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Tech Inventors Alliance FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 82-1595397Revenue $1.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRShightechinventors.com1155 F St Nw Ste 230, 20004-1319 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Feb 2019

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

$396K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
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
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$396K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$28K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$878K
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$887K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$878K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$878K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$903K
FY2023$988K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 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: 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

25 people listed on the 990; $396K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
David Jones
Executive Director
$395,617Pt VII · Sec A
Kara Shure
Treasurer & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Brown
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Dean
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Isabella Fu
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Krish Gupta
Director
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for legal reforms protecting company innovation and economic contributions.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Advocate for balanced reforms at the us patent and trademark office, the us courts and congress that address the root causes of patent litigation abuse while advancing a patent system that promotes investment in new technologies and american jobs.

Pt IX · 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$156
Money outPt IX
$878K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$156
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$832K
SavingsLn 2$402K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$619K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$620K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$528K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$50K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$360K
Legal feesLn 11b$111K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$241K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90K
Office expensesLn 13$1K
InsuranceLn 23$844
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$388
Total functional expensesLn 25$878K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$82K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$84K$988K 990 PDF
FY2022 $962K$1.1M−$155K$903K 990 PDF
FY2021 $887K$1.0M−$152K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.6M$878K$682K$1.2M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,560,156 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $741,675$1,560,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,163$156
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $743,838$1,560,156
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$50,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $330,000$360,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $442,025$467,956
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $822,025$877,956
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$78,187$682,200
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $1,560,156 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,560,000$1,560,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $156$156
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,560,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $156$1,560,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $877,956 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$50,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$360,000
IX-11b Legal fees$111,482
IX-11c Accounting fees$23,161
IX-11d Lobbying fees$240,906
IX-11g Other fees for services$90,000
IX-13 Office expenses$1,175
IX-23 Insurance$844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$388
IX-25 Total functional expenses$877,956
Part X · Balance sheet $1,237,628 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,227$832,382
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $402,343$402,439
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,607
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $619,770$1,237,628
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,842$27,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,842$27,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $412,928$640,128
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $115,000$570,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $527,928$1,210,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $619,770$1,237,628
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,210,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,560,156
XI-2 Total expenses$877,956
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$682,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$527,928
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,210,128

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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