Nonprofit · EIN 85-4165115
RAIN ALLIANCE INC
Tax-exempt · WAKEFIELD, MA 01880
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,589,685 | $1,499,458 | $90,227 | $1,132,294 | $41,037 | $1,091,257 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,240,379 | $1,173,054 | $67,325 | $1,081,732 | $79,999 | $1,001,733 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,511,435
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $78,250
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $43,377
- Accounting fees
- $1,700
- Travel
- $113,371
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,081,732
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,132,294
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $41,037
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,091,257
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,091,257
- Gross receipts
- $1,589,685
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUHO PARTANEN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PIERRE MULLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HERVE D'HALLUIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEWIS LIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RALF KODRITSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KUNNEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AILEEN RYAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN AITKEN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEWIS LIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PIERRE MULLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HERVE D'HALLUIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUHO PARTANEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RALF KODRITSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KUNNEN | DIRECTOR (FROM AUG 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS DIORIO | DIRECTOR (THRU JULY 2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AILEEN RYAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 401 EDGEWATER PL STE 600, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880-6200
- In care of
- % 401 EDGEWATER PLACE STE 600
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AILEEN RYAN, 401 EDGEWATER PLACE 600, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880
- Signed the 990
- AILEEN RYAN, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (781) 246-0500
- Website
- RAINRFID.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
THE RAIN ALLIANCE ENABLES ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE TRACEABILITY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND SUSTAINABILITY BY SIMPLIFYING, STANDARDIZING, AND ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF RAIN TECHNOLOGY THROUGH GLOBAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION. IT IS AN INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM FOCUSED ON RAIN TECHNOLOGY (A STANDARDS-BASED PASSIVE UHF RFID / WIRELESS IDENTIFICATION APPROACH) WHOSE MEMBERS INCLUDE COMPANIES ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN (TAG MANUFACTURERS, READERS, SYSTEM INTEGRATORS, SOLUTION PROVIDERS, AND END USERS) COLLABORATING TO DRIVE ADOPTION, ESTABLISH STANDARDS, AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES. THE ALLIANCE SERVES AS A CENTRAL BODY FOR ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNICAL STANDARDIZATION.
Program accomplishments
- 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; ENHANCING CIRCULARITY WITH RAIN-ENABLED DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS; AND FOUR RRAC 3 PUBLICATIONS.
- 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. RAIN IN ACTION WAS HOSTED IN FLORENCE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, WHICH DREW 220+ ATTENDEES, 44 SPEAKERS AND 14 SPONSORS. THE CONFERENCES INCLUDED EXPERT SPEAKERS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND MEETINGS OF RAIN ALLIANCE WORKGROUPS FOCUSED ON THE TECHNOLOGY AND VARIOUS INDUSTRY SECTORS.
- 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. RAIN ALLIANCE DELIVERED A ROBUST 2024 WEBINAR/KNOWLEDGE-SERIES PROGRAM, DRAWING ON EXPERT SPEAKERS AND COVERING A NUMBER OF TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ACROSS ITS 2024 SERIES, THE ALLIANCE HAD OVER 1500 REGISTRATIONS, 785 LIVE ATTENDEES AND STRONG ON-DEMAND VIEWERSHIP (AVERAGE ~190 VIEWS PER WEBINAR). THE ALLIANCE'S TRAINING PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EVOLVE, LAUNCHING TWO NEW COURSES IN 2024 (RAIN ENCODING MASTERCLASS AND RAIN READ-POINT DESIGN), DELIVERING THE ENCODING MASTERCLASS IN CHINESE, DELIVERING THE FIRST VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TRAINING, AND HOLDING A DPP WORKSHOP IN FLORENCE. THERE WERE 210 TRAINING ATTENDEES, WITH 57 CERTIFICATION AWARDS AND A 96% SATISFACTION RATING.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-4165115
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,132,294
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,589,685
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,589,685 | $1,499,458 | $1,132,294 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,240,379 | $1,173,054 | $1,081,732 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,054,668 | $768,883 | $1,005,385 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 85-4165115).
Questions about RAIN ALLIANCE INC
- What is the EIN of RAIN ALLIANCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RAIN ALLIANCE INC is 85-4165115.
- Is RAIN ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2022.
- Are donations to RAIN ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does RAIN ALLIANCE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RAIN ALLIANCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RAIN ALLIANCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of RAIN ALLIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AILEEN RYAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of RAIN ALLIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RAIN ALLIANCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,589,685, expenses of $1,499,458 and total assets of $1,132,294 at year end.
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