Liabilities / Assets
39th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
39th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
34th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 34% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
90th percentile
Higher net margin than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
72nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 4.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
94th percentile
Faster asset growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
93rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$2,646,904
Up $1,150,489 (+77%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$2,543,325
Up $1,169,680 (+85%) from 2017
Liabilities
Down$103,579
Down $19,191 (-16%) from 2017
Revenue
Up$2,628,996
Up $1,255,422 (+91%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$1,446,566
Up $213,172 (+17%) from 2017
Net Income
Up$1,182,430
Up $1,042,250 (+744%) from 2017
To promote and defend computer users rights to use, study, copy, and modify the software on their computer, as well as the related documentation. To assist in the development and use of free software and documentation.
SEE PART III
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $1,104,388 | $2,238,000 | ▲ $1,133,612 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $239,645 | $226,158 | ▼ $13,487 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $87,522 | $97,315 | ▲ $9,793 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $19,169 | $34,915 | ▲ $15,746 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $20,872 | $17,027 | ▼ $3,845 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $4,038 | $16,609 | ▲ $12,571 |
| Accounts Receivable | $7,553 | $3,652 | ▼ $3,901 |
| Total Assets | $1,496,415 | $2,646,904 | ▲ $1,150,489 |
| Other Assets Total | $13,228 | $13,228 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $122,770 | $103,579 | ▼ $19,191 |
| Total Liabilities | $122,770 | $103,579 | ▼ $19,191 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $1,186,690 | $2,251,152 | ▲ $1,064,462 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $186,955 | $292,173 | ▲ $105,218 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,373,645 | $2,543,325 | ▲ $1,169,680 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,496,415 | $2,646,904 | ▲ $1,150,489 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $12,721 | $91,922 | $104,643 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $22,194 | $376 | $22,570 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sullivan | Executive Director | FT | $96,899 | $11,258 | $108,157 |
| John Hsieh | Clerk/deputy Director | FT | $84,447 | $18,994 | $103,441 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard M Stallman | President |
| Benjamin Mako Hill | Director |
| Bradley Kuhn | Director |
| Gerald Sussman | Director |
| Henry Poole | Director |
| Kat Walsh | Director |
| Geoffrey Knauth | Treasurer |
| Contribution Type | Contribution Count | Reported Amount | Valuation Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Non Cash Contri Table | 1 | $1,000,000 | Fair Market Value at |
| Total Noncash Contributions | 1 | $1,000,000 | - |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $1,033,344 |
| Other Expenses | $413,222 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $66,765 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $545,855 | $42,822 | $26,228 | $614,905 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $186,206 | $16,929 | $8,463 | $211,598 |
| Occupancy | $123,496 | $10,739 | $5,368 | $139,603 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $110,382 | $8,713 | $5,304 | $124,399 |
| Payroll Taxes | $72,929 | $6,342 | $3,171 | $82,442 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $47,956 | $505 | $2,019 | $50,480 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $16,531 | $1,503 | $751 | $18,785 |
| Office Expenses | $15,080 | $1,371 | $685 | $17,136 |
| All Other Expenses | $13,999 | $1,565 | $248 | $15,812 |
| Fees for Services Other | $15,682 | - | $110 | $15,792 |
| Insurance | $7,930 | $603 | $301 | $8,834 |
| Other Expenses | $7,152 | $431 | $1,034 | $8,617 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $6,037 | $525 | $262 | $6,824 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $4,426 | $402 | $202 | $5,030 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,286,326 | $93,475 | $66,765 | $1,446,566 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,450,166 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,446,566 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,446,566 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $3,600 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“The chartered finance and audit subcommittee of the board fully reviews and approves by vote the form 990 and audited financial statements. The subcommittee reports to the full board of directors after that subcommittee vote and circulates a copy of all financial documents to the full board after subcommittee approval.”
“All relevant parties are required to read and sign the policy annually.”
“An analysis comparing local and national compensation of top management and key employees is performed by the directors.”
“All documents that are to required be made available to the general public are available upon request.”
“All documents that are to required be made available to the general public are available upon request.”
“Fsf adopted asc 740 relating to the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. As required by asc 740, fsf has evaluated its tax positions, applying a "more likely than not" standard, and believes that there would be no material changes to the results of its operations or financial position as a result of an audit by the applicable taxing authorities, federal or state.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | THE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM ADVOCATES FOR COMPUTER USER FREEDOMTHROUGH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON CAMPAIGNS, AND HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH THEPRACTICAL DETAILS OF USING COMPUTERS IN AN ETHICAL MANNER.THIS INCLUDES PUBLISHING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT HOW TO USE ANDDEVELOP FREE SOFTWARE, WRITING ISSUE-FOCUSED ARTICLES AND ACTION ALERTSRELATED TO PERSONAL COMPUTING FREEDOM AND FREEDOM ON THE INTERNET,SPEAKING AT EVENTS, COORDINATING AND EMPOWERING VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATEFOR FREE SOFTWARE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, ANSWERING THOUSANDS OFEMAILS EACH YEAR FROM PEOPLE INTERESTED IN FREE SOFTWARE, ANDORGANIZING AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS THE FREE SOFTWARE COMMUNITYTOGETHER. |
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| IRS990/MissionDesc | 0 | THE FSF IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND DEFENDING COMPUTER USERS' RIGHTS TO USE, STUDY, COPY, AND MODIFY THE SOFTWARE ON THEIR COMPUTERS, AS WELL AS THE RELATED DOCUMENTATION. THE FSF ASSISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF FREE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | FSF ADOPTED ASC 740 RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. AS REQUIRED BY ASC 740, FSF HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS, APPLYING A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD, AND BELIEVES THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE RESULTS OF ITS OPERATIONS OR FINANCIAL POSITION AS A RESULT OF AN AUDIT BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES, FEDERAL OR STATE. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE CHARTERED FINANCE AND AUDIT SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FULLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES BY VOTE THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER THAT SUBCOMMITTEE VOTE AND CIRCULATES A COPY OF ALL FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS TO THE FULL BOARD AFTER SUBCOMMITTEE APPROVAL. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ALL RELEVANT PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO READ AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | AN ANALYSIS COMPARING LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS PERFORMED BY THE DIRECTORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | ALL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE TO REQUIRED BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | ALL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE TO REQUIRED BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
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