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Apache Software Foundation FY2023 filing

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 47-0825376Revenue $2.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRSapache.org1000 N West St, 19801-1047 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Jan 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide Software for the public good. We DO this by providing services and support for many like-minded Software project communities consisting of individuals who choose to participate in asf activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $158K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2023▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.2M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending April 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2001.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.7M Management & general 9% · $185K Fundraising 5% · $108K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Robert Galoppini
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Myrle Krantz
VP of Infrastructure
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rich Bowen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Nalley
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruth Suehle
Executive Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Sicker
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Infrastructure services to support global operations of the foundation and its 350+ projects, including: hosting source code, downloads, email servers, mailing lists and archives, bug tracking systems, collaboration and build software, and further activities to meet requirements 24/7/365

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Events that include conferences and project-specific seminars that provide educational and collaborative opportunities for the foundations growing projects and their communities around the world.

$182Kprogram expense
03

Public relations and marketing programs that help raise awareness of the foundation and hundreds of its projects and initiatives

$154Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Ridge Family FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $19K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$19,059

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$74K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$1.2M$1.2M
Legal feesLn 11b$67K$67K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$980$980
Advertising and promotionLn 12$154K$154K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$29K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$182K$182K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$332K$169K$54K$108K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$2K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.7M$185K$108K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.3M−$114K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.2M$290K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.3M$2.0M$271K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.5M$216K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.6M$532K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$2.5M−$249K$3.6M 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 $2,313,188 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,746,880$2,278,143
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,200$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,103$35,045
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,765,183$2,313,188
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,548,909$2,042,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,548,909$2,042,336
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $216,274$270,852
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,313,188 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,278,143
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,278,143
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $35,045$35,045
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,045 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,313,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,042,336 across 12 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,212,761$1,212,761
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $67,066$67,066
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,584$20,584
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $980$980
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $153,970$153,970
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,497$6,497
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,628$11,628
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,864$28,864
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $182,339$182,339
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,879$1,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,465 · Management $54,384 · Fundraising $108,325$332,174
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,793 · Management $21,801$23,594
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,749,192 · Management $184,819 · Fundraising $108,325$2,042,336
Part X · Balance sheet $5,097,822 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,337,806$2,706,675
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,941,265$1,964,204
X-4 Accounts receivable$353,000
X-15 Other assets$73,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,279,071$5,097,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,310$42,647
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,073,890
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,310$1,116,537
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,697,714$3,405,557
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $578,047$575,728
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,275,761$3,981,285
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,279,071$5,097,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,981,285 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,313,188
XI-2 Total expenses$2,042,336
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$270,852
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,275,761
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$565,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,981,285

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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