Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2021-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
3 people listed on the 990.
Chris Wickens’s $100K as President is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M 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.
See Otree Open Source Research Foundation 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Improves court efficiency to make legal help more accessible.
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Grant to mcgill university grant awarded to process and harmonizes large-scale datasets from mcgill uncovering where bottlenecks slow case resolution, their analytics feed directly into cost- saving reform that free up resources for faster , fairer hearing processes
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-2696847) · Dispute this lineBenson njogu mbau design and maintains machine learning pipelines enabling targeted policy fixes that shorten time-to-judgement for vulnerable litgants
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-2696847) · Dispute this lineHarvard reserach assistants clean code and visualized judical peformance data, producing briefs that guide judges and court user committees in adopting high-impact, low cost procedural changes
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-2696847) · Dispute this lineBy the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $950 | $125K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $950 | $825K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $950 | $825K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $0 |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $140K | $140K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $310K | $310K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $418 | $418 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $22K | $22K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $472K | $472K | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $365K | $388K | −$24K | $139K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 23, 2025 | $200K | $472K | −$272K | $0 | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $200,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $200,000 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $472,348 across 4 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $825,449 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
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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