TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCE

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2017

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

LAURA SHERIDAN

Phone

2125652821

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCE, founded in 2017, is a community nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $1.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $1.2M left a modest 6% surplus.

Mission

TO SUPPORT LEGAL REFORM EFFORTS THAT PROTECT THE ABILITY OF COMPANIES TO INNOVATE AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

THE HIGH TECH INVENTORS ALLIANCE (HTIA) HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR BALANCED REFORMS AT THE US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, THE US COURTS, AND CONGRESS, ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF PATENT LITIGATION ABUSE WHILE PROMOTING A PATENT SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES INVESTMENT IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND AMERICAN JOBS. THOSE REFORMS INCLUDE:- IMPROVING PATENT QUALITY;- SUPPORTING THE INTER PARTES REVIEW PROCEDURE OF THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT;- MAKING PATENT LITIGATION FAIR AND EFFICIENT;- APPLYING DAMAGE AWARDS THAT ARE FAIR AND SUPPORT INNOVATION. IN 2024, HTIA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS BY SUBMITTING COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE USPTO. HTIA SUPPORTED PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE USPTO'S TERMINAL DISCLAIMER PROCESS, AND OFFERED INPUT ON THE USPTO'S PROPOSAL ON DISCRETIONARY DENIAL ISSUES. HTIA ALSO SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON THE USPTO'S PROPOSED MOTION TO AMEND PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE RULES. ADDITIONALLY, HTIA JOINED MULTI-ASSOCIATION LETTERS EXPRESSING CONCERN WITH PATENT LEGISLATION PERA AND PREVAIL, AND URGED CONGRESS TO NOT MOVE THE BILLS FORWARD.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $20,142

Program Service Revenue $1,300,000

Investment Income $58

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $1,320,200

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $446,757

Fundraising Expenses $0

Other Expenses $790,979

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,237,736

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,320,200	$1,265,060	+0.0%
Expenses	$1,237,736	$1,180,847	+0.0%
Net Income	$82,464	$84,213	0.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$446,757

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
TIMOTHY JEZEK	SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURA SHERIDAN	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
VISHAL AMIN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VANESSA BAILEY	DIRECTOR AS OF JAN 2024	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TOM BROWN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAN CHOI	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEFF DEAN	DIRECTOR UNTIL JAN 2024	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID KAPLAN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAN LANG	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH OLSEN	DIRECTOR AS OF JAN 2024	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAREN ROBINSON	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW SARBORARIA	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID SIMON	DIRECTOR UNTIL JAN 2024	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID JONES	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$446,757	$0	$446,757

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$1,320,200	$1,237,736	$1,112,024	$82,464
2023	$1,265,060	$1,180,847	$1,034,560	$84,213
2022	$962,073	$1,117,057	$945,847	$-154,984
2021	$886,706	$1,038,503	$1,226,079	$-151,797
2020	$1,560,156	$877,956	$1,237,628	$682,200
2019	$743,838	$822,025	$619,770	$-78,187
2018	$878,000	$567,483	$656,185	$310,517