Center for Open Data Enterprise Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR OPEN DATA ENTERPRISE CODE IS TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF OPEN AND SHARED DATA FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD BY WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BUSINESSES NONPROFITS AND RESEARCHERS WHO ARE BOTH DATA PROVIDERS AND DATA USERS.
- Income
- $408,476
- Spending
- $752,109
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- -9.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 62%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $83,333, president andsecretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 15 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 2905% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 84% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $433,203 spent. ROUNDTABLES. CODE held several Roundtables in 2024 designed to improve the public value of data in different areas. CODE completed a project with FEMA that gathered public input on FEMAs flood risk information and risk communication programs and presented FEMA with final recommendations. In other federal work CODE held a large-scale Roundtable to gather input on the CDCs national strategy for vector-borne diseases and collaborated with the U.S. Department of Commerce on a Roundtable on using AI to make government data more usable. CODE also held a Roundtable with the population health management company ZeOmega on new data-driven approaches to meeting health-related social needs
- $26,270 spent. RESOURCES. CODE continued to support the development of Open SDG a widely used tool to help the UK and other countries track progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. CODE also worked closely with the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence GovEx at Johns Hopkins University to support development of their City Data Explorer. CODE gathered input from a broad diverse set of data users to improve the value of this online resource.
- $83,082 spent. RESEARCH. CODE concluded a project with Climate Change AI and the Bezos Earth Fund to research a landscape analysis on applications of AI for climate action. CODE also began a project with the IBM Center for the Business of Government on the success of The Opportunity Project a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative to use public data for local city and state applications.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? Passed.
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 August 2015.
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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