To manage Nanog, an educational and operational forum collaborating to make the internet better

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$216K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $446K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$216K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
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 · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$814K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2021▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.5M

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 Apr 2011.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.1M Management & general 33% · $569K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $216K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$216,073Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Part Year Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Newman’s $156K as SR. Dev. Spe is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edward McNair—$230,064$223,513$216,073$208,256
Gregory Newman$155,625$150,000———
Darrieux Williams-Harvey$137,918$119,803———
Valerie Wittkop$136,317$118,413———
Jonathan Black$124,615————
Shawn Winstead$117,521————

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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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Due to the continuing pandemic, nanog was only able to hold one major conference in person which was nanog 83 in minneapolis, MN. Nanog 81 and nanog 82 were held virtually only. These conferences are networking conferences that provide opportunities for community members to further enhance networking discussions and that provide for a…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Nanog helps support networking and engineering education through scholarships. Nanog provides scholarships to students in a variety of areas including network engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, telecommunications, and computer science.

$48Kprogram expense
03

The nanog outreach programs focus on three distinct areas of continuing education for industry professionals, educational and career development for students, and training for underserved regions within north america. Due to pandemic travel constraints, the outreach program was limited to seven online webinars.

$15Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $130K · 2020–2023
Scholarship America INCMN · FY2023$40,000
Scholarship America INCMN · FY2022$10,000
Scholarship America INCMN · FY2021$40,000
Scholarship America INCMN · FY2020$40,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$845K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$284K
Investment incomeLn 3$248K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$569K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$729K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$814K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$845K
Government grantsLn 1e$256K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$284K
Investment incomeLn 3$248K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$151K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$569K
SavingsLn 2$160K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$729K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$814K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$597K$729K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$644K$814K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$231K$194K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$504K$370K$133K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$52K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$31K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$98K$98K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$488K$488K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$86K$86K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$569K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.1M$3.4M−$353K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.9M−$608K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$3.3M−$534K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.7M−$315K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$2.2M−$419K$4.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,386,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $728,499$844,725
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $914,136$284,403
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $113,586$248,209
I-11 Other revenue$8,824
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,756,221$1,386,161
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,000$40,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $848,495$823,869
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,286,596$836,867
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,175,091$1,700,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$418,870−$314,575
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,386,161 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$256,395
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$588,330
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$844,725
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $284,403$284,403
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $96,749$96,749
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $151,460$151,460
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,824$8,824
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $284,403 · Excluded from tax $257,033$1,386,161
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,700,736 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $194,466 · Management $36,656$231,122
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $370,267 · Management $133,290$503,557
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $22,677$22,677
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $14,874$14,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $51,639$51,639
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,650$7,650
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,719$7,719
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,740$17,740
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $20,760$20,760
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,591 · Management $20,842$51,433
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,095$1,095
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,166$5,166
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $97,966$97,966
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,760$3,760
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $488,310$488,310
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $86,044$86,044
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,290$4,290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $40,349$40,349
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,585$4,585
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,131,284 · Management $569,452 · Fundraising $0$1,700,736
Part X · Balance sheet $4,912,031 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,842$569,312
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $456,983$160,087
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,000$92,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $117,892$172,265
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,465$13,485
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,040,246$3,562,895
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $196,655$341,987
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,018,083$4,912,031
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,695$61,401
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $497,320$752,633
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $643,815$814,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,374,268$4,067,997
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$30,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,374,268$4,097,997
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,018,083$4,912,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,097,997 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,386,161
XI-2 Total expenses$1,700,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$314,575
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,374,268
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$38,304
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,097,997

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