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Open Source Robotics Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Education N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.94M (2023)

Expenses
$1.97M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.37M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$137k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,943,778
Expenses
$1,970,551
Net Income
-$26,773
Net Assets
$4,233,968
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $28,300
1.5%
Program Services $1,609,950
82.8%
Investment Income $111,689
5.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $164,751
8.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,425
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $30,513
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $611,262
31.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,370,521
Total Liabilities $136,553
Net Assets $4,233,968
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Geoffrey Biggs (Cto) $288,000 $4,428 $0
Vanessa Yamzon Orsi (Ceo) $89,345 $264,096 $14,193
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $5,000 $0 $0
Sabine Hauert (Director) $5,000 $0 $0
Steve Cousins (Director) $5,000 $0 $0
Yukiko Nakagawa (Director) $5,000 $0 $0
Brian Gerkey (Director) $0 $46,942 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,015,244
Expenses
$4,283,282
Net Income
$1,731,962
Net Assets
$4,242,948
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $561,911
9.3%
Program Services $2,146,775
35.7%
Investment Income $524
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $167,599
2.8%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,118,553
35.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,019,882
17.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,084,663
48.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,433,714
Total Liabilities $190,766
Net Assets $4,242,948
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Geoffrey Biggs (Cto) $12,000 $0 $0
Brian Gerkey (Board Chair & Cfo) $0 $781,558 $19,856
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sabine Hauert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yukiko Nakagawa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vanessa Yamzon Orsi (Ceo) $0 $1,176,389 $25,362
Roberta Friedman (Chief People Person (Until 12/13/22)) $0 $1,279,312 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,051,866
Expenses
$5,520,511
Net Income
$531,355
Net Assets
$2,644,192
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $630,407
10.4%
Program Services $4,914,690
81.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $108,614
1.8%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $398,155
6.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,742,652
49.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,415,882
Total Liabilities $771,690
Net Assets $2,644,192
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Gerkey (Ceo/Director) $0 $350,546 $14,823
Steve Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roberta Friedman (Chief People Person) $0 $115,920 $3,157
Vanessa Yamzon Orsi (Cfo) $0 $264,412 $12,602

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,144,714
Expenses
$5,192,510
Net Income
-$47,796
Net Assets
$2,005,026
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $758,872
14.8%
Program Services $4,099,323
79.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $114,875
2.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $171,644
3.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,200,313
42.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,291,564
Total Liabilities $1,286,538
Net Assets $2,005,026
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Gerkey (Ceo/Director) $0 $360,931 $19,618
Steve Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roberta Friedman (Chief People Person) $0 $277,414 $23,763
Vanessa Yamzon Orsi (Cfo) $0 $235,683 $15,829

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,552,907
Expenses
$5,448,705
Net Income
$104,202
Net Assets
$2,128,245
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $348,192
6.3%
Program Services $4,423,442
79.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $109,900
2.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $671,373
12.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,815,773
33.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,653,353
Total Liabilities $525,108
Net Assets $2,128,245
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ian Chen (Research Engineer) $210,333 $0 $17,086
Brian Gerkey (Ceo/Director) $0 $341,420 $19,032
Steve Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roberta Friedman (Coo/Hro) $0 $277,275 $23,942
Nathan Koenig (Cto) $0 $307,601 $10,583
Vanessa Yamzon (Cfo) $0 $195,930 $14,637

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,722,676
Expenses
$3,330,558
Net Income
$392,118
Net Assets
$1,932,285
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $653,982
17.6%
Program Services $2,526,945
67.9%
Investment Income $497
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $78,579
2.1%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $462,673
12.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,687,306
50.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,469,331
Total Liabilities $537,046
Net Assets $1,932,285
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carlos Aguero Duran (Research Engineer) $195,208 $0 $6,280
Ian Chen (Research Engineer) $179,956 $0 $16,190
Dirk Thomas (Software Engineer) $170,146 $0 $12,745
Louise Penna Poubel (Software Engineer) $151,311 $0 $13,414
Mikael Arguedas (Software Engineer (Former)) $119,146 $0 $8,525
Brian Gerkey (Ceo/Director) $0 $280,890 $16,498
Steve Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roberta Friedman (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $222,655 $30,154
Nathan Koenig (Chief Technology Officer) $0 $246,735 $8,589

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,886,434
Expenses
$3,562,169
Net Income
$324,265
Net Assets
$1,417,564
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,756,699
45.2%
Program Services $1,689,353
43.5%
Investment Income $1,842
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $54,127
1.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $384,413
9.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,987,323
55.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,788,624
Total Liabilities $371,060
Net Assets $1,417,564
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Carlos Aguero Duran (Research Engineer) $198,890 $0 $7,028
Ian Chen (Research Engineer) $187,377 $0 $12,891
Dirk Thomas (Software Engineer) $180,305 $0 $12,927
Louise Penna Poubel (Software Engineer) $150,432 $0 $13,385
Mikael Arguedas (Software Engineer) $143,320 $0 $10,705
Brian Gerkey (Ceo/Director) $0 $302,261 $17,474
Steve Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Roberta Friedman (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $230,123 $31,105
Nathan Koenig (Chief Technology Officer) $0 $253,589 $8,800

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,356,355
Expenses
$4,235,898
Net Income
$120,457
Net Assets
$1,042,218
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,662,248
61.1%
Program Services $1,374,618
31.6%
Investment Income $30
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $319,459
7.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,515,914
35.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $983,456
23.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,274,434
Total Liabilities $232,216
Net Assets $1,042,218
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Gerkey (Chief Executive Officer/Di) $299,417 $10,090 $11,628
Carlos Aguero Duran (Research Engineer) $207,631 $0 $6,922
Dirk Thomas (Software Engineer) $200,915 $0 $15,866
Ian Chen (Research Engineer) $192,414 $0 $15,573
Morgan Quigley (Chief Architect) $134,863 $118,238 $20,347
Nathan Koenig (Chief Technology Officer) $129,985 $119,783 $4,853
John Hsu (Former Chief Scientist) $125,971 $99,398 $20,410
Roberta Friedman (Chief Financial Officer) $122,085 $108,864 $21,534
Steven Peters (Software Engineer) $102,633 $86,813 $19,282
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,557,030
Expenses
$4,306,433
Net Income
$250,597
Net Assets
$944,284
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,178,141
25.9%
Program Services $3,071,264
67.4%
Investment Income $36
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $307,589
6.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,635,343
38.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $984,984
22.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,359,294
Total Liabilities $415,010
Net Assets $944,284
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Gerkey (Chief Executive Officer/Di) $250,780 $0 $7,529
John Hsu (Chief Scientist) $196,096 $0 $5,980
Morgan Quigley (Chief Architect) $194,796 $0 $5,848
Roberta Friedman (Chief Financial Officer) $189,990 $0 $5,718
Nathan Koenig (Chief Technology Officer) $189,367 $0 $5,685
Carlos Aguero Duran (Research Engineer) $157,052 $0 $4,715
Ian Chen (Research Engineer) $153,413 $0 $4,605
Stephanie Paepcke (Lead User Experience Desig) $153,155 $0 $4,596
Dirk Thomas (Software Engineer) $150,694 $0 $4,524
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wolfram Burgard (Director) $0 $0 $0
Helen Greiner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Park (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,380,991
Expenses
$3,941,560
Net Income
-$560,569
Net Assets
$693,687
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $945,895
28.0%
Program Services $2,329,394
68.9%
Investment Income $32
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$5,453
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $111,123
3.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $802,903
20.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,304,191
33.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,125,276
Total Liabilities $431,589
Net Assets $693,687
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Gerkey (Chief Executive Officer/Di) $239,375 $0 $6,972
Morgan Quigley (Chief Architect) $202,190 $0 $5,626
John Hsu (Chief Scientist) $198,949 $0 $5,726
Nathan Koenig (Chief Technology Officer) $192,342 $0 $5,509
Roberta Friedman (Chief Financial Officer) $172,237 $0 $5,022
Carlos Aguero Duran (Research Engineer) $156,037 $0 $4,684
Dirk Thomas (Software Engineer) $153,439 $0 $4,491
Ian Chen (Research Engineer) $149,539 $0 $1,482
Stephanie Paepcke (Lead User Experience Desig) $149,206 $0 $4,454
Ryan Gariepy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Cousins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wolfram Burgard (Director) $0 $0 $0
Helen Greiner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Park (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$4,003,520
Expenses
$3,265,282
Net Income
$738,238
Net Assets
$1,254,256
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $24,500
0.6%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $3,979,020
99.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $17,250
0.5%
Compensation of Officers* $862,974
26.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,556,094
Total Liabilities $301,838
Net Assets $1,254,256

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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