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Gps Innovation Alliance

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(6)Mutual/Membership EIN 46-4171871Revenue $785K in FY2024

On file with the IRSgpsalliance.org1800 M St Nw Ste 800n, 20036-5850 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jul 2014

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The Alliance is firmly committed to furthering Gps Innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship; and seeks to protect, promote and enhance the use of Gps.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 6 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$425K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$36K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
$785K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$767K
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$785K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$824K
FY2021$635K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$670K
FY2024$785K
Expenses
$767K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$691K
FY2022$593K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$767K
Net assets
$172K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$172K

From the FY2024 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

8 people listed on the 990; $425K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lisa L Dyer
Executive Director
$274,550Pt VII · Sec A
F Michael Swiek
Managing Director - Ex Off
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark L Rentz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stuart Riley
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa L Dyer’s $275K as Executive Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 539 $100K–1M mutual/membership 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Lisa L Dyer$274,550———
J David Grossman——$210,734$252,075
Lisa L Dyerjoined 5123—$170,000——
F Michael Swiek$150,000———

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

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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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Promotes GPS innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and enhances its use.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $58K · 2021–2024
The George Washington UniversityVA · FY2024$12,000
The George Washington UniversityVA · FY2023$12,000
The George Washington UniversityVA · FY2022$17,000
The George Washington UniversityVA · FY2021$17,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$785K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$785K
Other incomeLn 4–11$90
Money outPt IX
$767K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$785K
Other incomeLn 4–11$90
Total revenueLn 12$785K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$207K
Total assetsLn 16$164K$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$36K
Net assetsLn 32$164K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$282K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K
Management feesLn 11a$150K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$249K
Office expensesLn 13$21K
OccupancyLn 16$9K
TravelLn 17$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$767K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $785K$767K$18K$172K 990 PDF
FY2023 $670K$736K−$67K$164K 990 PDF
FY2022 $585K$593K−$8K$230K 990 PDF
FY2021 $635K$691K−$56K$239K 990 PDF
FY2020 $824K$685K$139K$294K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $785,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $669,500$785,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$90
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $669,500$785,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,000$12,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $189,788$298,630
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $534,224$456,267
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $736,012$766,897
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,512$18,193
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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 $785,090 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $785,000$785,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $90$90
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $785,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90$785,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $766,897 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$12,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$282,220
IX-10 Payroll taxes$16,410
IX-11a Management fees$150,000
IX-11b Legal fees$13,147
IX-11c Accounting fees$10,141
IX-11g Other fees for services$249,070
IX-13 Office expenses$20,757
IX-16 Occupancy$8,975
IX-17 Travel$2,051
IX-23 Insurance$2,126
IX-25 Total functional expenses$766,897
Part X · Balance sheet $207,368 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,843$207,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,843$207,368
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$35,778
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$35,778
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,843$171,590
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,843$207,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,590 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$785,090
XI-2 Total expenses$766,897
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,193
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,843
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,446
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,590

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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