The Interledger Foundation is a non-profit advocate for the web, promoting innovation, creativity, and inclusion by advancing open payment standards and technologies that seamlessly connect our global society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18.9M a year · 75% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.7M
Spent
$526K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$111.8M
FY2022$257K
FY2023−$93K
FY2024$5.4M
Expenses
$526K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$526K
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$11.5M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$100.4M
FY2022$75.2M
FY2023$81.2M
FY2024$96.4M

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 Jun 2020.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $383K Management & general 23% · $119K Fundraising 5% · $24K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$93,301Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Briana Marbury$343,319$325,000$205,000$93,301
Alex Lakatos$268,436$169,694——
Chris Lawrence$178,500$167,500$150,000—
Erika Drushka$100,725$173,021$150,000—
Ginny Barahona$163,405———
Mark Birmingham$145,155———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes open payment standards and technologies to connect the global society.

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1 program · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Interledger works to empower organizations to adopt and use token-powered distributed services in their day-to-day business operations to connect everyone and provide the opportunity to engage in contactless payment currency.

$383Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500K
Grants paid · 53 grants · $5.0M · 2021–2024
Mywalletguru LLCFY2024$423,300
Fynbos Technologies LLCFY2024$320,533
Individual RecipientFY2024$250,000
Thitsaworks Pte LtdFY2024$250,000
Stichting Waag SocietyFY2024$45,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$30,291
Individual RecipientFY2024$30,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$30,000
Digital Discretion Company INCFY2024$30,000
Snake Nation Pty LtdFY2024$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$12,500
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$10,000
Mozrt INCFY2023$250,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$56,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.7M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$7.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$520
Money outPt IX
$526K
Ln 25
Programscol B$383K
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$520
Other incomeLn 4–11$7.7M
Total revenueLn 12$8.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$779K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$779K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K$779K
Total assetsLn 16$250K$779K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$244K$719K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$76K$14K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$124K$23K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$940$313
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$2K$667
Legal feesLn 11b$162K$129K$24K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$24K$8K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$338$112
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K$445
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$909$303
All other expensesLn 24e$844$147$688$9
Total functional expensesLn 25$526K$383K$119K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.4M$11.5M−$6.1M$96.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 −$93K$8.7M−$8.8M$81.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $257K$4.6M−$4.4M$75.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $111.8M$6.0M$105.8M$100.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.7M$526K$8.1M$8.4M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,000,520 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,000$1,000,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$520
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $250,000$1,000,520
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$269,240
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,835$256,691
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,835$525,931
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $244,165$474,589
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,000,520 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,000,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $520$520
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $520$1,000,520
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $525,931 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,187 · Management $14,285 · Fundraising $4,762$95,234
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $123,522 · Management $23,160 · Fundraising $7,720$154,402
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,012 · Management $940 · Fundraising $313$6,265
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,671 · Management $2,001 · Fundraising $667$13,339
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $129,404 · Management $24,263 · Fundraising $8,088$161,755
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,107$43,107
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,253 · Management $7,771 · Fundraising $1,516$33,540
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,800 · Management $338 · Fundraising $112$2,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,123 · Management $1,565 · Fundraising $445$9,133
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,850 · Management $909 · Fundraising $303$6,062
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $147 · Management $688 · Fundraising $9$844
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $382,969 · Management $119,027 · Fundraising $23,935$525,931
Part X · Balance sheet $779,223 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250,000$779,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $250,000$779,223
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,835$60,469
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,835$60,469
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $244,165$718,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $244,165$718,754
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $250,000$779,223
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $718,754 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,000,520
XI-2 Total expenses$525,931
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$474,589
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$244,165
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$718,754

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