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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,128,656
Total expenses
$8,335,649
Contributions and grants received
$6,538,178
Grants paid
$100,000
Program service revenue
$352,241
Investment income
$129,829
Other revenue
$108,408
Total assets, end of year
$9,456,532
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,191,502
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,265,030
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $6,444,086

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $94,092

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Event sponsors

    total $333,741 · related or exempt $333,741

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Event registrations

    total $18,500 · related or exempt $18,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $129,829 · related or exempt $129,829

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $108,408

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $108,408

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $108,408

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $100,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,493,461

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,091,393

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $170,622

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $237,716

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $276,014

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $708,439

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $74,315

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $262,389

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $146,793

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $31,329

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $312,708

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,914

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $488,898

  • 17 · Travel

    total $144,165

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $709,911

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $9,082

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $54,065

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $19,435

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $359,890 · end of year $766,532

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,253,031 · end of year $4,486,141

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,758 · end of year $19,899

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $65,332

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $29,731

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $43,367 · end of year $35,601

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $3,071,901 · end of year $4,019,845

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $128,514 · end of year $128,514

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $233,627 · end of year $337,252

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,708,125 · end of year $5,854,250

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $2,926,709 · end of year $3,265,030

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Our mission is to advance the future of crypto in the United States, promoting the potential of blockchain technology and shaping policy that ensures its success.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Our mission is to advance the future of crypto in the United States promoting the potential of blockchain technology and shaping policy that ensures its success

  • Engaged in efforts to educate the public regarding developments in blockchain technology, use cases, and integration in various aspects of business and personal tasks.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Grimaldi

    EVP Govt Relations

    Total calculated
    $613,460
    From this org
    $575,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,460
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $500,000
    Bonus
    $75,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,210
    Filer's total
    $613,460

  • Kristin Smith

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $593,975
    From this org
    $575,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,975
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $500,000
    Bonus
    $75,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,882
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,093
    Filer's total
    $593,975

  • Marisa Coppel

    Policy Counsel

    Total calculated
    $428,999
    From this org
    $389,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,864
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $349,135
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $16,556
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,308
    Filer's total
    $428,999

  • Curtis Kincaid

    EVP MarketingComm

    Total calculated
    $396,911
    From this org
    $354,711
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,200
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $314,711
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $15,018
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,182
    Filer's total
    $396,911

  • Daniel Spuller

    Dir Industry Affairs

    Total calculated
    $322,096
    From this org
    $299,615
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,481
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $259,615
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,981
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,500
    Filer's total
    $322,096

  • Cleve Mesidor

    ED Blockchain Found

    Total calculated
    $321,612
    From this org
    $300,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,612
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,227
    Filer's total
    $321,612

  • Marta Belcher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Hughes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joshua Rivera

    DirectorTreasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Stitzel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marvin Ammori

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marco Santori

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Somensatto

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Seth Hertlein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533179349310368

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