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.

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Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2022 · 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
58 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 58.0 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
$194K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$280K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$93K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$280K
FY2022▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$526K
Expenses
$93K
FY2022▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$390K
Net assets
$264K
FY2022▲ +242%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$59K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$584K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Treasurer
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Director
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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

Programs and updates

Promotes open standards for automotive Ethernet communication and interoperability testing.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2022
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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$280K
Money outPt IX
$93K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$264K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$280K
Total revenueLn 12$280K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$449K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$449K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
Net assetsLn 32$264K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K$449K
Total assetsLn 16$246K$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K$194K
Net assetsLn 32$77K$264K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$61K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K
Information technologyLn 14$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $526K$390K$136K$584K 990 PDF
FY2023 $312K$128K$184K$448K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $279,807 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $258,457$279,807
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $258,457$279,807
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 $122,193$92,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $122,193$92,919
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,264$186,888
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $279,807 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $279,807$279,807
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $279,807$279,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $92,919 across 6 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$61,200
IX-11b Legal fees$9,998
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,500
IX-13 Office expenses$4,017
IX-14 Information technology$14,904
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$92,919
Part X · Balance sheet $458,300 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,799$448,800
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $37,500$9,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $246,299$458,300
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4$1,284
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $119,417$134,250
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $49,500$58,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $168,921$194,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,378$264,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,378$264,266
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $246,299$458,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,266 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$279,807
XI-2 Total expenses$92,919
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,888
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,378
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,266

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