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Beaverton, OR501(c)(6)Community Development EIN 85-2743187Revenue $526K in FY2024

On file with the IRSopensig.org3855 Sw 153rd Dr, 97003-5105 · Beaverton, ORTax-exempt since Apr 2022

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Open Alliance is a nonprofit formed for purposes of (I) promoting the development and adoption of Open, accessible standards and specifications relating to ethernet-based automotive communications, including but not limited to the broadr-reach ethernet specification; (II) examining interoperability requirements relating to its standards and specifications and promoting related independent interoperability testing and conformity assessment of implementations in order to ensure and/or facilitate compliance with its standards and specifications; and (III) undertaking such other activities as may from time to time be appropriate to further the purposes and achieve the goals set forth above.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 11 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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 $117K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $109K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$219K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$526K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$390K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$584K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$526K
FY2024▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$526K
Expenses
$390K
FY2024▲ +204%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$390K
Net assets
$584K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$59K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$584K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Oliver Creighton
Chairman/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tobias Belitz
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Hopf
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jinhwa Yun
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Lau
Director
$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

Promotes open standards for automotive Ethernet communication and interoperability testing.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Facilitation of standard development through meeting support and structure infrastructure for maintenance of documentation preservation and publication.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Nav Alliance INCFY2025$109K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$109K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$526K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$526K
Money outPt IX
$390K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$584K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$762K
Total assetsLn 16$803K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$526K
Total revenueLn 12$526K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$762K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$762K
Total assetsLn 16$803K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32$584K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$615K$762K
Total assetsLn 16$647K$803K
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K$219K
Net assetsLn 32$448K$584K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$61K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K
Office expensesLn 13$19K
Information technologyLn 14$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$225K
InsuranceLn 23$291
Total functional expensesLn 25$390K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $526K$390K$136K$584K 990 PDF
FY2023 $312K$128K$184K$448K 990 PDF
FY2022 $280K$93K$187K$264K 990 PDF
FY2021 $258K$122K$136K$77K 990 PDF
FY2020 $11K$70K−$59K−$59K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $526,350 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $312,066$526,350
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,066$526,350
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,458$389,914
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $128,458$389,914
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $183,608$136,436
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $526,350 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $526,350$526,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $526,350$526,350
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $389,914 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$61,200
IX-11b Legal fees$14,694
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,132
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,806
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$33,486
IX-13 Office expenses$19,067
IX-14 Information technology$30,396
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$224,842
IX-23 Insurance$291
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$389,914
Part X · Balance sheet $802,894 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $614,961$761,796
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,000$29,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $58$12,098
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $647,019$802,894
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,166$18,605
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $149,979$154,979
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,000$45,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $199,145$218,584
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,874$584,310
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,874$584,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $647,019$802,894
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $584,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$526,350
XI-2 Total expenses$389,914
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,874
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$584,310

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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