Open Staffing Foundation
Open Staffing Foundation reported $13.4 million in revenue and $14.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.67 went to program services, $0.33 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $255,106 (Dir Philanthropy). 49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 345% between 2021 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $255,106 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.80% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 49 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 2 of 3 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseOpen Staffing Foundation provides administrative services and technical expertise to support Universal Access to All Knowledge Through its unique services and benefits, OSF enables other companies to better focus on their operational goals, by reducing potential distractions and disruptions to employees
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir Philanthropy Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $246,421 | $0 | $8,685 | $255,106 |
| Dir Wayback Mach. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,362 | $0 | $8,629 | $237,991 |
| Dir Web Archiving Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,246 | $0 | $8,415 | $237,661 |
| Senior Engineer Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $222,134 | $0 | $8,677 | $230,811 |
| Senior Engineer Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,406 | $0 | $6,934 | $225,340 |
| Sect'y/Treas Officer, 12.00 hrs/week | $193,259 | $0 | $666 | $193,925 |
49 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Open Staffing Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $194K (Part IX, line 5).
4 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 2 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5139
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Of every $100 Open Staffing Foundation spent in 2024, $99.67 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Open Staffing Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Open Staffing Foundation reported that 99.7% of its $14.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Open Staffing Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Open Staffing Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $255,106, for the role of Dir Philanthropy (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Open Staffing Foundation get its money?
Of $13.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 100.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Open Staffing Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 85-2378958 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503099349302675 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349313342 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313169349300826 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349311984 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 85-2378958: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.