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To support legal reform efforts that protect companies' innovation and contributions to the economy

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1595397) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 30 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $108K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$447K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
10.8 mo
of spending, in cash
10.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$42K
4% of total assets
Liabilities are 4% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.3M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$887K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$878K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$903K
FY2023$988K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $447K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$446,757Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director as of Jan 2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Until Jan 2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Jones’s $447K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Jones$446,757$433,500$470,000$317,500$395,617

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The high tech inventors alliance (htia) has been an advocate for balanced reforms at the us patent and trademark office, the us courts, and congress, addressing the root causes of patent litigation abuse while promoting a patent system that encourages investment in new technologies and american jobs.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1595397) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 · 3 grants · $175K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,000
University of San DiegoCA · FY2022$65,000
United for Patent ReformDC · FY2020$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$58
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$58
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$638K
SavingsLn 2$472K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$226
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
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$1.0M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$988K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$447K
Legal feesLn 11b$324K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$354K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K
Office expensesLn 13$187
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 18, 2025 $1.3M$1.2M$82K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 9, 2024 $1.3M$1.2M$84K$988K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $962K$1.1M−$155K$903K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $887K$1.0M−$152K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 25, 2021 $1.6M$878K$682K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,320,200 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$20,142
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,265,000$1,300,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$58
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,265,060$1,320,200
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $60,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $433,500$446,757
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $687,347$790,979
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,180,847$1,237,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,213$82,464
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,320,200 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,142
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,142
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,300,000$1,300,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $58$58
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,300,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58$1,320,200
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,237,736 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$446,757
IX-11b Legal fees$324,143
IX-11c Accounting fees$17,940
IX-11d Lobbying fees$353,800
IX-11g Other fees for services$93,549
IX-13 Office expenses$187
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,360
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,237,736
Part X · Balance sheet $1,112,024 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $430,615$638,184
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $602,528$472,414
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $217$226
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,034,560$1,112,024
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,000$42,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,000$42,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $387,560$270,024
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $600,000$800,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $987,560$1,070,024
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,034,560$1,112,024
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,070,024 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,320,200
XI-2 Total expenses$1,237,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$987,560
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,070,024

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

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