Crypto Open Patent Alliance
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What it says it does
THE CRYPTO OPEN PATENT ALLIANCE (COPA) IS A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE AND COMPANIES FORMED TO ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF CRYPTO TECHNOLOGIES AND TO REMOVE PATENTS AS A BARRIER TO GROWTH AND INNOVATION. COPA ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CRYPTO TECHNOLOGY IS BUILT ON THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF A COMMUNITY MADE UP OF DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERS, AND DESIGNERS. THE SUCCESS OF CRYPTO IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO BUILD AND DEVELOP UPON EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL, AND WE BELIEVE COPA WILL HELP THIS HAPPEN.
- Income
- $7.8 million
- Spending
- $128,190
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
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 (1)
- ANYONE CAN JOIN AND BENEFIT FROM COPA, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAVE PATENTS OR NOT. THERE IS NO BARRIER TO ENTRY - MEMBERS CAN BE INDIVIDUALS, START-UPS, SMALL COMPANIES, OR LARGE CORPORATIONS. COPA MEMBERS PLEDGE NEVER TO USE THEIR CRYPTO-TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AGAINST ANYONE, EXCEPT FOR DEFENSIVE REASONS, EFFECTIVELY MAKING THEIR PATENTS FREELY AVAILABLE FOR ALL TO USE. MEMBERS POOL ALL OF THEIR CRYPTO-TECHNOLOGY PATENTS TOGETHER TO FORM A SHARED PATENT LIBRARY. THIS COLLECTIVE SHIELD OF PATENTS PROVIDES MEMBERS ACCESS TO EACH OTHERS' PATENTS TO DETER AND DEFEND AGAINST PATENT AGGRESSORS, THEREBY EMPOWERING EVERY MEMBER, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY INDIVIDUALLY OWN PATENTS OR NOT, WITH TOOLS AND LEVERAGE TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST PATENT AGGRESSORS.
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 November 6, 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 October 2021.
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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