Coalition for App Fairness FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Arts & Culture EIN 85-2605965Revenue $4.4M in FY2021Latest return filed Nov 17, 2025

On file with the IRS777 6th St Nw 8th Floor, 20001-3723 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Apr 2022

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Coalition of companies whose aim is to reach a fairer deal for the inclusion of their apps for a level playing field.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
66¢ 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)(4)
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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $257K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$389K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% 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
$4.4M
+281% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$595K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2021▲ +281%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.0M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2021▲ +595%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$595K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$595K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2021 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 Apr 2022.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $2.9M Management & general 34% · $1.5M

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Dir. (thru 6/2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Dir. (eff. 6/2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (eff. 6/2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 1/2021)
$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

Advocates for fair app inclusion and a level playing field for businesses.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Set up ditigal website for information related to the app field, providing information on recent court or legislative and educate the public.

$2.9Mprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $335K · 2022–2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$595K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$797K
Total assetsLn 16$985K
LiabilitiesLn 26$389K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$797K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$797K
Accounts receivableLn 4$187K
Total assetsLn 16$985K
LiabilitiesLn 26$389K
Net assetsLn 32$595K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$655K$797K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$668K$985K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K$389K
Net assetsLn 32$535K$595K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$597K$597K
Legal feesLn 11b$453K$38K$415K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$1.3M$1.1M$240K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.4M$178K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$324K$324K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$27K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$34K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$2.9M$1.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $4.0M$3.8M$244K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $4.9M$4.3M$603K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2023 $5.3M$5.5M−$153K$447K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $4.4M$4.4M$57K$595K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $1.2M$631K$535K$535K 990 PDF

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 $4,439,544 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,165,843$4,439,544
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,165,843$4,439,544
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$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $630,699$4,382,159
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $630,699$4,382,159
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $535,144$57,385
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 $4,439,544 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,439,544$4,439,544
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,439,544 · Unrelated business $0$4,439,544
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,382,159 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $597,000$597,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $38,009 · Management $415,200$453,209
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $65,431$65,431
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $1,092,930 · Management $240,047$1,332,977
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,366,575 · Management $177,750$1,544,325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $324,231$324,231
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,954$2,954
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,816 · Management $1,339$28,155
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,877$33,877
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,882,438 · Management $1,499,721 · Fundraising $0$4,382,159
Part X · Balance sheet $984,677 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $654,665$797,332
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,000$187,345
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $667,665$984,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,521$389,243
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,521$389,243
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $535,144$60,290
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$535,144
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $535,144$595,434
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $667,665$984,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $595,434 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,439,544
XI-2 Total expenses$4,382,159
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,385
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$535,144
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,905
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$595,434

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