Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2004.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
10 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.
Rolf Bienert’s $20K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Bienert | $19,800 | $26,550 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $47,000 | $43,300 |
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.
See Lonmark International executive salaries →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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Enables easy integration of multi-vendor systems using LonWorks networks for buildings, homes, and industry.
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Shows and Events
Lonmark international and its affiliate organizations take part in industry events around the world at various levels. Whether it is a co-sponsored member pavilion, member booth, technology demonstration, featured speaker, or a supporting or endorsing organization, lonmark and its members are there.
Certification Testing Program
Lonmark international is widely recognized for its certification programs supporting the international ISO/IEC 14908-x family of control networking standards. Since 1995, lonmark international has certified hundreds of products and system integrators satisfying industry conformance standards.
Lonmark international also provides neccessary trainings of the industry including cyber security and it integration,automation control networ, advanced high-speed power line communication technolodgy for smart cities and buildings.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $120K | $79K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $120K | $80K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $549 | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $120K | $77K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $43K | $43K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $40K | $34K | $5K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $577 | $577 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $9K | $9K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $70K | $70K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $14K | $10K | $4K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $245 | $245 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $4K | $4K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $56K | $56K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $250K | $183K | $67K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 2, 2025 | $109K | $97K | $12K | $54K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 6, 2024 | $80K | $85K | −$5K | $42K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 21, 2023 | $118K | $146K | −$28K | $47K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2023 | $173K | $201K | −$28K | $76K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 13, 2022 | $185K | $159K | $27K | $104K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 | $207K | $250K | −$43K | $77K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $207,069 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $207,069 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,699 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $79,599 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,233 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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