Open Connectivity Foundation INC FY2020 filing

Not tax-deductible

Beaverton, OR501(c)(6)Since 2014Community DevelopmentEIN 47-1709705

The mission of open connectivity foundation, INC. (ocf) is to define connectivity requirements and ensure interoperability of the billions of devices that will make up the emerging internet of things (iot).

$238K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $91K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$238K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$596K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$1.5M
Spent
$1.6M
Net assets
$566K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$915K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$994K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$26K
Net assets
$566K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$0

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $238K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$237,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Park’s $219K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
John Joonho Park—$237,600
John Park$219,370—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Defines device connectivity standards for a seamless Internet of Things.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

3. Certificationfollowing publication of specifications and open source projects, ocf has developed a formal certification process for those products that pass the certification requirements.

Pt IX · col B
02

1. Specification developmentocf develops and publishes specifications, which define and promote communication and interoperability requirements for the "internet of things." to develop these specifications, ocf has established work groups to produce technical specifications and related documentation, consistent with the ocf mission…

Pt IX · col B
03

2. Open source project ocf sponsors open source projects to enable the development of open source software in support of the ocf specifications. Ocf is the sole sponsor to the IOTIVITY.ORG open source project. Open source contributions can be initiated by members and the general public.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$566K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$596K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$486K
SavingsLn 2$563K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$596K
Net assetsLn 32$566K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$596K
Net assetsLn 32$673K$566K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$262K
Management feesLn 11a$348K
Legal feesLn 11b$151K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$140K
Office expensesLn 13$21K
Information technologyLn 14$232K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$412K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $0$26K−$26K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $57K$158K−$100K$102K 990 PDF
FY2023 $107K$270K−$163K$202K 990 PDF
FY2022 $305K$375K−$70K$414K 990 PDF
FY2021 $915K$994K−$79K$487K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.6M−$107K$566K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,508,697 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,495,604$1,495,604
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,093$13,093
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,495,604 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,093$1,508,697
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,615,373 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$262,380
IX-11a Management fees$347,964
IX-11b Legal fees$151,332
IX-11c Accounting fees$6,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$139,708
IX-13 Office expenses$21,138
IX-14 Information technology$231,528
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$39,291
IX-23 Insurance$3,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$411,625
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,615,373
Part X · Balance sheet $1,161,430 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $644,988$486,493
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,043,117$563,224
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $63,600$65,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,990$46,713
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,783,695$1,161,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $200,085$92,141
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $553,375$229,891
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $357,050$273,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,110,510$595,607
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $673,185$565,823
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,783,695$1,161,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $565,823 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,508,697
XI-2 Total expenses$1,615,373
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$106,676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$673,185
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$686
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$565,823

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