Beagleboard Org Foundation

Tax-deductible

Oakland Twp, MI501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 47-4980860Revenue $1.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRS4467 Ascot CT, 48306-4719 · Oakland Twp, MITax-exempt since Jun 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To educate and promote the design and use of open source software and hardware in embedded computing. To provide a forumn for the owner and developers of open source software and hardware of personal computers whereby they may exchange ideas, knowledge, and experience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $23K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$332K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$247K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$744K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$997K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$436K
FY2021$780K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$247K
FY2024▼ -68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$773K
FY2024$247K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2018, reinstated. IRS ruling Jun 2018, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.4M Management & general 7% · $108K Fundraising 2% · $38K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $332K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$220,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$112,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Kridner’s $220K as President is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Kridner$220,000$220,000$234,996$187,499$25,000
Christine Long—$112,800$80,000$77,500$44,000
Christine Kridner$112,000————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes and educates on open source software and hardware for embedded computing.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide hardware and components to users for the purpose of education

$882Kprogram expense
02

Provide education and promotion of the design and use of open-source software and hardware in embedded computing

$516Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$247K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$249K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$247K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$755K$249K
Total assetsLn 16$776K$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$773K$247K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$332K$299K$23K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$20K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$26K$7K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$3K$744$186
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$3K$630
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$19K$5K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$801
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$1.0M$13K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$1K$3K$98
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$108K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$1.5M−$526K$247K 990 PDF
FY2023 $997K$1.0M−$47K$773K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$621K$601K$821K 990 PDF
FY2021 $744K$780K−$36K$220K 990 PDF
FY2020 $558K$436K$122K$256K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,019,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $175$340
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $997,230$1,018,772
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $997,405$1,019,112
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $379,236$393,065
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $665,550$1,151,961
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,044,786$1,545,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,381−$525,914
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,019,112 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$340
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $1,018,772$1,018,772
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,018,772$1,019,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,545,026 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $298,800 · Management $23,240 · Fundraising $9,960$332,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,678 · Management $5,248 · Fundraising $1,312$26,238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,121 · Management $6,965 · Fundraising $1,741$34,827
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,897$15,897
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,300$4,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,790 · Management $744 · Fundraising $186$3,720
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,608 · Fundraising $15,608$31,216
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,444 · Management $2,519 · Fundraising $630$12,593
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $25,057$25,057
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,114 · Fundraising $4,779$23,893
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,137$1,137
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,870 · Management $801$2,671
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,377$7,377
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,003,529 · Management $12,775 · Fundraising $3,554$1,019,858
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,495 · Management $2,649 · Fundraising $98$4,242
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,398,738 · Management $108,420 · Fundraising $37,868$1,545,026
Part X · Balance sheet $267,637 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $754,740$248,939
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $21,369$18,698
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $776,109$267,637
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,749$20,191
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,749$20,191
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $773,360$247,446
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $773,360$247,446
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $776,109$267,637
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $247,446 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,019,112
XI-2 Total expenses$1,545,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$525,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$773,360
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$247,446

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

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