Opencollective Foundation FY2023 filing

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The foundation's mission is to promote 1) charitable projects aimed at increasing access to educational resources and training 2) charitable projects aimed at creating a positive social impact and 3) charitable projects aimed at developing tools to improve civic participation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 0.3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$338K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.1M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$17.9M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$20.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$23.1M
FY2023▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$28.5M
FY2023$23.1M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$1K
Expenses
$17.9M
FY2023▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$18.4M
FY2023$17.9M
FY2024$22.8M
FY2025$257K
Net assets
$20.1M
FY2023▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$14.9M
FY2023$20.1M
FY2024$812K
FY2025$557K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $16.9M Management & general 5% · $963K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$45,754Pt VII · Sec A
President (through 11/1/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (through 6/1/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (through 8/1/23)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wayne Kleppe’s $159K as General Manager Finance is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Wayne Kleppe$158,845———
Caroline Woolard——$152,133—
Alanna Irving—$45,754$69,781$52,000
Pia Mancini——$25,458—

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

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

Programs and updates

Acts as a fiscal sponsor for non-profit projects, providing them with legal structure, open-source tools, and administrative support to grow their movements.

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1 program · $16.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Bring together hosts from around the world and create an open license for open collectives, support them and grow the movement.

$16.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 38 grants · $4.0M · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,946,542
Trustees of Boston UniversityMA · FY2024$110,000
William Marsh Rice UniversityTX · FY2024$110,000
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryFY2024$98,778
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,376
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,167
Unitemized GrantFY2023$140,416
Unitemized GrantFY2023$121,974
William Marsh Rice UniversityTX · FY2023$110,000
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryFY2023$98,778
University of WashingtonFY2023$38,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,925
Unitemized GrantFY2022$145,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$145,500
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$258K
Money outPt IX
$17.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.9M
Managementcol C$963K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19.8M
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$22.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$258K
Total revenueLn 12$23.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$274K
SavingsLn 2$19.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19.8M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K
Net assetsLn 32$20.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.9M$19.8M
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$360K$338K
Net assetsLn 32$14.9M$20.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$484K$484K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$265K$265K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$744K$744K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$38K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.2M$404K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$161K$132K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$267K$229K$38K
Legal feesLn 11b$387K$327K$60K
Accounting feesLn 11c$146K$146K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.6M$6.4M$197K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$358K$358K
Office expensesLn 13$808K$790K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$1.9M$1.9M$10K
OccupancyLn 16$67K$67K
TravelLn 17$360K$360K$517
InsuranceLn 23$26K$14K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.6M$2.6M$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$2K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.9M$16.9M$963K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1K$257K−$255K$557K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.5M$22.8M−$19.3M$812K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $23.1M$17.9M$5.2M$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.5M$18.4M$10.1M$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.3M$6.8M$2.5M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.8M$2.6M$2.2M$2.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $23,106,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,917,900$22,848,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $498,960$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86,061$257,746
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,502,921$23,106,368
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,195,158$1,493,276
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,453,254$3,112,343
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,724,637$13,298,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,373,049$17,904,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,129,872$5,201,989
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $23,106,368 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,848,622
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$138,575
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,848,622
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $257,746$257,746
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $257,746$23,106,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,904,379 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $483,778$483,778
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $265,315$265,315
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $744,183$744,183
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,065 · Management $7,689$45,754
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,230,187 · Management $404,266$2,634,453
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,036$4,036
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $131,522 · Management $29,533$161,055
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $229,292 · Management $37,753$267,045
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $326,741 · Management $59,946$386,687
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $146,091$146,091
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,394,693 · Management $197,007$6,591,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $357,950$357,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $789,663 · Management $18,832$808,495
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,880,912 · Management $9,565$1,890,477
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,357$67,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $359,872 · Management $517$360,389
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,319 · Management $11,232$25,551
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,621,516 · Management $21,158$2,642,674
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,253 · Management $19,136$21,389
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,941,654 · Management $962,725 · Fundraising $0$17,904,379
Part X · Balance sheet $20,432,487 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,364,110$273,921
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,510,387$19,514,334
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,369,484$644,232
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,824$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,251,805$20,432,487
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $164,961$270,284
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $194,760$68,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $359,721$338,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,392,077$821,365
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,500,007$19,272,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,892,084$20,094,073
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,251,805$20,432,487
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,094,073 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,106,368
XI-2 Total expenses$17,904,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,201,989
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,892,084
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,094,073

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