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US nonprofit · EIN 874257919 · Lewes, DEiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 874257919) - 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.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Spritely Networked Communities Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$291k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$843k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$245k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$245k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
4.4 years on average
Staff
8
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Spritely Networked Communities Institute's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 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.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
Alex HandyBoard Direct2022
4 yrs
Deborah NicholsonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Karen SandlerBoard Member2022
4 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
Randall FarmerDir of Opera2022

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
Christine A Lemmer-WebberExecutive Director (incoming), CTO, President40$138k
David P ThompsonCTO40$122k
Frank R FarmerExecutive Director (outgoing)40$75k
Alex HandyBoard Member5$0
Deb NicholsonBoard member, Vice President5$0
Karen SandlerBoard member, Chair5$0

About

Legal name
Spritely Networked Communities Institute
EIN
874257919
Address
16192 Coastal Hwy, Lewes, DE, 19958-3608
State
Delaware
Mission
The Spritely Networked Communities Institute stewards the standardization and base implementation for decentralized networked communities; promotes user freedom and agency of participants on the network; develops the relevant technologies as free, libre, and open source software; and facilitates the framing and narrative of network freedom. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
U20 Science and technology research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Science & Technology
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2022
Principal officer
Christine Lemmer-Webber (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2022
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2022
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsAlex Handy
≥4years on the filingsDeborah Nicholson
≥4years on the filingsKaren Sandler

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
$245k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$245k
Contributions and grants received
$291k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
8
Volunteers
25