Open Connectivity Foundation INC FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

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

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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).

$219K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
$219K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$266K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$915K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$994K
Net assets
$487K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$915K
FY2021▼ -39%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$915K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$994K
FY2021▼ -38%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$994K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$158K
FY2025$26K
Net assets
$487K
FY2021▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$102K
FY2025$0

From the FY2021 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

8 people listed on the 990; $219K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$219,370Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$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

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

Programs and updates

Defines device connectivity standards for a seamless Internet of Things.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2021
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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$915K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$914K
Investment incomeLn 3$808
Money outPt IX
$994K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$487K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$672K
Total assetsLn 16$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$914K
Investment incomeLn 3$808
Total revenueLn 12$915K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$563K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$672K
Total assetsLn 16$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
Net assetsLn 32$487K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$672K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$753K
LiabilitiesLn 26$596K$266K
Net assetsLn 32$566K$487K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$231K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K
Management feesLn 11a$166K
Legal feesLn 11b$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$126K
Office expensesLn 13$9K
Information technologyLn 14$128K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$237K
Total functional expensesLn 25$994K

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 Viewing $915K$994K−$79K$487K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $915,013 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $914,205$914,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $808$808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $914,205 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $808$915,013
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $993,618 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$231,211
IX-10 Payroll taxes$12,720
IX-11a Management fees$166,260
IX-11b Legal fees$50,579
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,930
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$125,884
IX-13 Office expenses$9,312
IX-14 Information technology$128,185
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$23,121
IX-23 Insurance$3,546
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$236,870
IX-25 Total functional expenses$993,618
Part X · Balance sheet $752,890 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $486,493$108,692
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $563,224$563,117
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $65,000$33,685
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,713$47,396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,161,430$752,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $92,141$73,079
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $229,891$113,708
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $273,575$79,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $595,607$266,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $565,823$486,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,161,430$752,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $486,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$915,013
XI-2 Total expenses$993,618
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,605
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$565,823
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$615
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$486,603

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