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X12 Incorporated FY2022 filing

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Arlington, VA501(c)(6)Since 2012Public & Societal BenefitEIN 46-1372675Revenue $1.6M in FY2022

On file with the IRSx12.org1405 S Fern St / 92957, 22202-2810 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Jun 2014

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X12 is an ANSI-accredited, consensus-based, non-profit organization focused on development, implementation, and ongoing use of mature, highly-efficient and effective, technology-neutral, interoperable electronic data interchange standards that support ongoing and emerging needs of businesses and consumers across and within various industries.

$344K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $363K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$344K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$800K
109% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 109% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
0%
Net assets
−$65K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
−$65K
FY2022▼ -151%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$128K
FY2022−$65K
FY2023−$851K
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2022 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 Jun 2014.

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; $344K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cathy Sheppard
CEO, Secretary
$338,848Pt VII · Sec A
$5,063Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Beatty
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Todd Gould
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Byron Hall
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Sheppard’s $483K as CEO, Secretary is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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
Cathy Sheppard$483,290$510,005$369,572$338,848$310,476$318,655
Peter Anderson—$3,431$4,200$5,063$5,944$4,594

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops and implements technology-neutral electronic data standards for business and consumer needs.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Work Products

(1) Maintaining an expansive standardized vocabulary to define data content and describe data relationships for particular business uses across many industry verticals; (2) Publishing of: (a) metadata repository that supports syntax-specific and syntax-neutral electronic messages, (b) EDI Standards- traditional EDI syntax that powers…

Pt IX · col B
02

Membership

(1) Recruiting and supporting materially-interested organizations and individuals as X12 members. X12 members then provide cross-industry and cross-functional experts who contribute their expertise, experience, and knowledge to ensure X12 work products are relevant, efficient, and reliable.

Pt IX · col B
03

Meetings

Enabling face-to-face and virtual collaboration, networking, and corporate activities for X12 members and materially interested non-members.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
−$65K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$369K
Total assetsLn 16$735K
LiabilitiesLn 26$800K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$369K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$369K
Total assetsLn 16$735K
LiabilitiesLn 26$800K
Net assetsLn 32−$65K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6300
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$639K$369K
Total assetsLn 16$888K$735K
LiabilitiesLn 26$760K$800K
Net assetsLn 32$128K−$65K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$681
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$362K
Legal feesLn 11b$172K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$811K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K
Office expensesLn 13$835
Information technologyLn 14$27K
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$253K
InsuranceLn 23$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.9M$284K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.8M$2.0M$2.8M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$2.6M−$786K−$851K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.6M$1.7M−$193K−$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.5M−$80K$128K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$118K$208K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,554,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,461,658$1,554,859
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,461,658$1,554,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,126$681
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $332,680$362,291
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,207,538$1,384,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,541,344$1,747,870
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,686−$193,011
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,554,859 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,554,859 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,554,859
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,554,859 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,554,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,747,870 across 12 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$681
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$362,291
IX-11b Legal fees$171,741
IX-11c Accounting fees$58,088
IX-11g Other fees for services$810,936
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$30,958
IX-13 Office expenses$835
IX-14 Information technology$27,366
IX-17 Travel$4,840
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$253,045
IX-23 Insurance$9,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$17,225
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,747,870
Part X · Balance sheet $735,243 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $638,885$369,396
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $198,658$311,193
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $50,684$54,654
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $888,227$735,243
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $121,432$121,500
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $638,680$678,639
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $760,112$800,139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $128,115−$64,896
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,115−$64,896
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $888,227$735,243
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$64,896 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,554,859
XI-2 Total expenses$1,747,870
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$193,011
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,115
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$64,896

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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