Connectivity Standards Alliance
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What it says it does
THE CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE IGNITES CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS, BY CREATING, EVOLVING, AND PROMOTING UNIVERSAL OPEN STANDARDS THAT ENABLE ALL OBJECTS TO SECURELY CONNECT AND INTERACT.
- Income
- $14.0 million
- Spending
- $16.5 million
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 1,000
- Highest pay
- $769,563, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- THE CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE PROMOTED THE ZIGBEE, MATTER, ALIRO AND PRODUCT SECURITY BRANDS GLOBALLY TO BUILD MARKET AWARENESS. CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATED IN A WIDE VARIETY OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND TRADESHOWS, OFFERING SPEAKING AND EDUCATION SESSIONS AT OVER 17 SUCH CONFERENCES. TO FURTHER KEEP THE AUDIENCE OF INTERESTED PARTIES, INCLUDING THE MEDIA AND ANALYST COMMUNITIES, INFORMED OF CURRENT EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE PRODUCED NUMEROUS ARTICLES, INCLUDING BLOGS, NEWSLETTERS, AND TECHNICAL ARTICLES.
- THE CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE ORGANIZES MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS TO HELP DEFINE AND DEVELOP STANDARDS-BASED SPECIFICATIONS. THESE SPECIFICATIONS ARE USED BY MEMBER COMPANIES TO CREATE INTEROPERABLE PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS. THE MEMBERSHIP BASE OF THE CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE IS GLOBAL IN NATURE SO THE MEETINGS ARE ORGANIZED AND PLANNED ACCORDINGLY. DURING 2024, THE CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE ORGANIZED THREE (3) IN-PERSON MEMBER MEETINGS ATTENDED BY OVER 300 MEMBER PARTICIPANTS EACH.
- THIRTY-FIVE PERCENT OF CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE GLOBAL MEMBER COMPANIES, SPANNING THE ENTIRE IOT VALUE CHAIN, ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE CONNECTIVITY STANDARDS ALLIANCE'S CERTIFICATION AND TESTING PROGRAMS. THE CERTIFICATION AND TESTING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEADING WORKING GROUP TEST EVENTS (TES) FOR SPECIFICATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTING SPECIFICATION VALIDATION EVENTS (SVES), OVERSEEING SCRIPT VALIDATION EVENTS (SCVES), FACILITATING THE CERTIFICATION OF MEMBERS' PRODUCTS AND PLATFORMS, AND THE DELIVERY OF TEST TOOLS. IN 2024, THE CERTIFICATION TEAM PERFORMED 2,473 CERTIFICATIONS AND PASSED THE CUMULATIVE 10,400 PRODUCTS CERTIFIED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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