Educates the public on software's contributions, promotes STEM learning, and clarifies software's role in policy.
For fiscal year 2021 it reported $224K in revenue, $946K in expenses, and $2.5M in net assets.Pt I
Money in and out · FY2021
Total revenue
$224K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$946K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$722K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
96%
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Net inflow
-322%
revenue over expenses, this year
Pass-through gifts
22%
of revenue from contributions
Program spending
96%
of expenses reach stated programs
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$224K
FY2021
$2.4M$1.2M$0
FY2021FY2024
Expenses
$946K
FY2021
$946K$473K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total assets
$3.7M
FY2021
$4.5M$2.2M$0
FY2021FY2024
Total liabilities
$1.2M
FY2021
$1.3M$630K$0
FY2021FY2024
Total revenue
$224K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$946K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$722K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $909K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01
Research and Publication
SOFTWARE.ORG publishes studies and develops reports that explain cutting-edge technologies before they become mainstream; highlight the economic and employment benefits that the software industry provides to the overall economy; and examine the intersection of software and society by demonstrating the potential changes that…
$450Kprogram expense
02
Stem Education
SOFTWARE.ORG encourages a diverse community of coders and works to increase opportunities for training and skills by directly supporting philanthropic efforts aimed to encourage girls and minorities to enter the software workforce.
$450Kprogram expense
03
Public Education
SOFTWARE.ORG develops and executes educational events in order to engage with policymakers and the public to examine the legal, educational, and economic environment that will enable society to best take advantage of cutting-edge technologies.
Chris Hopfensperger’s $379K as Executive Director Thru 12/03/2021
is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 362 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
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.
Individual Chris Hopfensperger · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $351K · Total expenses $946K
37%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $582K · Total expenses $946K
61%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
96%
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Overhead ratio
4%
—
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Fundraising cost ratio
0%
—
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
—
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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