Openid Foundation FY2021 filing

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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, FY2021. 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.
$114K 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
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
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
17.3 mo
of spending, in cash
17.3 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
14
of 14 voting members
14 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.7M
+162% vs prior year
Spent
$872K
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +162%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$872K
FY2021▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$872K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +191%
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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 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 Jul 2014.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Non-Executive Director
$113,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Director
$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 · FY2021
01

Operational Updates

The Openid Foundation welcomed gail hodges as the new executive director of the Openid Foundation in may 2021. Gail has extensive experience both in the digital identity space - for instance, having founded the future identity council, and in the payments space - among other accomplishments, having headed apple pay in Latin america and…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. 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 2021: (1) first implementer's drafts of three fastfed specifications approved (2) second implementer's draft of Openid connect user questioning api specification (3) financial-grade api (FAPI) 1.0 final specification (4) implementer's drafts of two FAPI 2.0 specifications (5) implementer's…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. 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

(1) Openid financial-grade api (FAPI) conformance tests now available for australian consumer data rights participants & push authorization requests (PAR) (2)increased certification fees in drive towards a self sustaining program in 2021 and beyond (3) availability of financial grade api (FAPI) op and dynamic client registration (OCR)…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$872K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$407K$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$432K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$432K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$316K
Legal feesLn 11b$64K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$406K
Information technologyLn 14$28K
TravelLn 17$34K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K
InsuranceLn 23$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$872K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled 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
FY2021 ViewingFiled 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 $1,720,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $655,900$1,720,690
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $655,909$1,720,693
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 $1,103,975$871,970
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,103,975$871,970
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$448,066$848,723
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,720,693 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,720,690$1,720,690
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3$3
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,720,693 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,720,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $871,970 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$315,536
IX-11b Legal fees$63,735
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,856
IX-11g Other fees for services$405,874
IX-14 Information technology$27,582
IX-17 Travel$33,620
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$7,098
IX-23 Insurance$8,845
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$7,824
IX-25 Total functional expenses$871,970
Part X · Balance sheet $1,255,304 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $376,581$1,225,304
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,000$30,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $431,689$1,255,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,689$1,133,939
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$121,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,689$1,255,304
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $431,689$1,255,304
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,255,304 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,720,693
XI-2 Total expenses$871,970
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$848,723
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,689
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$25,108
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,255,304

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