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Clojurists Together Foundation

Not tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(6)Since 2020Community Development EIN 84-3661535Revenue $220K in FY2025

On file with the IRSclojuriststogether.org2045 W Grand Ave Ste B/99986, 60612-1576 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Mar 2020

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The Clojurists Together Foundation is a trade organization, dedicated to funding and supporting open source software, infrastructure, and documentation that is important to the clojure and clojurescript community.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$220K
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$205K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$39K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$220K
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$220K
Expenses
$205K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$113K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$39K
FY2025▲ +64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$88K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$39K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $172K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Maria Geller
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Slutsky
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christoph Neumann
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lorelai Lyons
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Compton
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Funds and supports open source software, infrastructure, and documentation for the Clojure community.

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3 programs · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Distributed approximately $173,000 of grants to 15 developers and organizations of various sizes supporting some of the most popular open source packages in the clojure ecosystem and therefore benefiting virtually every clojure programmer, as well as strategically sponsoring newer work.

$172Kprogram expense
02

Operate, maintain and improve clojars, the most important source of open source clojure and clojurescript packages. In addition to ensuring this core infrastructure remains reliable, we've added significant performance and security upgrades.

Pt IX · col B
03

Long term funding grants for open source clojure developers to maintain and improve their software, including allowing a prolific clojure developer (michiel borkent) to dedicate themselves to their open source work full-time.

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 · 9 grants · $275K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$46,000
Untypeable LLCFY2025$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$46,000
Untypeable LLCFY2024$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,500
Beep Boop LLCFY2023$18,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,000
Ethan Miller Consulting Services LLCFY2022$6,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$37,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$220K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Money outPt IX
$205K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Owns and owesPt X
$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Total revenueLn 12$220K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
Other assetsLn 15$170
Total assetsLn 16$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$24K$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$24K$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$31K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$114K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$311
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$205K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $220K$205K$15K$39K 990 PDF
FY2024 $218K$282K−$64K$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $264K$370K−$106K$88K 990 PDF
FY2022 $290K$230K$61K$194K 990 PDF
FY2021 $221K$113K$108K$134K 990 PDF
FY2020 $115K$26K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $219,759 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $218,061$219,759
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $218,061$219,759
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $240,500$172,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,874$12,374
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,977$19,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $282,351$204,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,290$15,177
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $219,759 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$219,759
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$219,759
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$219,759
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,582 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$31,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$113,500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$28,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$10,274
IX-10 Payroll taxes$2,100
IX-11b Legal fees$311
IX-11c Accounting fees$3,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,566
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$13,331
IX-25 Total functional expenses$204,582
Part X · Balance sheet $38,755 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,411$38,585
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,167$170
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,578$38,755
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,578$38,755
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,578$38,755
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,755 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$219,759
XI-2 Total expenses$204,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,578
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,755

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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