Orcid Inc.

“The organization has three types of membership: basic, premium, and premium consortium.”

“Members have the ability to vote for members of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by the audit committee. The audit committee recommends approval to the executive director, treasurer, and chair of the board of directors. The organization provides a completed copy of the form 990 to all members of the governing body, prior to the return being filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Board members and director-level employees are required to annually complete a conflict of interest form in which they list organizations in which they or a family member have an involvement and sign that they have been in compliance with the policy. Board members recuse themselves from voting on matters in which they are conflicted and the abstention is noted in the board minutes.”

“The organization determines the compensation for the executive director by using comparability data from an online service, as well as a review of position descriptions and salaries for similar positions, with adjustments based on location. The compensation is agreed upon by the board of directors and documented in the board minutes. The most recent compensation review was completed in december 2023. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: orcid primarily focus on three key factors when determining salary: 1. Skills and related experience 2. Internal equity, in that those in similar roles or with similar responsibilities across the organization should have equitable levels of compensation on a cost-of-living adjusted basis 3. Geographic location. After management review the key factors above, management will then check market rates and, if necessary, adjust to be as near to our benchmarking goals as possible.”

“The organization makes its financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request.”

“Consulting services: program service expenses 71,623. Management and general expenses 19,442. Fundraising expenses 11,255. Total expenses 102,320. Technical consulting: program service expenses 62,610. Management and general expenses 16,994. Fundraising expenses 9,839. Total expenses 89,443. Global contracting: program service expenses 36,767. Management and general expenses 9,980. Fundraising expenses 5,777. Total expenses 52,524. Security consulting: program service expenses 23,030. Management and general expenses 6,251. Fundraising expenses 3,619. Total expenses 32,900. Translation services: program service expenses 9,788. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 9,789. Total expenses 19,577. Outreach material & collateral: program service expenses 2,497. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 2,496. Total expenses 4,993. Graphic design: program service expenses 1,644. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 1,645. Total expenses 3,289. Product translations: program service expenses 740. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 740.”

“Write-off related to the prior year's pledges -5,152.”