Cronus USA INC FY2021 filing

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Host user conference of software for internet-based application services

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$52K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $327K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$732
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$154K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$447K
Net assets
$973K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$154K
FY2021▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$473K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.8M
Expenses
$447K
FY2021▲ +234%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$134K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$973K
FY2021▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$973K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2006.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$6,500Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Pinyan’s $8K as Board Member is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2833 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Kate Pinyan$7,500$7,000$6,500
Jon Rivers$7,500$7,000$6,500
Diane Saeger$7,500$7,000$6,500
Scott Brennan$7,500$7,000$6,500
Tom Falteich$7,500$7,000$6,500
Katehrine Turner-Lawrence$7,500$7,000—
Amy Homan$7,500$7,000$6,500
Michael Kristensen——$6,500

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Host annual users conference for software users to provide information to users and foster communication among users.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $30K · 2022–2024
Treobytes INCCA · FY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$154K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$241
Money outPt IX
$447K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$973K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$875K
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$732
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$241
Total revenueLn 12$154K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
SavingsLn 2$770K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$875K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$98K
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$732
Net assetsLn 32$973K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$875K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71$732
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$973K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K
Office expensesLn 13$817
Information technologyLn 14$21K
TravelLn 17$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$341K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$447K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 15, 2025 $3.8M$3.1M$698K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $2.8M$2.5M$315K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $2.4M$1.8M$578K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $154K$447K−$292K$973K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2021 $473K$134K$339K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $154,418 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $472,034$154,177
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $472$241
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $472,506$154,418
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$52,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,729$394,749
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $133,729$446,749
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $338,777−$292,331
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $154,418 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $154,177$154,177
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $241$241
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $154,177 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $241$154,418
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $446,749 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$52,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,650
IX-13 Office expenses$817
IX-14 Information technology$21,494
IX-17 Travel$15,901
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$340,729
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$14,158
IX-25 Total functional expenses$446,749
Part X · Balance sheet $973,927 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $627,880$105,903
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $602,354$769,578
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,363$98,446
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,265,597$973,927
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71$732
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71$732
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $1,265,526$973,195
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,265,526$973,195
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,265,597$973,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $973,195 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$154,418
XI-2 Total expenses$446,749
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$292,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,265,526
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$973,195

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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