Electronic Transactions Association
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
ETA's stated mission is to fully serve its members and advance their profession by providing leadership through education, advocacy and the exchange of information.
- Income
- $30.8 million
- Spending
- $12.1 million
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $981,127, chief executive officer
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)
- Meetings:Transact, ETA's annual meeting and tradeshow, brings together all parts of the payments ecosystem to meet, see what's new, and learn what it takes to grow. Through networking events and education sessions, attendees learn about groundbreaking technology, security trends and policies impacting the industry.
- Public Policy:Policy activities focused on important issues for ETA members at the Federal and State level. We employ advocacy and education efforts to assist policy makers in understanding the modern payments world.
- Communications:ETA serves as a primary source for the media on payments trends and is viewed as a thought leader within the payments technology industry. ETA's print publication, Transaction Trends, is published and distributed four times a year. Additionally, ETA's blog transactiontrends.com and social media channels provide timely industry information. ETA's weekly newsletter is distributed to both members and others within the payments technology ecosystem.
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.
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 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 September 1991.
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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