Clojurists Together Foundation FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(6)Since 2020Community Development EIN 84-3661535Revenue $221K in FY2021

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.
92¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$221K
+92% vs prior year
Spent
$113K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$134K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$221K
FY2021▲ +92%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$220K
Expenses
$113K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$113K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$134K
FY2021▲ +418%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$88K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$39K

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

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $103K Management & general 8% · $10K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $103K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Gave out approximately $100,000 over dozens of grants of various sizes (and rapidly growing), 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.

$103Kprogram expense
02

By increasing the flexibility of funding formats, allow us to improve our community in ways not possible with existing formats. This includes for example allowing people to fix small bugs (via for example our summer of bugs program) but also much larger projects, including allowing a prolific clojure developer (michiel borkent) to…

Pt IX · col B
03

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. This work was made possible thanks to toby crawley's efforts.

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$221K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Money outPt IX
$113K
Ln 25
Programscol B$103K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$134K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K
Total assetsLn 16$137K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Total revenueLn 12$221K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$137K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$137K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$134K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$137K
Total assetsLn 16$26K$137K
LiabilitiesLn 26$596$3K
Net assetsLn 32$26K$134K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$103K$103K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45$45
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38$38
Office expensesLn 13$102$102
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$113K$103K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $220,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $115,067$220,691
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 $115,067$220,691
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,000$103,295
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $10,691$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,573$9,594
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $89,264$112,889
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,803$107,802
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $220,691 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$220,691
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,691
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$220,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $112,889 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $103,295$103,295
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,828$3,828
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $45$45
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $38$38
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $102$102
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,581$5,581
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $103,295 · Management $9,594 · Fundraising $0$112,889
Part X · Balance sheet $136,781 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,399$136,781
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,399$136,781
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $596$3,176
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,803$133,605
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,399$136,781
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $133,605 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$220,691
XI-2 Total expenses$112,889
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,802
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$133,605

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