Broadband Forum
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What it says it does
The Broadband Forum is the central organization driving broadband wireline solutions and empowering converged packet networks worldwide to better meet the needs of vendors, service providers and their customers.
- Income
- $2.4 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $225,831, 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)
- Broadband Industry Standards and Certification Work: Published 29 Technical Reports, standards and marketing reports for the broadband industry. Made available 3 separate industry wide software Open Source releases. Created 2 new industry Open Source initiatives. In addition the Broadband Forum membership initiated 10 new areas of work (NPIFs) for review and member contributions to become industry standards.
- Industry Education: There were 23 BASe industry education events, including webinars, conference face-to-face workshops and a multi-day industry summit in Germany and Europe. In total over 2,500 industry decision markers and influencers attended our education events.
- Member Meetings: 3 separate member meetings were held in 2024. Spring in Germany, Summer in South Korea and Fall in USA. In total circa 500 member representative registrations were achieved for our member meetings either person or virtually. Our member meetings continue to be focused on advancing our standards and certification work and educating and debating critical new industry technical advancements and trends.
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.
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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