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Nonprofit · EIN 06-1242574

B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

Also known as BSA INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Financials

$25.9M$28.6M2022$29.3M$30.3M2023$29.2M$30.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$29,166,395$30,586,423-$1,420,028$25,575,593$17,084,284$8,491,309
September 30, 2024990$29,297,217$30,272,026-$974,809$25,741,267$15,028,056$10,713,211
September 30, 2023990$25,889,829$28,550,373-$2,660,544$24,182,780$13,320,896$10,861,884
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$27,378,030
Investment income
$443,293
Net gain from sales of assets
$118,010
Other revenue
$1,345,072

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$220,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,561,842
Other salaries and wages
$8,202,836
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$13,557,358
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$5,295,323
Accounting fees
$99,867
Occupancy
$778,481
Travel
$589,095
Depreciation
$288,546

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$25,741,267
Total assets, end of year
$25,575,593
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,084,284
Net assets, end of year
$8,491,309
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,244,791
Publicly traded securities
$7,483,274
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,491,309
Gross receipts
$45,262,776
Employees
57
Volunteers
1,751
Year formed
1988
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
VICTORIA ESPINELCEO
Officer
39$3,251,028$54,501
AARON COOPERVP GLOBAL POLICY
Key employee
40$565,966$15,234
ADAM COATESGENERAL COUNSEL & VP
Key employee
39$483,818$54,501
CRAIG ALBRIGHTVP LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
40$471,395$40,904
JOSEPH DESALVIOCFO
Officer
39$441,734$54,501
JARED RAGLANDSR DIRECTOR, POLICY APAC
Highest-paid employee
40$416,815$24,041
DANIELLE BROWNDIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
40$309,443$62,989
KATHERINE GOODLOEMANAGING DIRECTOR, POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$314,386$27,160
GIDEON LETTCHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$300,580$27,098
RUTH ANNE KEENECHAIR AS OF 1/29/25
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TODD MACHTMESCHAIR THRU 1/29/2025
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SABASTIAN NILESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVEN W DIETZTREASURER THRU 2/28/2025
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICH SAUERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRIDGET NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
37 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SHELLEY WEBBDIRECTOR THRU 2/3/2025
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANA SIMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SIDNEY MAJALYADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HASANI CARAWAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALYSSA HARVEY DAWSONDIRECTOR THRU 1/1/2025
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS LALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE BYRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANA RAODIRECTOR THRU 10/1/2024
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT STARBIRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRAD LEWISDIRECTOR THRU 4/3/2025
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID SHAMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID LEEBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLYN HERZOGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED HUMPHRIESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELEANOR LACEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIA WHITEDIRECTOR THRU 10/1/2024
Trustee or director
1$0
DEV STAHLKOPFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KOSTA STAROSTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN GLUECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FELIX STERLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LARISSA SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STAN SHEPARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM SHAUGHNESSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
APARNA BAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BART VOLKMERDIRECTOR THRU 3/29/2025
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER MCGOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESS HERTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANA WAGNERDIRECTOR THRU 1/1/2025
Trustee or director
1$0
RUSS ELMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LOUISE PENTLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KARYN SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILL YOONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KONSTANTINOS YIANNOPOULOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIKA FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHY CHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GABRIEL HARNIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
VICTORIA ESPINELCEO
Officer
39$2,382,530$51,276
AARON COOPERVP GLOBAL POLICY
Key employee
40$548,312$13,200
ADAM COATESGENERAL COUNSEL & VP
Key employee
39$460,934$51,276
CRAIG ALBRIGHTVP, LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
40$455,820$38,071
JOSEPH DESALVIOCFO
Officer
39$426,422$51,276
JARED RAGLANDSR DIRECTOR, POLICY APAC
Highest-paid employee
40$400,210$23,100
TARUN SAWNEYSR DIRECTOR, ENFORCEMENT APAC
Highest-paid employee
40$387,883$8,212
KATHERINE GOODLOEMANAGING DIRECTOR, POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$340,622$23,100
GIDEON LETTCHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$311,416$25,877
SCOTT MORGANCHAIR (THRU 6/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TODD MACHTMESCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVEN W DIETZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICH SAUERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRIDGET NEILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLEY WEBBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANA SIMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIDNEY MAJALYADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HASANI CARAWAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALYSSA HARVEY DAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS LALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE BYRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA RAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT STARBIRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH ANNE KEENEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID SHAMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LEEBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN HERZOGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED HUMPHRIESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELEANOR LACEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEV STAHLKOPFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KOSTA STAROSTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN GLUECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FELIX STERLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARISSA SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STAN SHEPARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMANTHA WELLINGTONDIRECTOR (THRU 9/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM SHAUGHNESSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
APARNA BAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BART VOLKMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HUW ROBERTSDIRECTOR (THRU 2/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE BROWDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER MCGOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROB MOBASSALYDIRECTOR (THRU 1/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESS HERTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUSS ELMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
VICTORIA ESPINELCEO
Officer
39$2,126,973$60,524
AARON COOPERVP GLOBAL POLICY
Key employee
40$527,791$15,080
ADAM COATESGENERAL COUNSEL & VP
Key employee
39$455,578$49,190
CRAIG ALBRIGHTVP, LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
40$442,470$37,374
JARED RAGLANDSR DIRECTOR, POLICY APAC
Highest-paid employee
40$446,867$21,350
JOSEPH DESALVIOCFO
Officer
39$418,784$49,297
TARUN SAWNEYSR DIRECTOR, ENFORCEMENT APAC
Highest-paid employee
40$377,969$9,686
JESSE MARTINASSOC. GEN. COUNSEL & SR DIR. ENF.
Highest-paid employee
40$298,163$57,770
KATHERINE GOODLOEMANAGING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$277,159$21,426
SCOTT MORGANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TODD MACHTMESVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVEN W DIETZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RICH SAUERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALYSSA HARVEY DAWSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS LALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE BYRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA RAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT STARBIRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUTH ANNE KEENEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID SHAMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LEEBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN HERZOGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED HUMPHRIESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELEANOR LACEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEV STAHLKOPFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JON RUNYANDIRECTOR (THRU 3/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN GLUECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FELIX STERLINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARISSA SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STAN SHEPARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMANTHA WELLINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM SHAUGHNESSYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANTI ARIKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
APARNA BAWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BART VOLKMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HUW ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE BROWDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER MCGOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROB MOBASSALYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESS HERTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUSS ELMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 310, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-5958
In care of
% DAN MILLER CONTROLLER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
VICTORIA ESPINEL, 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 310, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Signed the 990
JOSEPH DESALVIO, CFO
Phone
(202) 872-5500
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

BSA | THE SOFTWARE ALLIANCE (WWW.BSA.ORG) IS THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR THE GLOBAL SOFTWARE INDUSTRY BEFORE GOVERNMENTS AND IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE. ITS MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES, CREATING SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS (SEE SCH O)THAT SPARK THE ECONOMY AND IMPROVE MODERN LIFE. WITH HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND OPERATIONS IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES, BSA PIONEERS COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE LEGAL SOFTWARE USE AND ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT FOSTER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND DRIVE GROWTH IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ENFORCEMENT: IN FY2025, SOLICITED APPROXIMATELY 7,600 LEADS FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING POSSIBLE ILLEGAL USES OF SOFTWARE BY COMPANIES; DIRECTED APPROXIMATELY 3,200 END-USER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS SEEKING TO END THE ILLEGAL USE OF UNLICENSED SOFTWARE BY COMPANIES; TOOK DOWN APPROXIMATELY 726,000 WEBPAGES HOSTING INFRINGING CONTENT ON CYBERLOCKERS, FILE-SHARING SITES, AND DIRECT DOWNLOAD (DD) SITES; WORKED WITH MARKETPLACE AND AUCTION SITES TO TAKE DOWN MORE THAN 53,400 LISTINGS OFFERING INFRINGING SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.
  • COMMUNICATIONS: ENGAGED WITH US AND GLOBAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE REPORTERS AND SECURE COVERAGE FOR BSA POLICY PRIORITIES AND LEADERS; CREATED AND PROMOTED EDITORIAL CONTENT FEATURING BSA ACTIVITIES AND SOFTWARE INDUSTRY LEADER PERSPECTIVES; ORGANIZED PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDE IN SUPPORT OF ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY POLICY PRIORITIES.
  • POLICY: EDUCATED POLICYMAKERS ON THE NEED FOR NEW OR REVISED LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND GLOBAL AGREEMENTS IN THE AREAS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, QUANTUM COMPUTING, DATA TRANSFER MECHANISMS, PRIVACY, CYBERSECURITY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXPORT CONTROLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO DATA, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND DATA SERVICES. BSA ALSO ADVOCATED AGAINST HARMFUL POLICIES, LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT WOULD STIFLE INNOVATION AND ADVERSELY IMPACT THE ABILITY OF THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY TO COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
06-1242574
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1989
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$25,575,593
Income (IRS master file)
$45,262,776

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$29,166,395$30,586,423$25,575,593XML
990September 2024$29,297,217$30,272,026$25,741,267XML
990September 2023$25,889,829$28,550,373$24,182,780XML
990September 2022$21,981,005$27,313,583$24,112,089IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1242574).

Questions about B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE

What is the EIN of B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE is 06-1242574.
Is B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1989.
Are donations to B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names VICTORIA ESPINEL.
Who are the officers and directors of B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 52 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $3,251,028 (VICTORIA ESPINEL, CEO).
How much revenue does B S A BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $29,166,395, expenses of $30,586,423 and total assets of $25,575,593 at year end.

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