Open Data Watch
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.7m
$33k liabilities
Net assets
$1.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.6 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Misha V Belkindas
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Open Data Watch's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misha V Belkindas Chair | Director, Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Eric V Swanson | Director of Research | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jessica Espey | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joel Gurin | Director, Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Josh Powell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mayra Buvinic | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Shaida Badiee | Managing Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Eric V Swanson | Director of Research | since 2018 |
| Misha V Belkindas | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Shaida Badiee | Managing Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaida Badiee | Managing Director | 40 | $60k | ||
| Eric V Swanson | Director of Research | 20 | $20k | ||
| Misha V Belkindas | Director, Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mayra Buvinic | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joel Gurin | Director, Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josh Powell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Espey | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Open Data Watch
- EIN
- 463036686
- Address
- 3247 P St Nw, Washington, DC, 20007-2756
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Open data watch (odw) is a nonprofit organization promoting open data and availability of high quality development statistics in countries and international agencies. Odw monitors and reports on the degree to which countries and agencies have succeeded in implementing open data. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B05 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Shaida Badiee (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsMisha V Belkindas
≥6years on the filingsEric V Swanson
≥6years on the filingsJoel Gurin
≥6years on the filingsMayra Buvinic
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.7m
- Total liabilities
- $33k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $16k
- Program service revenue
- $1.4m
- Employees
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4m | $1.4m | $926 |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.