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US nonprofit · EIN 831426812 · McLean, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 831426812) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Refraction Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$647k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$671k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1m
$263k liabilities
Net assets
$773k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
5.9 years on average
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
James Quigley
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Refraction Inc's network

4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). 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

4 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
James Quigley ChairChairman2019
7 yrs
Esther LeeTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Rachael StottPresident & CEO2024
2 yrs
Tien WongCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Esther LeePresident & CEO2019

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Rachael StottPresident & CEO40$100k$31k
Esther LeeTreasurer10$43k$10k
James QuigleyChairman1$0
Tien WongSecretary1$0

About

Legal name
Refraction Inc
EIN
831426812
Address
7950 Jones Branch Dr 8th Floor Nort, McLean, VA, 22102-3268
State
Virginia
Mission
Refraction is a nonprofit innovation hub, whose mission is to provide mentoring, programs, and workspace to startups and high-growth companies to help them grow and create jobs in the greater Washington, DC region. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S30 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2018
Principal officer
Rachael Stott (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsJames Quigley
≥7years on the filingsTien Wong
≥6years on the filingsEsther Lee
≥2years on the filingsRachael Stott

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
$1m
Total liabilities
$263k
Net assets or fund balances
$773k
Contributions and grants received
$5k
Program service revenue
$617k
Employees
4

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$647k$671kDeficit $24k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.