Beontag | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Berry Converter Films | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| BobstPublished as Bobst (bobst.com) | Platinum Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| BW Converting | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| CanonPublished as Canon_Logo_CMYK_Red | Title | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Charter Next Generation | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Clearwater PaperPublished as clearwater (clearwaterpaper.com) | Sapphire Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| CMPCPublished as CMPC-FP (cmpcfp.com) | Platinum Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Coim USA | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Domino | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Environ Energy | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Eukal CorpPublished as EC-Logo-For-2026 (eukalincorp.com) | Event Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Flex Films (USA) | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Flexcon | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Flexo Wash | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Flint Group | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| FujifilmPublished as Fujifilm-1-pdf | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Gallus | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Glenroy | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Graymills | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Green Bay Packaging | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| HeidelbergPublished as heidelberg (heidelberg.com) | Event Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Henkel | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| HP | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Ink SystemsPublished as isi-logo (inksystems.com) | Registration Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Justifacts | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Koenig & BauerPublished as Koenig_Bauer_Logo (koenig-bauer.com) | Diamond Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| KomoriPublished as komori (komori.com) | Event Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| manroland sheetfedPublished as manroland_sheetfed (manrolandsheetfed.com) | Event Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Maxcess | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Metsa GroupPublished as Metsa-logo (metsagroup.com) | Sapphire Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Mid South Extrusion | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| MimakiPublished as Mimaki®-CMYK | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| NordmeccanicaPublished as Nordmeccanica, NA | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Novolex | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Printers 401k | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| RicohPublished as Ricoh-300x131-1 | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SappiPublished as Sappi-logo (sappi.com) | Platinum Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SCREENPublished as Screen-1-300x86-1 | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Service First Processing | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Siegwerk | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Smurfit WestrockPublished as SW_LOGO (smurfitwestrock.com) | Sapphire Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| STAHLSPublished as STAHLS_logo | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| StandardPublished as StandardLogo4-300x63-1 | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Super GamutPublished as super-gamut-v1.0-new | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| TVFPublished as TVF_Logo_Horizontal_Color-1 | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| UPM Adhesive Materials | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Valco MeltonPublished as logo.png (valcomelton.com) | Event Sponsors | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Wilson Manufacturing | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Windmoeller & Hoelscher | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Xeikon | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Yazoo Mills | Named | 1 of 5 |
The outside view
The trade association of the companies behind print that shines, the finishers who foil stamp and emboss and the suppliers who sell them foils, dies and machines, which since 1992 has worked to make the case for decoration to the rest of the print world.
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- Inward
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Their shape
The League
Far-flung, and stronger for it.
The League is a federation of many, where the value lives in the connections between its members and chapters. Its gift is reach and resilience, its challenge is holding a shared identity across all its parts.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Frontier.
Strengths
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