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South Glastonbury, CTUnknown exempt organization EIN 52-2229968Latest return filed Apr 20, 2026

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The Open Ebook Forum is the global trade and standards organization dedicated to the development and promotion of electronic publishing and content consumption. The work of the Forum promotes the development of electronic publishing applications and products that will benefit creators of content, makers of reading systems, and consumers. The Forum develops and maintains the epub content publication standard that enables the creation and transport of reflowable digital books and other types of content as digital publications that are interoperable between disparate epub-compliant reading devices and applications.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2229968) · Dispute this line
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
50% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$0
Spent
$12K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$0
FY2025
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Expenses
$12K
FY2025▲ +869%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$23K
FY2024$1K
FY2025$12K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$14K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$12K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Eoin Noble
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Kasdorf
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Graham Bell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leslie Hulse
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junichi Yoshii
Board Member
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops and promotes global standards for electronic books and content consumption.

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1 program · $6K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Setting international standards for electronic publishing including publication structure, file format, and digital rights management techniques for the benefit of its members.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2229968) · Dispute this line
$6Kprogram expense

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 · 1 grant · $6K · 2025–2025
World Wide Web Consortium INCMA · FY2025$5,534

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$12K
Ln 25
Programscol B$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$12K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$750
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$285
Total functional expensesLn 25$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 20, 2026 $0$12K−$12K$0 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 29, 2025 $0$1K−$1K$12K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 12, 2024 $22K$23K−$1K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 30, 2023 $21K$18K$3K$14K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $24K$17K$6K$11K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2021 $13K$15K−$2K$5K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$0
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$5,534
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,210$6,185
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,210$11,719
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,210−$11,719
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 1 lines filed
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,719 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$5,534
IX-11b Legal fees$5,150
IX-11c Accounting fees$750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$285
IX-25 Total functional expenses$11,719
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,469$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,719$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,719$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,719$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,719$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$11,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,719
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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