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Non-profit supporting software development projects, their communities, and related activities

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

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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 $214K a year · 56% 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
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
39 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 39.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$23K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$288K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$256K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$854K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$288K
FY2024▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$288K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$288K
Expenses
$256K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$44K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$256K
Net assets
$854K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$244K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$854K

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 May 2023.

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

All of the bytecode alliance foundation's activities are dedicated to creating secure new software foundations, building on the standards such as webassembly system interface. Webassembly, developed initially to run untrusted code inside web browsers and subsequently adlopted by all major browers, has unique qualifies that make it an…

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$288K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$288K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$256K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$854K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$840K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$288K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$288K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$829K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$840K
Accounts receivableLn 4$37K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$975
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$854K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$743K$840K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$874K$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$822K$854K
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$0
Legal feesLn 11b$368
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$207K
All other expensesLn 24e$337
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 22, 2025 $288K$256K$32K$854K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2024 $561K$235K$326K$822K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 31, 2023 $399K$147K$252K$496K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 26, 2023 $288K$44K$244K$244K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $288,126 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $560,834$288,125
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $560,835$288,126
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 $235,061$255,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $235,061$255,800
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $325,774$32,326
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $288,126 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$288,125
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$288,125
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
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 $1$288,126
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,800 across 31 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 fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$368
IX-11c Accounting fees$12,605
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$8,372
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$25,187
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$2,312
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$206,619
IX-24e All other expenses$337
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$255,800
Part X · Balance sheet $877,546 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $731,927$828,901
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,003$11,004
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $120,173$36,666
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,975$975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $874,078$877,546
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,108$23,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,108$23,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $821,970$854,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $821,970$854,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $874,078$877,546
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $854,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,126
XI-2 Total expenses$255,800
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,326
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$821,970
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$854,296

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

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