Nonprofit · EIN 91-2037395
OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE
Tax-exempt · W HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,093,077 | $1,013,797 | $79,280 | $970,107 | $141,058 | $829,049 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $811,527 | $684,147 | $127,380 | $896,360 | $144,815 | $751,545 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,056,155
- Membership dues
- $25,633
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $36,922
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $23,332
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $188,677
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $202,140
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $36,690
- Occupancy
- $2,728
- Travel
- $132,973
- Program services (functional)
- $655,563
- Management and general (functional)
- $239,024
- Fundraising (functional)
- $119,210
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $896,360
- Total assets, end of year
- $970,107
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $141,058
- Net assets, end of year
- $829,049
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $556,074
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $272,975
- Gross receipts
- $1,093,077
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEFANO MAFFULI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,678 |
| TRACY HINDS | PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THIERRY CARREZ | VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANNE-MARIE SCOTT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GAIL BLONDELLE | SECRETARY, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS ANISZCZYK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH BERKUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA CHESTEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SAYEED CHOWDHURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN COLANNINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHARINA MARACKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARLO PIANA | FORMER PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AEVA BLACK | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEFANO MAFFULI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,661 |
| CARLO PIANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHARINA MARACKE | FORMER PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THIERRY CARREZ | VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TRACY HINDS | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AEVA BLACK | SECRETARY, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOSH BERKUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA CHESTEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN COLANNINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANNE-MARIE SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMANDA BROCK | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8605 SANTA MONICA BLVD PMB 63639, W HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069-4109
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 855 El Camino Real Ste 13A-270, Palo Alto CA 943012305
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Phyllis Dobbs, 8605 Santa Monica Blvd PMB 63639, West Hollywood, CA 900694109
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Simon Phipps, 29 Church Lane, Highfield Southampton S0171SY, UK
- Signed the 990
- Phyllis Dobbs, Controller
- Phone
- (847) 567-3962
- Website
- www.opensource.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 91-2037395 or by the name OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To (1) educate the public about the advantages of open source software [software that users are free to modify and redistribute]; (2) encourage the software community to participate in open source software development; (3) identify how software users' objectives are best served through open source software; (4) persuade organizations and software authors to distribute source software freely they otherwise would not distribute; (5) provide resources for sharing information about open source software and licenses; (6) assist attorneys to craft open source licenses; (7) manage a certification program to allow use of one or more certification marks in association with open source software; and (8) advocate for open source principles.
Program accomplishments
- 1. OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE ACTS AS FISCAL SPONSOREE FOR THREE ACTIVE PROJECTS IN 2024 WITH ALL REVENUE FROM DONATIONS. CLEARLYDEFINED IS AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT TO CROWD-SOURCE THE GATHERING, CURATION, AND UPSTREAMING OF LICENSING AND SECURITY (AND MORE) DATA ABOUT FREE AND OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL BEING TO HELP PROJECTS THRIVE BY MORE CLEARLY DEFINING THEIR LICENSE AND STATUS. ALL REVENUE WAS FROM DONATIONS. THE FLOSS DESKTOPS FOR KIDS PROJECT TEACHES STUDENTS COMPUTING BY DOING; STUDENTS LEARN TO BREAK-DOWN AND REPAIR COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS AND INSTALL OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE. SEAGL IS A GRASSROOTS TECHNICAL SUMMIT DEDICATED TO SPREADING AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FREE / LIBRE / OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, AND CULTURE.Expenses $110,459 · revenue $127,600
- THE OPEN SOURCE AND STANDARDS WORKING GROUP: 1. EXPLORES CURRENT STANDARDS SETTING ORGANIZATIONS (SSO) UNDERSTANDING OF OSI APPROVED LICENSES, AND MORE GENERALLY, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROJECTS; 2. EDUCATES SSO IN CURRENT PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES WIDELY EXCEPTED BY OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; 3. SUPPORTS AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT ACROSS OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES (I.E. IMPLEMENTERS, CONTRIBUTORS, PROJECTS, FOUNDATIONS) TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH BEST PRACTICES IN OPEN SOURCE LICENSING, DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION; 4. PRODUCES REFERENCE RESOURCES (EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, EXPERT OPINIONS, CONSULTING SERVICES, ETC.) TO ADDRESS GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING, SUPPORT CURRENT PRACTICES, AND INCREASE THE RECOGNITION OF OSI APPROVED LICENSING AND THE OSI LICENSE REVIEW PROCESS, AND; 5. ENCOURAGES SSOS TO REQUEST AND MAINTAIN FORMAL PEER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OSI. THE WORKING GROUP ACTS AS THE FORMAL CORRESPONDENT. IN 2024, OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT GRANT FROM THE ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION TO CREATE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE OPEN SOURCE AI DEFINITION.Expenses $517,146 · grants $19,913 · revenue $330,650
- OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY BUILDING, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE. OSI STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS USE VIRTUAL RESOURCES OR TRAVEL THE WORLD TO ATTEND OPEN SOURCE CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, MEET WITH OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPERS AND USERS, AND TO DISCUSS WITH EXECUTIVES FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS ABOUT HOW OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, LICENSES, AND MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT CAN PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES.Expenses $27,958
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
- 91-2037395
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $970,107
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,093,077
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,093,077 | $1,013,797 | $970,107 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $811,527 | $684,147 | $896,360 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $739,664 | $490,111 | $770,719 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Simon Phipps | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 91-2037395).
Questions about OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE
- What is the EIN of OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE is 91-2037395.
- Is OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE 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 OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE 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 OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE 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 OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Phyllis Dobbs.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,678 (STEFANO MAFFULI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,093,077, expenses of $1,013,797 and total assets of $970,107 at year end.
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