The Digital Dollar Project INC

Annandale, VA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$391K
-65% vs prior year
Spent
$473K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$391K
FY2024▼ -65%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$617K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$391K
Expenses
$473K
FY2024▼ -65%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$202K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$473K
Net assets
$24K
FY2024▼ -77%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$798K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$24K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Digital Dollar Project INC
EINHdr · item D87-1472164
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2022
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CAnnandale, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U05)
WebsiteHdr · item Jdigitaldollarproject.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$366K
Management & general23%$107K
Total functional expensesLn 25$473K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +300% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$236K
FY2024▲ +112%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$848K
FY2022$373K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$236K
Total liabilities
$211K
FY2024▲ ×42
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$49K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$5K
FY2024$211K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$81K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$236K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Total assetsLn 16$236K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$211K
Total net assetsLn 32$24K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$391K
Total revenueLn 12$391K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $111K · Operating expenses/yr $473K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $366K · Total expenses $473K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $107K · Total expenses $473K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $473K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $711K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $391K · Total revenue $391K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $391K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $391K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $391K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $473K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $391K · Prior year $1.1M
-65%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $24K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $391K · Expenses $473K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $236K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $24K · Total assets $236K
10%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $236K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jennifer Lassiter FMR Exec Dir · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $309K · Total expenses $473K
65%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $326K · Total expenses $473K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 23%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -65%——
Legal fee ratio 0.3%——
Accounting fee ratio 8%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$309,231Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Lassiter FMR Exec Dir’s $309K as Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Lassiter—$440,000——
Jennifer B Lassiter——$410,556$58,702
Jennifer Lassiter FMR Exec Dir$309,231———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Researching and discussing the US dollar's role in digital currency.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $366K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Organizing us CBDC experimentation through the digital dollar project's pilot program. Results of which will be published and open data shared for consideration by policy-makers, academics and researchers, the federal reserve system. And the general public.

$366Kprogram expense
02

Publishing white papers and research on us CBDC, as well as responses to the federal reserve board policy discussion paper, the white house executive order on responsible innovation, and relevant senate and house committee hearings. Convening public sessions (I.E.

Pt IX · col B
03

Educating congress, the executive office, the federal reserve system, and policy-makers on CBDC design choices and potential applications and briefing financial regulators and private sector leadership on various use cases and the digital currency ecosystem.

Pt IX · col B

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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $391K$473K-65% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.4M+82% 990 PDF
FY2022 $617K$1.1M-38% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$202K 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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