Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
GIPA exists to make IP less intimidating so that people can successfully bring their ideas to market. We provide the resources expertise and connections to ensure peoples ideas can become a profitable reality. Just when innovators and creators have become such a vital contributor of our economy and the need for IP has become more apparent IP has gotten a bad reputation. The need for someone to make sense of it all has become so important. GIPA makes IP less intimidating so that people can successfully bring their ideas to market. When people come in contact with us we can assure them that no one can provide better resources expertise and connections to ensure their ideas can become a profitable reality.
- Income
- $190,530
- Spending
- $211,079
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 28.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $9, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 28.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2592 of 92 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
0 of 10Did not give 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.
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, 2025, 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 (4)
- $128,023 spent. Intellectual Property Celebration is an event consisting of panel discussions key speakers and social events to discuss topics of interest to the intellectual property community and to provide venues for networking.
- Intellectual Property Legends Award is an event held every three years which awards individuals who have made an noteworthy contribution to the intellectual property eco-system in the State of Georgia
- $5,745 spent. Southeaster Intellectual Property Job Fair SIPJF is the largest job fair in the southeast dedicated to intellectual professionals. The job fair brings together law school graduates and firms around the US seeking intellectual property alliance lawyers.
- $23,825 spent. Consist of two other events. An Intellectual Property Leadership Award and a Startup Awards. The awards events gave monetary awards to individuals and or organizations showing leadership in support of the intellectual property community and had formed a startup company with a creative product respectively
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 November 6, 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 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 July 2018.
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 November 4, 2026.
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