Public Charity

SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC

SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $685K in revenue, $926K in expenses, $2.6M in total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $344K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 113390208 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$685K
Total Expenses$926K
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$344K
Filing Years2019–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

$12,050
2024
BLOOMBERG FOSS CONTRIBUTOR FUND GRANT TO POSTGRESQL & FFMPEG
$10,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$9,006
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$7,385
2023
BLOOMBERG FOSS CONTRIBUTOR FUND GRANT TO POSTGRESQL & FFMPEG
$20,000

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Officers & Directors

Director Forrest Fleming
Treasurer Hector Oron Martinez
Director Jeremy Stanley
Director Joe Conway
Vice President Jonatas L Nogueira
Director Katherine Mcmillan

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR SUPPORT OF THE NTPSEC PROJECT.
$200,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$64,768 6 grants
BLOOMBERG FOSS CONTRIBUTOR FUND GRANT TO POSTGRESQL & FFMPEG
$30,000 2 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$20,000 2 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$14,682 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $685K $926K $2.6M
2023 $463K $730K $2.9M
2022 $485K $547K $3.0M
2020 $724K $341K $3.0M
2019 $970K $661K $2.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $970K to $685K (-29%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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