Science & Technology
(U41)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC
Financial strength (30%)
91/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
78/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
Software in the Public Interest is a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. We encourage programmers to use the GNU General Public License or other licenses that allow free redistribution and use of software, and hardware developers to distribute documentation that will allow device drivers to be written for their product.
Financial Overview — FY 2024
$685K
Total Revenue
$926K
Total Expenses
$2.5M
Net Assets
0
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
86.6%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
32.75x
Liability-to-Asset
3.3%
Revenue Diversification
79.9%
Executive Compensation
$0
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 515 similar organizations
(United States, Science & Technology, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
86.6% | 84.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
13.4% | 13.3% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
32.8 mo | 11.4 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
3.3% | 0.8% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
79.9% | 91.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
47.9% | 9.3% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
26.7% | 10.0% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-35.1% | 4.7% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $685K | $926K | $2.5M | 86.6% | 0 |
| 2023 | $463K | $730K | $2.7M | 79.2% | 0 |
| 2022 | $485K | $547K | $3.0M | 70.6% | 0 |
| 2021 | $523K | $413K | N/A | — | 0 |
| 2020 | $724K | $341K | N/A | — | 0 |
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