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Open Ebook Forum FY2024 filing

South Glastonbury, CTUnknown exempt organizationEIN 52-2229968

On file with the IRSidpf.org387 Foote Road · South Glastonbury, CT

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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.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
114 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 113.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$0
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$1K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$12K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Expenses
$1K
FY2024▼ -95%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$18K
FY2023$23K
FY2024$1K
FY2025$12K
Net assets
$12K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$14K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$12K
FY2025$0

From the FY2024 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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1K

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

13 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 · $1K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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.

$1Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$1K
Ln 25
Programscol B$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$12K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$13K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$13K$12K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$238
Accounting feesLn 11c$972
Total functional expensesLn 25$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $0$12K−$12K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $0$1K−$1K$12K 990 PDF
FY2023 $22K$23K−$1K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $21K$18K$3K$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 $24K$17K$6K$11K 990 PDF
FY2020 $13K$15K−$2K$5K 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 $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,797$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 $21,797$0
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
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 $23,024$1,210
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $23,024$1,210
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,227−$1,210
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,210 across 2 lines filed
IX-11b Legal fees$238
IX-11c Accounting fees$972
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,210
Part X · Balance sheet $11,719 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,679$11,469
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $250$250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,929$11,719
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,929$11,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,929$11,719
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,929$11,719
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,719 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$1,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,210
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,929
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,719

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

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