Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $685,055
- Total expenses
- $925,737
- Contributions and grants received
- $547,372
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $11,625
- Investment income
- $126,058
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,611,800
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $85,060
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,526,740
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $801,661
- Management and general expenses
- $124,076
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $801,661
Program services were 86.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$547,372
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2a · Program service revenue: Conference registration
total $11,625 · related or exempt $11,625
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3 · Investment income
total $126,058 · excluded $126,058
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $66,979 · management and general $66,979
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,027 · program services $1,027
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $156,974 · program services $156,974
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $41,420 · program services $41,420
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23 · Insurance
total $2,426 · program services $2,426
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24a · Other expenses: SERVICES
total $195,991 · program services $195,991
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24b · Other expenses: GRANT REFUND
total $150,187 · program services $150,187
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24c · Other expenses: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
total $139,266 · program services $139,266
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24d · Other expenses: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
total $103,275 · program services $50,347 · management and general $52,928
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24e · All other expenses
total $68,192 · program services $64,023 · management and general $4,169
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,673,806 · end of year $1,922,340
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,093,300 · end of year $478,114
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $45,675 · end of year $73,381
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$340,728
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$202,763
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $45,495 · end of year $137,965
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $113,124 · end of year $85,060
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $387,806 · end of year $558,699
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,357,346 · end of year $1,968,041
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ("SPI") IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS FOUNDED TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE OPEN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO HELP GENUINE, SUBSTANTIAL AND SIGNIFICANT FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECTS BY HANDLING THEIR NON-TECHNICL ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS SO THEY AREN'T RQUIRED TO OPERATE THEIR OWN LEGAL ENTITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ("SPI") IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH WAS FOUNDED TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE OPEN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.
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1) The organization sponsors conferences for people working in the area of open source software. Most conferences are paid for by unincorporated entities which rely on the organization for planning, support, and technical assistance. 2) The organization provides for development of open source hardware and software. 3) The organization makes grants to 501(c)(3) organizations with similar missions.
Expenses $801,661 · Revenue $11,625
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jonatas L NogueiraJONATAS L NOGUEIRA
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jeremy StanleyJEREMY STANLEY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Zach Van RijnZACH VAN RIJN
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Milan Kupcevic
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Katherine McMillanKATHERINE MCMILLAN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hector Oron MartinezHECTOR ORON MARTINEZ
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Joe Conway
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael SchultheissMICHAEL SCHULTHEISS
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Forrest FlemingFORREST FLEMING
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349304305
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