Modbus Organization INC FY2020 filing

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A group of independent users and suppliers that seeks to drive the adoption of the Modbus communication protocol suite through education, promotion and standards development activities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1136802) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.6 mo
of spending, in cash
2.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$124K
Spent
$113K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$101K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$124K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$102K
Expenses
$113K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$33K
Net assets
$101K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$190K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $113K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$63,630Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Dinanno’s $16K as Executive Director is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Lenore V Tracey—$66,856$63,630
James Dinanno$16,000——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes Modbus protocol adoption through education, promotion, and standards.

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3 programs · $113K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Organization continued to make the Modbus TCP toolkit available to the public and expanded the Modbus.org website device directory to include 1,426 devices and the supplier directory to include 684 Modbus suppliers, as well as listing additional free Modbus resources to the list of technical resources and associated links.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1136802) · Dispute this line
$113Kprogram expense
02

Modbus continued to maintain and further develop its website, Modbus.org. On this site users can freely download the specifications and implementation guides for Modbus over serial line, Modbus TCP/IP, and Modbus security.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1136802) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

The Organization continued to provide Modbus conformance testing in the United States. Tested devices are announced on the website and listed in the Modbus device directory at the discretion of the supplier that had the devices tested.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1136802) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$124K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Money outPt IX
$113K
Ln 25
Programscol B$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$101K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Total revenueLn 12$124K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Accounts receivableLn 4$79K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$101K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$92K$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$90K$101K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$64K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$718$718
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$982$982
Total functional expensesLn 25$113K$113K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 11, 2025 $102K$33K$69K$190K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2024 $84K$20K$65K$121K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $31K$72K−$41K$56K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $100K$104K−$3K$98K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2021 $124K$113K$11K$101K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $124,475 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,116$124,454
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $161$21
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $96,277$124,475
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 $68,749$69,037
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,436$44,041
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,185$113,078
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,092$11,397
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $124,475 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $124,454$124,454
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21$21
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $124,454 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21$124,475
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $113,078 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $63,630$63,630
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,407$5,407
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,050$2,050
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $718$718
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,460$1,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,831$38,831
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $982$982
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $113,078 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$113,078
Part X · Balance sheet $103,489 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,007$15,153
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,071$9,521
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $59,569$78,815
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,647$103,489
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,089$2,534
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,089$2,534
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $89,558$100,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,558$100,955
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,647$103,489
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $100,955 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$124,475
XI-2 Total expenses$113,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,558
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$100,955

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