X12 Incorporated
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What it says it does
X12 is an ANSI-accredited, consensus-based, non-profit organization focused on development, implementation, and ongoing use of mature, highly-efficient and effective, technology-neutral, interoperable electronic data interchange standards that support ongoing and emerging needs of businesses and consumers across and within various industries.
- Income
- $2.2 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 300
- Highest pay
- $483,290, ceo, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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)
- Work Products: (1) Maintaining an expansive standardized vocabulary to define data content and describe data relationships for particular business uses across many industry verticals; (2) Publishing of: (a) metadata repository that supports syntax-specific and syntax-neutral electronic messages, (b) EDI Standards- traditional EDI syntax that powers business-to-business electronic transactions in the U.S. and internationally, (c) technical reports- implementation instructions, explanations, and best-practice guidance that enables consistent, interoperable exchange of electronic messages, (d) external code sets- standardized code sets that support consistent and interoperable information exchange, (e) interpretations- clarifications and other explanations that satisfy questions from X12's clients and members, and (f) implementation tools- applications, APIs, and other technical solutions that assist implementers and users of X12 products; (3) Providing easy and convenient web-based access to X12 products; (4) Providing tools to support member collaborations via web-based tools, web conferences, and teleconferencing; (5) Providing a forum for industry or cross-industry discussion of emerging business needs, technologies, and opportunities.
- $639 spent. Membership: (1) Recruiting and supporting materially-interested organizations and individuals as X12 members. X12 members then provide cross-industry and cross-functional experts who contribute their expertise, experience, and knowledge to ensure X12 work products are relevant, efficient, and reliable. (2) Enabling face-to-face and virtual collaboration. (3) Supporting ANSI-compliant consensus development, including discussion and voting.
- $254,865 spent. Meetings: Enabling face-to-face and virtual collaboration, networking, and corporate activities for X12 members and materially interested non-members.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2025.
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 June 2014.
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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