THE EM FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
THE EM FOUNDATION (EIN 93-4394652)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-05
IRS object ID
202631259349102343
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-05T13:06:12-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN934394652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEMFOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8055695822PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDAVID TRANDALPersonNm
Person TitleCFO/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMatthew A BondellPreparerPersonNm
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Phone6029950081PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FMV Assets EOY$0FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

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Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$9,693TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
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Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$15,686TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$0ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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Total Assets EOYFMV$0TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
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Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt
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Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
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Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsfalseAtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenfalseForm990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresshttps://openem.orgWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

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Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

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Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

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ROBERT FRANKEL
6567 CAMINO VENTUROSOGOLETACA93117President & CEO40.00$0
DAVID TRANDAL
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Development & Expansion of the EM Programming Language Port the EM programming language to TypeScript (EMscript) to expand accessibility for web and server-side app. Port the language to various microprocessor platforms to broaden accessibility.Description1Txt
Expenses1$825Expenses1Amt
Description2BlueJoule Benchmark Development Supporting the development of the BlueJoule benchmark, an industry-wide standard for measuring the energy efficiency of Bluetooth Low Energy system-on-chip (SoC) devices. Providing openly and freely available EMScope tooling that enables standardized benchmarking and supports related open-source energy-efficiency initiatives.Description2Txt
Expenses2$4,518Expenses2Amt
Description3Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement Engaging with potential users by attending industry conferences and trade shows, including events in Europe.Build relationships with corporations, developers, and open-source communities to expand EM language adoption.Description3Txt
Expenses3$7,813Expenses3Amt
Description4Operational & Legal Support for Open-Source Development Managing legal, administrative, and compliance activities necessary to sustain The EM Foundations charitable operations. Managing intellectual property matters, including trademark filings (e.g., BlueJoule) and the registration and licensing of open-source software initiatives.Description4Txt
Expenses4$1,475Expenses4Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

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Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

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Qualifying Distributions$15,686QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

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Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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CityGOLETACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$15,686TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

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Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

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PersonROBERT FRANKELPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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