Open Geospatial Consortium INC FY2020 filing

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Open Geospatial Consortium INC.'s (ogc) mission to advance development and use of international standards and supporting services that promote Geospatial interoperability. To accomplish this mission, ogc serves as the global forum for the collaboration of Geospatial data/solution providers and users.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-3245144) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$2.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $456K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
0% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.9M
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.5 mo
of spending, in cash
3.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3.3M
69% of total assets
Liabilities are 69% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 22 voting members
20 of 22 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.5M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$6.7M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$7.5M
FY2020▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$6.9M
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$6.9M
Expenses
$6.7M
FY2020▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$6.5M
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$6.6M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2020▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$734K
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024−$494K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

60 people listed on the 990; $2.9M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$201,689Pt VII · Sec A
$201,689Pt VII · Sec A
$197,673Pt VII · Sec A
$197,673Pt VII · Sec A
CTO & Chief
$196,040Pt VII · Sec A
CTO & Chief
$196,040Pt VII · Sec A
$185,055Pt VII · Sec A
$185,055Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Nadine Alameh—$210,623$289,969$215,848$201,689$178,203
Scott Simmons$246,385$211,209$208,488$200,000$185,055—
Mitzi Osterhout$212,130$151,422————
Jeffrey Burnett——$65,954$153,825$197,673$200,498
George Percivall————$196,040$196,390
Luis Bermudez—————$190,255
Scott P Simmons—————$184,104
Peter Rabley$168,525—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops global standards for sharing and using location-based data.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Open geospatial consortium, inc. Is engaged in the development and promotion of advanced open systems geoprocessing standards to support the implementation of national and global information infrastructures. More than 500 members benefited from the programs.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-3245144) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

Open geospatial consortium, inc. Is engaged in the development and promotion of advanced open systems geoprocessing standards to support the implementation of national and global information infrastructures. More than 500 members benefited from the programs.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-3245144) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Money outPt IX
$6.7M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
60
listed · VII A
PaidVII A18
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Total revenueLn 12$7.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $6.9M$6.6M$308K−$494K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $7.4M$6.8M$596K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2024 $6.0M$5.8M$249K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2023 $6.4M$5.9M$504K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $7.5M$6.7M$749K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Jul 29, 2021 $6.9M$6.5M$330K$734K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 20 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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