International Biometrics & Identification Association
International Biometrics & Identification Association's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
10 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 10 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Mears Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bob Eckel | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chip Merrill | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Deep Bhatia | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donnie Scott | Director and Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kathleen Kiernan | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mike Depasquale | Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mohammed Murad | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Neville Pattinson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert Tappan | Managing Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Tappan | Executive Director | 40 | $212k | ||
| Mike Depasquale | Acting Chairman and Vice Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Donnie Scott | Director and Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chip Merrill | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mohammed Murad | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Intesh Singh | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathleen Kiernan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Bruce | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- International Biometrics & Identification Association
- EIN
- 522120610
- Address
- 1455 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 400, Washington, DC, 20004-1017
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- IBIA advances the adoption and responsible use of technologies for managing human identity to enhance security, privacy, productivity, and convenience for individuals, organizations, and governments. To effectively carry out its mission, IBIA focuses on three core activities: advocacy, connections and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1998
- Principal officer
- Robert Tappan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJohn Mears
≥8years on the filingsChip Merrill
≥8years on the filingsDonnie Scott
≥8years on the filingsMike Depasquale
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $220k
- Total liabilities
- $24k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $197k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $236k
- Employees
- 0