Liabilities / Assets
69th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Satoshi Nakamoto Institute
EIN 38-4296073 • 501(c)3 • Austin, TX
Profile
To advance and preserve knowledge of bitcoin's history, economics, and technology.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.01x
Liabilities / Revenue
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
76th percentile
Higher net margin than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
97th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 60.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$35,806
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$537
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$35,269
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$137,537
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$107,445
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$30,092
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
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Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $35,806
- Liabilities
- $537
- Net assets
- $35,269
- Revenue
- $137,537
- Expenses
- $107,445
- Net income
- $30,092
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 14, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $137,537
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To advance and preserve knowledge of bitcoin's history, economics, and technology.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO ADVANCE AND PRESERVE KNOWLEDGE OF BITCOIN'S HISTORY, ECONOMICS, AND TECHNOLOGY. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN | President | FT | $83,613 | - | $83,613 |
| PHILIP COLE | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| PIERRE ROCHARD | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Satoshi Nakamoto Institute
- EIN
- 38-4296073
- Phone
- 5122003887
- Address
- 601 CONGRESS AVENUE 250, AUSTIN, TX 78701
Signing Officer
- Name
- Michael Goldstein
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 5122003887
- Signed
- 2025-11-14
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Satoshi Pacioli Accounting Services LLC
- Address
- 1910 21ST AVE S, NASHVILLE, TN 37212-3802
- Preparer
- Joe Wood
- Phone
- 2672619362
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue
“Description: other miscellaneous income. Amount: 50.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: advertising & marketing. Amount: 91. Description: office expenses. Amount: 1,764. Description: payroll expenses. Amount: 6,740. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 8,595.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets
“Description: unrealized gain on bitcoin. Amount: 5,177.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: bitcoin. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 34,672. Description: accounts receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 485.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: credit card. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 537.”
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