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Decentralized Storage Alliance Association

Not tax-deductible

Wilmington, DE501(c)(6)Community DevelopmentEIN 93-2159334Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSdsalliance.io919 N Market St Ste 950, 19801-3036 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Oct 2025

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The primary purpose of the Association is to develop and promote Decentralized Storage.

Run by 12 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$20
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
×13 vs prior year
Spent
$305K
Net assets
$944K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ ×13
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$100K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$944K
FY2024▲ +899%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$95K
FY2024$944K

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 Oct 2025.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$70,001Pt VII · Sec A
Clara Tsao
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stefaan Vervaet’s $70K as President is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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.

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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

Develops and promotes decentralized storage solutions.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Recruited new industry members and launched new working groups focused on discussing shared challenges in bringing decentralized storage to enterprises.

Pt IX · col B
02

Several work streams including a sealing reference architecture with business association members including supermicro, supranational, and icc.

Pt IX · col B
03

Held two dsa summits that brought industry leaders together in-person.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$867K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$420K
Money outPt IX
$305K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$944K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K
Total assetsLn 16$944K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$420K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$867K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$349K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$349K
Other assetsLn 15$595K
Total assetsLn 16$944K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20
Net assetsLn 32$944K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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$95K$349K
Total assetsLn 16$95K$944K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$20
Net assetsLn 32$95K$944K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$140K
Legal feesLn 11b$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$87K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20
Office expensesLn 13$14
Information technologyLn 14$1K
TravelLn 17$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$305K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$305K$982K$944K 990 PDF
FY2023 $100K$95K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,287,211 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$420,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$867,211
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,287,211
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$305,113
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$305,113
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$982,098
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $1,287,211 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$420,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$420,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $867,211$867,211
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $867,211 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,287,211
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,113 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$140,002
IX-11b Legal fees$39,330
IX-11c Accounting fees$32,579
IX-11g Other fees for services$87,181
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$20
IX-13 Office expenses$14
IX-14 Information technology$1,448
IX-17 Travel$2,731
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,808
IX-25 Total functional expenses$305,113
Part X · Balance sheet $944,203 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,501$349,410
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$594,793
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,501$944,203
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$20
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$20
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,501$944,183
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,501$944,203
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $944,183 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,287,211
XI-2 Total expenses$305,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$982,098
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,501
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$132,416
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$944,183

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

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