Application Developers Alliance FY2020 filing

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Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3969025) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$293K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $36K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$293K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.4 mo
of spending, in cash
4.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$732
0.2% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
6 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.1M
Net assets
$425K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$250K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$688K
Net assets
$425K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$663K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$57K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $293K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO/Secretary/Tr
$292,519Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bruce Gustafson’s $437K as President/CEO/Secretary/Tr is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bruce Gustafson$436,947——$327,788$292,519
Geoffrey Brian Lane—$165,000$103,125——
Heather Coull—$125,000———
Anupama Gopalakrishnan—$120,000$109,545——
Sarah Richard———$107,500—

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

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Alliance coordinated multiple policy forums, meetups, and other events focused on bringing together Developers to educate them on significant policy issues and education through commissioned research.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3969025) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

The Alliance advocates on behalf of the developer community and the app industry on issues including, but not limited to, patents, privacy and data protection, consumer protection, the internet of things, and government surveillance.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3969025) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

The Alliance participated in several events on a number of topics. The topices included but were not limited to apps and connected vehicles, and the internet of things. These events were attended by hundreds of Developers.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3969025) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$425K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$421K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$732
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$421K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$421K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$732
Net assetsLn 32$425K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$175K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K$421K
Total assetsLn 16$302K$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$732
Net assetsLn 32$239K$425K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$175K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$322K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$187K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$226K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K
Office expensesLn 13$6K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$41K
TravelLn 17$724
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 22, 2025 $250K$688K−$438K$57K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $1.2M$1.3M−$168K$495K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.7M$3.0M−$1.4M$663K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $2.8M$1.2M$1.6M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 8, 2021 $1.3M$1.1M$186K$425K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,326,188 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,253,691$1,326,188
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,641$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,252,050$1,326,188
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $78,534$175,130
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $500,329$553,626
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $401,907$411,666
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $980,770$1,140,422
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $271,280$185,766
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,326,188 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,326,188$1,326,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,326,188 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,326,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,140,422 across 17 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$175,130
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$322,255
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$187,481
IX-9 Other employee benefits$8,031
IX-10 Payroll taxes$35,859
IX-11b Legal fees$23,028
IX-11c Accounting fees$18,937
IX-11g Other fees for services$226,348
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$5,000
IX-13 Office expenses$5,888
IX-14 Information technology$2,816
IX-16 Occupancy$41,194
IX-17 Travel$724
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,488
IX-23 Insurance$9,015
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$74,844
IX-24e All other expenses$2,384
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,140,422
Part X · Balance sheet $425,400 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,660$420,733
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,667
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,660$425,400
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,758$732
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,758$732
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $238,902$424,668
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $238,902$424,668
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,660$425,400
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $424,668 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,326,188
XI-2 Total expenses$1,140,422
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$185,766
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$238,902
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$424,668

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