Promote operationally-relevant research through data collection and analysis, offer useful services and tools, build relationships among its community of members, facilitate info & knowledge transfer via open workshops, and to increase public awareness of the DNSs significance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $86K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$976K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$963K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$449K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$976K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$888K
FY2022$968K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$976K
Expenses
$963K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$678K
FY2021$720K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$963K
Net assets
$449K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$449K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $635K Management & general 34% · $329K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$146,376Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phil Regnauld’s $146K as President is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M science & technology 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Phil Regnauld$146,376$135,570$29,276———
Keith Mitchell——$124,082$125,549$129,602$122,633

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $635K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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OARC was conceived in 2004 and then incorporated in late 2008 as part of a joint research proposal with CAIDA to the National Science Foundation. OARC was conceived as a membership organization where DNS operators, network researchers, software implementors, and others could participate to share data, common problems, and solutions in a…

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$976K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$896K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Money outPt IX
$963K
Ln 25
Programscol B$635K
Managementcol C$329K
Owns and owesPt X
$449K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$413K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$896K
Total revenueLn 12$976K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$413K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$413K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Total assetsLn 16$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$449K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K$413K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$472K$519K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$436K$449K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$73K$73K
Legal feesLn 11b$471$471
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$447K$247K$199K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$45K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$38K$34K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$204K$204K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$53$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$963K$635K$329K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $976K$963K$13K$449K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.2M$206K$436K 990 PDF
FY2023 $936K$1.1M−$174K$293K 990 PDF
FY2022 $968K$1.0M−$33K$467K 990 PDF
FY2021 $888K$720K$168K$500K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$678K$334K$331K 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
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Part I · Summary $975,949 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,300,457$79,599
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,435$896,350
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,384,892$975,949
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $135,570$146,376
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,043,240$816,995
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,178,810$963,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $206,082$12,578
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $975,949 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,599
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$79,599
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $896,350$896,350
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $896,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$975,949
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $963,371 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,188 · Management $73,188$146,376
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $471$471
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,475$9,475
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $247,168 · Management $199,456$446,624
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25,666$25,666
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,985 · Management $1,145$46,130
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,915$11,915
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,832 · Management $3,759$37,591
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $203,763$203,763
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $31,647$31,647
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53 · Management $3,660$3,713
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $634,636 · Management $328,735 · Fundraising $0$963,371
Part X · Balance sheet $518,814 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $359,483$412,708
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,600$44,390
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,265$5,355
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,006$28,483
X-14 Intangible assets$27,878
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $472,354$518,814
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,148$67,030
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,000$3,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,148$70,030
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $373,206$423,784
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $63,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $436,206$448,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $472,354$518,814
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $448,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$975,949
XI-2 Total expenses$963,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,578
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$436,206
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$448,784

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