Digital Data Exchange LLC

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Ddex develops & maintains Data standards for Exchange of information in the Digital media markets.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $60K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$98K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
Net assets
$633K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$974K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$894K
FY2021$806K
FY2022$984K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$633K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$635K
FY2022$712K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$633K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.

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

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25 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus & Exec. Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Until 09/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board Member
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Questions the 990 asks

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ddex continued to develop standard message formats for the communication of information up and down the digital music value chain, publishing three new standards including the recording data and rights notification, the party identification and enrichment, and the recording information notification and an update of the media enrichment…

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$633K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$732K
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$370K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$370K
Total assetsLn 16$732K
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K
Net assetsLn 32$633K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K$370K
Total assetsLn 16$911K$732K
LiabilitiesLn 26$191K$98K
Net assetsLn 32$720K$633K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$766K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$86K
Office expensesLn 13$11K
Information technologyLn 14$29K
TravelLn 17$107K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$131K
InsuranceLn 23$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.2M−$86K$633K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$8K$720K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$984K$84K$712K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$806K$213K$635K 990 PDF
FY2020 $974K$894K$79K$420K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,112,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,059,350$1,102,509
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,903$10,463
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $390$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,068,643$1,112,972
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$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,060,851$1,199,269
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,060,851$1,199,269
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,792−$86,297
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,112,972 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,102,509$1,102,509
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,463$10,463
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,102,509 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,463$1,112,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,199,269 across 10 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$765,875
IX-11b Legal fees$16,547
IX-11c Accounting fees$3,866
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$86,378
IX-13 Office expenses$11,099
IX-14 Information technology$28,828
IX-17 Travel$106,972
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$131,094
IX-23 Insurance$20,260
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$28,350
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,199,269
Part X · Balance sheet $731,724 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $486,047$370,208
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $424,888$361,516
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $910,935$731,724
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $191,269$98,355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $191,269$98,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $719,666$633,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $719,666$633,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $910,935$731,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $633,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,112,972
XI-2 Total expenses$1,199,269
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,297
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$719,666
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$633,369

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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