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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $411K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
65 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 65.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$655K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$675K
Spent
$156K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$518K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$675K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$675K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$5.4M
Expenses
$156K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$156K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$5.3M
Net assets
$518K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$518K
FY2022$882K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.2M

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 Jun 2022.

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Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $76K Management & general 51% · $80K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$25,768Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcus Wieder’s $208K as Ml Scientist is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marcus Wieder$208,101———
Julia Koehler$176,313———
Irfan Alibay$145,061———
Jeffrey Wagner—$142,520$135,202—
David Swenson$132,875$140,055$107,888—
Jennifer Wei$140,000———
Richard Gowers——$137,679—
Matt Thompson—$134,792——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

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1 program · $76K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The omsf seeks to connect stakeholders from industry and academia into consortia focused on specific infrastructure and research problems to find open source and open science solutions. Each consortium represent a community-governed, open source project and these projects require organizational and administrative support - omsf offers a…

$76Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.1M · 2023–2024
Rosetta Commons FoundationMD · FY2024$863,000
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2024$32,522
Arizona State UniversityFY2024$7,069
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2023$120,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$675K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$675K
Money outPt IX
$156K
Ln 25
Programscol B$76K
Managementcol C$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$518K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$849K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$675K
Total revenueLn 12$675K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$849K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$849K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$655K
Net assetsLn 32$518K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 645
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$849K
Total assetsLn 16$0$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$655K
Net assetsLn 32$0$518K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$13K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$102K$50K$51K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$25$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K$76K$80K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.4M$5.3M$150K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$2.4M$611K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.2M$364K$882K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $675K$156K$518K$518K 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 $674,623 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$674,623
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$674,623
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$25,768
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$130,572
I-18 Total expenses$156,340
I-19 Revenue less expenses$518,283
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $674,623 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$270,209
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$404,414
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$674,623
VIII-12 Total revenue$674,623
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $156,340 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,807 · Management $12,961$25,768
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $50,497 · Management $51,312$101,809
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,150$2,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,658$12,658
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,946$3,946
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25 · Management $9,984$10,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $75,987 · Management $80,353 · Fundraising $0$156,340
Part X · Balance sheet $1,172,985 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$849,334
X-4 Accounts receivable$320,833
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,818
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$1,172,985
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$744
X-19 Deferred revenue$653,958
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$654,702
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$518,283
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$518,283
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$1,172,985
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $518,283 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$674,623
XI-2 Total expenses$156,340
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$518,283
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$518,283

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