philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Internet Commerce Association FY2023 filing

Not tax-deductible

Rockville, MD501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 20-5466377Revenue $479K in FY2023

On file with the IRSinternetcommerce.org2 Research Place, 20850-3214 · Rockville, MDTax-exempt since May 2017

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is a non-profit advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers.

Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$479K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$422K
Net assets
$442K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$479K
FY2023▲ +29%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$462K
Expenses
$422K
FY2023▲ +43%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$466K
Net assets
$442K
FY2023▲ +15%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$437K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Daniel Law
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jay Chapman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Nicks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Wagner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeremiah Johnston
President, Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nat Cohen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Internet Commerce Association executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

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

Advocates for domain name owners' rights and interests in internet commerce.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Education for domain name registrants in connection with the secondary market, domain name disputes, domain name sales, leasing, and brokering.

Pt IX · col B
02

Advocacy to strengthen domain name registrant rights in various rights protection mechanisms under ICANN policy.

Pt IX · col B
03

Development of standardized agreements to facilitate transactions in the domain name secondary market.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$422K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$442K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
SavingsLn 2$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$442K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K$329K
Total assetsLn 16$388K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$384K$442K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$251K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K
TravelLn 17$64K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$422K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $462K$466K−$4K$437K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $479K$422K$57K$442K 990 PDF
FY2022 $372K$296K$76K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$242K$134K$308K 990 PDF
FY2020 $273K$238K$35K$174K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $479,118 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $371,451$471,608
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $99$7,510
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,550$479,118
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 $63,454$58,150
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,271$363,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $295,725$421,788
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,825$57,330
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $479,118 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$389,293
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,315
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$471,608
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,510$7,510
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,510$479,118
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $421,788 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$53,420
IX-10 Payroll taxes$4,730
IX-11b Legal fees$250,577
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,994
IX-11g Other fees for services$4,270
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,046
IX-13 Office expenses$1,531
IX-17 Travel$64,282
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$16,770
IX-23 Insurance$1,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$14,811
IX-24e All other expenses$2,842
IX-25 Total functional expenses$421,788
Part X · Balance sheet $453,704 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $125,008; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,631$183,638
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $263,839$145,058
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,470$453,704
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,296$12,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,296$12,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $384,174$441,504
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,470$453,704
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $441,504 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,118
XI-2 Total expenses$421,788
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$384,174
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$441,504

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.