Liabilities / Assets
100th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Volatility Foundation Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 46-3739927
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
6624.40x
Liabilities / Revenue
96th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
31st percentile
Higher net margin than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
77th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
2nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
11th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$5
Down $24,430 (-100%) from 2020
Net Assets
Down-$33,117
Down $659 (-2.0%) from 2020
Liabilities
Down$33,122
Down $23,769 (-42%) from 2020
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$23,639
Down $47,895 (-67%) from 2020
Expenses
Down$24,300
Down $52,860 (-69%) from 2020
Net Income
Up-$661
Up $4,965 (+88%) from 2020
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
- Signed
- Oct 25, 2022
- Return Version
- 2021v4.2
- Gross Receipts
- $23,639
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The volatility foundation's (the foundation) mission is to create a collaborative "open source" community to promote, educate, perserve, protect and advance the volatility codebase community and the volatility memory forensics codebase ecosystem and to facilitate the collaborative educational writing, inter-exchange, donation and preservation of memory forensic-related computer software code for use in investitgating, idetifying, examining, extracting and preserving data. The foudnation also seeks to conduct education training and memory forensics investigation seminars and workshops. The foundation supports collaboration with government, colleges and businesses to develope cybercrime workforce training partnerships.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PARTICIPATE IN LSU'S ROBUST MEMORY FORENSIC TECHNIQUES FOR USERLAND MALWARE ANALYSIS PROGRAM. | - | $22,400 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARON WALTERS | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL HALE LIGH | Secretary/Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| ANDREW CASE | Member At La | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JAMIE LEVY | Member At La | PT | $0 | - | - |
| MIKE AUTY | Member At La | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Volatility Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 46-3739927
- Phone
- 3012316200
- Address
- 7310 ESQUIRE COURT 5B, ELKRIDGE, MD 21075
Signing Officer
- Name
- Aaron Walters
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 3012316200
- Signed
- 2022-10-25
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Aronson LLC
- Address
- 111 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 600, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
- Preparer
- Robert Eby CPA
- Phone
- 3012316200
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other Expenses
“BANK CHARGES - 90;”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24B Other Assets
“Grants receivable - boy:22400,eoy:0;”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26B Total Liabilities
“LOAN FROM AW - BOY:34491,EOY:33122; Account payable - BOY:22400,EOY:0;”
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Exempt Purpose PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE
“The volatility foundation's (the foundation) mission is to create a collaborative "open source" community to promote, educate, perserve, protect and advance the volatility codebase community and the volatility memory forensics codebase ecosystem and to facilitate the collaborative educational writing, inter-exchange, donation and preservation of memory forensic-related computer software code for use in investitgating, idetifying, examining, extracting and preserving data. The foudnation also seeks to conduct education training and memory forensics investigation seminars and workshops. The foundation supports collaboration with government, colleges and businesses to develope cybercrime workforce training partnerships.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $5
- Liabilities
- $33,122
- Net assets
- -$33,117
- Revenue
- $23,639
- Expenses
- $24,300
- Net income
- -$661