Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2021.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
21 people listed on the 990; $641K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
David Grimaldi’s $575K as EVP Govt Relations is at the 98th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Chervinsky | — | $460,385 | $600,769 | — | — |
| David Grimaldi | $575,000 | $560,000 | $600,000 | $171,739 | — |
| Kristin Smith | $575,000 | $560,000 | $600,000 | — | — |
| Kristin McKenzie Smith | — | — | — | $414,097 | $320,577 |
| Marisa Coppel | $389,135 | $316,673 | — | — | — |
| Curtis Kincaid | $354,711 | $345,000 | $250,308 | — | — |
| Cleve Mesidor | $300,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Spuller | $299,615 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Blockchain Association executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Promotes crypto's future and blockchain's potential through policy.
Questions for Blockchain Association
Your first name shows with your question. Blockchain Association answers here, for everyone.
The blockchain association works to improve the public policy envrionment needed for the blockchain and cryptocurrency technology ecosystem to thrive. In 2020 they established policy positions, worked to educate policymakers, and introduced legislation, as well as expanding their advocacy work to take on additional policy issues that are…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-1360900) · Dispute this lineThe blockchain association works to improve the public policy envrionment needed for the blockchain and cryptocurrency technology ecosystem to thrive. In 2020 they established policy positions, worked to educate policymakers, and introduced legislation, as well as expanding their advocacy work to take on additional policy issues that are…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-1360900) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 | $7.1M | $8.3M | −$1.2M | $3.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 | $7.3M | $7.9M | −$595K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $7.0M | $9.2M | −$2.2M | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $7.1M | $5.0M | $2.1M | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $97K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file FY2020 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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