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CROSS BORDER DATA FORUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
CROSS BORDER DATA FORUM INC (EIN 82-5457558)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202601339349300205
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-12T23:54:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line130700 Russell Ranch Rd Ste 250AddressLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN825457558EIN

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCROSBusinessNameControlTxt
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30309ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKenesa AhmadPersonNm
Person TitleSecretary/TreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone5137067405PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMark Hancock CRTPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00857085PTIN
Phone8056609263PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
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ZIP30309ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$918,541ExpenseAmt
DescThe Cross Border Data Forum works to promote and achieve four key goals: (1) Fulfill legitimate government requests for content, associated meta-data, and user-identifying information, notably for law enforcement and national security purposes; (2) Protect and promote privacy, cybersecurity, human rights, and democracy as essential to new legal approaches and the confidentiality, integrity and availability of communications and other sensitive personal data; (3) Provide a workable regime for private-sector actors that process data from multiple jurisdictions. Efforts to promote national or supranational data sovereignty should address conflicts of law and other issues that arise when multiple governments claim jurisdiction over user data and private-sector actors and their services; and (4) Facilitate robust cross-border flows of data in order to further the purposes listed in Goal 2 and other relevant purposes such as economic growth and the appropriate development of artificial intelligence. In 2025, the Cross Border Data Forum worked to promote and achieve these goals through the publication of scholarship and promotion of dialogue regarding the design, implementation, and reform of legal regimes that impact cross-border transfers. This included publication of more than a dozen articles on relevant topics and engaged in discussion and analysis of those and related topics at conferences across the globe. The archive for articles from 2025 can be found at www.crossborderdataforum.org/article-archive/.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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Norman Barbosa
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Robyn Greene
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anitha Ibrahim
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lanah Kammourieh Donnelly
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Swire
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Harvey
President4.00$15,000$0$0Yes (X)
Kenesa Ahmad
Secretary/Treasurer1.00$13,000$0$0Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$20,441TotalAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no committees that act on behalf of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by a tax consulting firm with oversight from the President and Treasurer/Secretary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15bThe Board of Di rectors votes to approve the stipends paid to the President and the Secretary/Treasurer. Directors (Members of the Board) serve without compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19CBDF provides copies of its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws upon writen request.