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Openid Foundation is a nonprofit international standardization organization of individuals and companies developing, promoting, and evolving Openid technologies. Formed in june 2007, the Foundation serves as a public trust organization representing the open community of developers, vendors, and users.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0447503) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 311 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $369K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
16.7 mo
of spending, in cash
16.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
20 of 20 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.2M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$872K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman & Director (commu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair & Director (cor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (community Rep)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Thibeau’s $114K as Non-Executive Director is at the 27th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Don Thibeau$113,750$195,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops and promotes open identity technologies for secure online access.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operational Updates

Oidf continued its global outreach to the openid community via workshops and conference presentations in 2024. This included oidf community workshops in spring and fall 2024 at mountain view, ca, as well as a workshop at the european identity and cloud conference in berlin, germany in june 2024.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0447503) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

A number of oidf specifications were approved in 2024, as well as a formal security analysis on one openid specification:the first in-depth security analysis of openid for verifiable credentials has been completed, with the goal of increasing confidence in the security of these specifications.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0447503) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

The oidf certification program continued to evolve and grow in 2024: -the oidf certification program added a new java developer to the team in may 2024, this developer supports the growing number of conformance tests to be DEVELOPED.-CONTINUED global open BANKING/OPEN data outreach in 2024 highlighting the value of conformance to openid…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-0447503) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6311
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$2.5M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$704K
Legal feesLn 11b$136K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$732K
Office expensesLn 13$10K
Information technologyLn 14$33K
TravelLn 17$150K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K
InsuranceLn 23$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 15, 2025 $2.2M$1.9M$208K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $2.2M$1.6M$611K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.8M$1.2M$626K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $1.7M$872K$849K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $656K$1.1M−$448K$432K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,153,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$98,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,220,000$2,021,065
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,294$33,253
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,231,294$2,153,018
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 $1,620,520$1,944,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,620,520$1,944,854
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $610,774$208,164
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $2,153,018 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,021,065$2,021,065
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33,253$33,253
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,054,318 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,153,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,944,854 across 10 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$704,233
IX-11b Legal fees$135,549
IX-11c Accounting fees$10,520
IX-11g Other fees for services$731,919
IX-13 Office expenses$10,103
IX-14 Information technology$32,798
IX-17 Travel$150,356
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$15,449
IX-23 Insurance$13,206
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$140,721
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,944,854
Part X · Balance sheet $2,700,378 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,756,962$2,670,378
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $735,252$30,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,492,214$2,700,378
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,356,333$2,558,210
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $135,881$142,168
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,492,214$2,700,378
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,492,214$2,700,378
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,700,378 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,153,018
XI-2 Total expenses$1,944,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$208,164
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,492,214
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,700,378

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

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