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BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY STANDARDS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY STANDARDS (EIN 99-1780052)
Tax period
2024-03-06 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-15
IRS object ID
202542889349201669
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-15T11:54:54-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390974031PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEGNER CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1419 N LEE STAddressLine1Txt
CityALEXANDRIACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP223142301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-03-06TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN991780052EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY STANDARDSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2COUNCIL INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLOCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7812460500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 EDGEWATER PLACE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWAKEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01880ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFRIEDER WEICHELTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7812460500PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonADAM KUCZYNSKI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01560606PTIN
Phone7035190990PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Application PendingYes (X)ApplicationPendingInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressBLOCKCHAINSSC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$97,500GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Membership Dues$97,500MembershipDuesAmt
Total Revenue$97,500TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$213,147FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$2,700OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$215,847TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$118,347ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$621OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$117,726NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$37,338EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$176,020EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$213,358EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$331,084EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY-$117,726EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY STANDARDS COUNCIL (BSSC) IS A NONPROFIT CONSORTIUM DEDICATED TO ELEVATE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS THROUGH SECURITY STANDARDS AND AUDIT FRAMEWORKS THAT BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT - THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATES WORKING GROUPS AMONG MEMBERS TO DRAFT TECHNICAL STANDARDS TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY.$0$0
EDUCATION - THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES WITH THE BROADER BLOCKCHAIN AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES TO INFORM OF ITS WORK AND PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF STRONGER BLOCKCHAIN SECURITY.$0$0
INDUSTRY COLLABORATION - THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER MEMBERSHIP AND TRADE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE STANDARDS AND SECURITY FOR BLOCKCHAIN.$0$0

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FRIEDER WEICHELT
PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
ANNALEA ILG
TREASURER5.00$0$0$0
ADRIENNE ALLEN
SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
GREG KOHN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVIRTUAL INCPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 EDGEWATER PL STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWAKEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01880ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7812460500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Other Employee Paid Over100k0OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VIRTUAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 EDGEWATER PL STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityWAKEFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01880ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Service TypeMANAGEMENT SERVICESServiceTypeTxt
Compensation$139,924CompensationAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: OFFICE. AMOUNT: 1,164. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,536. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 2,700.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: FOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN. AMOUNT: 621.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 175,000. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,020.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 43,584. DESCRIPTION: DEFERRED REVENUE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 287,500.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc