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Rain Alliance INC

Not tax-deductible

Wakefield, MA501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 85-4165115

The rain alliance is a group of like-minded companies that have come together to create a smarter and more sustainable world for the billions of people on the planet using rain rfid technology to interconnect trillions of objects simply and inexpensively. The rain alliance drives awareness and fosters market adoption of rain technology and supports the development of the rain brand.

Run by 7 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 13% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$41K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$1.6M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$929K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$763K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$649K
FY2022$934K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Juho Partanen
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Fein
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lewis Lin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aileen Ryan
President & CEO
$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 and supports the use of RAIN RFID technology to connect objects for a smarter, sustainable world.

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3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Education

In 2024, the alliance published 22 new resources on topic of rain rfid to their website. This includes best practices, guidelines, webinars and presentations. There were also 19 blogs posted, and numerous news ARTICLES/MEMBER news shared.

Pt IX · col B
02

Events

The rain alliance holds annual in-person conferences for both members and non-members. In 2024, rain alliance hosted two conferences. The connections summit was hosted in taichung in may of 2024, drawing over 280 attendees 25 speakers, and 14 sponsors.

Pt IX · col B
03

Workgroups

In 2024, there were 12 active workgroups who published a number of deliverables, including: bridging the gap: connecting sustainability with rain; defining read point configuration terminology for rain in tyre applications; overview of GEN2V3 air interface; enhancing global regulatory vehicle identification with modern rain solutions…

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$716K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$716K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$716K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$716K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$1.1M
Legal feesLn 11b$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K
Office expensesLn 13$23K
Information technologyLn 14$13K
TravelLn 17$113K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$151K
InsuranceLn 23$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$90K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$67K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$769K$286K$934K 990 PDF
FY2021 $929K$763K$166K$649K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,589,685 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,509,435$1,509,435
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $78,250$78,250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,511,435 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $78,250$1,589,685
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,499,458 across 12 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$1,127,535
IX-11b Legal fees$43,377
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,700
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,119
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$8,141
IX-13 Office expenses$22,835
IX-14 Information technology$13,487
IX-17 Travel$113,371
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$151,229
IX-23 Insurance$4,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$9,826
IX-24e All other expenses$2,277
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,499,458
Part X · Balance sheet $1,132,294 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $615,250$716,144
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $432,356$394,535
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,126$21,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,081,732$1,132,294
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $79,999$41,037
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,999$41,037
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,001,733$1,091,257
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,001,733$1,091,257
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,081,732$1,132,294
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,091,257 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,589,685
XI-2 Total expenses$1,499,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,227
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,001,733
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$703
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,091,257

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

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