Nonprofit · EIN 45-3630872
OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78750
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $18,947,048 | $14,890,994 | $4,056,054 | $15,703,127 | $3,188,656 | $12,514,471 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,597,297 | $11,208,551 | $1,388,746 | $8,195,014 | $6,283 | $8,188,731 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,084,650
- Program service revenue
- $17,585,557
- Investment income
- $236,178
- Other revenue
- $40,663
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $532,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,062,825
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,486,006
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,823,037
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $109,252
- Accounting fees
- $17,754
- Occupancy
- $1,878
- Travel
- $228,519
- Depreciation
- $9,954
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,195,014
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,703,127
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,188,656
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,514,471
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,403
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,224,556
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,132,355
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $382,116
- Gross receipts
- $20,391,944
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 3,500
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE TCHAPARIAN | CEO Officer | 40 | $484,851 | $24,257 |
| STEVEN HELVIE | VP EMERGING MARKETS Key employee | 40 | $384,060 | $10,701 |
| BIJAN NOWROOZI | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $277,312 | $22,971 |
| ROBERT COYLE | DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $205,680 | $19,059 |
| MICHAEL SCHILL | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $190,657 | $17,570 |
| KAYLIN BURDETTE | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,021 | $6,531 |
| NICK BULLOCK | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $140,442 | $18,514 |
| KEVIN KIFER | DIRECTOR OF IT & DIGITAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,915 | $16,446 |
| DAVID RAMKU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY MCVEIGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREAS BECHTOLSHEIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAURABH DIGHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE TCHAPARIAN | CEO Officer | 40 | $485,413 | $24,156 |
| STEVEN HELVIE | VP EMERGING MARKETS Key employee | 40 | $369,852 | $10,834 |
| BIJAN NOWROOZI | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $273,071 | $22,245 |
| MICHAEL SCHILL | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,356 | $17,696 |
| ROBERT COYLE | DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,171 | $15,064 |
| KAYLIN BURDETTE | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,965 | $5,724 |
| NICK BULLOCK | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $99,493 | $17,516 |
| DAVID RAMKU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA WEEKLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREAS BECHTOLSHEIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANURAG HANDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMBER HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAID KAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 13785 RESEARCH BLVD 125, AUSTIN, TX 78750-1826
- In care of
- % FRANK FRANKOVSKY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GEORGE TCHAPARIAN, 13785 RESEARCH BLVD 125, AUSTIN, TX 78750
- Signed the 990
- NICK BULLOCK, CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
- Phone
- (650) 521-2836
- Website
- OPENCOMPUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
DEVELOP, DISTRIBUTE AND PROMOTE DATA CENTER STORAGE, DATA CENTER SERVER, AND DATA CENTER FACILITY SPECIFICATIONS AND RELATED SOFTWARE TO ENCOURAGE AN OPEN COMMUNITY FOR SHARING IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES CONCERNING DATA CENTER ISSUES.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTING OPEN HARDWARE: THE OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO REDESIGNING HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY TO EFFICIENTLY SUPPORT THE GROWING DEMANDS ON COMPUTE INFRASTRUCTURE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE COLLABORATED WITH INDUSTRY-LEADING COMPANIES TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR MORE OPEN, SCALABLE, AND EFFICIENT DATA CENTER HARDWARE.
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION: THE FOUNDATION HOSTED MULTIPLE EVENTS, BOTH VIRTUAL AND INPERSON, TO BRING TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF ENGINEERS AND DEVELOPERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THESE EVENTS SERVED AS PLATFORMS FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, COLLABORATIVE BRAINSTORMING, AND JOINT PROBLEM SOLVING.
- OPEN SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS: OUR COMMUNITY CONSISTENTLY WORKED ON AND CONTRIBUTED TO A VARIETY OF OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS. THESE PROJECTS WERE AIMED AT CREATING HARDWARE DESIGNS THAT ARE OPEN, CUSTOMIZABLE, AND BENEFICIAL FOR A BROADER AUDIENCE. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, FURTHER ADVANCING THE CAUSE OF OPEN COMPUTING.
- EDUCATION AND TRAINING: THE FOUNDATION ORGANIZED AND PROVIDED TRAINING SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS ALIKE. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO FOSTER A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OPEN HARDWARE DESIGNS, THEIR BENEFITS, AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT: THE FOUNDATION FACILITATED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE HARDWARE SOLUTIONS. THROUGH A COMBINATION OF WORKING GROUPS, FORUMS, AND ONLINE PLATFORMS, MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO SHARE IDEAS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK, AND REFINE DESIGNS COLLECTIVELY.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3630872
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,703,127
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,391,944
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $18,947,048 | $14,890,994 | $15,703,127 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,597,297 | $11,208,551 | $8,195,014 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $10,212,562 | $8,784,129 | $6,785,763 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 45-3630872).
Questions about OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION is 45-3630872.
- Is OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2013.
- Are donations to OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION 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 OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GEORGE TCHAPARIAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $484,851 (GEORGE TCHAPARIAN, CEO).
- How much revenue does OPEN COMPUTE PROJECT FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $18,947,048, expenses of $14,890,994 and total assets of $15,703,127 at year end.
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