World Wide Web Foundation FY2020 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 26-2852431Revenue $4.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSwebfoundation.org1100 13th St Nw No 800 · Washington, DC

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To advance the open Web as a public good and a basic right.

69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$779K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2024
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Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $317K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$779K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$163K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$7K
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$667K
FY2024$864K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$983K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$857K
FY2024$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $3.4M Management & general 27% · $1.3M Fundraising 4% · $196K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $779K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$224,862Pt VII · Sec A
All. for Aff. Internet E.d.
$185,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Policy
$139,915Pt VII · Sec A
All. for Aff. Internet Dep. Dir.
$117,476Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$111,414Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adrian Lovett——$227,971$225,301$224,862
Jose Manuel Alonso——$212,161——
Sonia Jorge——$172,000$185,000$185,000
Catherine Adeya——$184,613——
Mark Sanderson$165,546$48,782———
Katherine Townsend——$150,000——
Emily Sharpe———$143,911$139,915
Eleanor Saprong——$135,737$121,621$117,476

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for the open web as a public good and basic right for everyone.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Alliance for Affordable Internet

Ensuring everyone can access all of the internet, all of the time. The alliance for affordable internet (A4AI), a multi-stakeholder coalition, is advocating for and supporting the development of policy reforms that will make fast, reliable internet affordable and accessible to all.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Core

The core program seeks to educate and raise awareness of the value of the world wide web to human, social and economic development, and address barriers to access and effective use of the web by individuals irrespective of economic status, gender and other factors.

$728Kprogram expense
03

Women's Rights Online

The women's rights online network is working to develop and impact the policies needed to bridge the gender gap in technology, data, and policymaking.

$661Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Tides FoundationFY2023$500K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.2M
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$132K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$196K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$703K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$132K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$667K
SavingsLn 2$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$703K
Other assetsLn 15$46K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$703K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K$163K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$348K$348K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$427K$151K$203K$73K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$927K$129K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$40K$31K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$13K$4K$965
Payroll taxesLn 10$158K$115K$35K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$2K$2K$361
Accounting feesLn 11c$316K$316K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$1.5M$420K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$905$818$76$11
Office expensesLn 13$80K$72K$7K$946
Information technologyLn 14$16K$13K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$43K$2K$7K
TravelLn 17$47K$44K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$30K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$446$63
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$257K$77K$176K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e−$994−$899−$83−$12
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$3.4M$1.3M$196K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7K$864K−$857K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$667K$868K$857K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$5.0M−$882K$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$5.3M−$289K$983K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.5M$4.9M−$427K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,488,014 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,007,834$4,353,421
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$131,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $92$34
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,041$3,059
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,024,967$4,488,014
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $113,120$347,815
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,443,559$1,705,372
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $120,000$65,300
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,764,517$2,796,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,441,196$4,915,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $583,771−$427,278
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,488,014 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$282,000
VIII-1e Government grants$1,638,188
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,433,233
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,353,421
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $131,500$131,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34$34
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,059$3,059
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $131,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,093$4,488,014
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,915,292 across 19 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $347,815$347,815
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,298 · Management $202,794 · Fundraising $72,563$426,655
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $926,626 · Management $128,554 · Fundraising $7,557$1,062,737
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $31,021 · Management $6,433 · Fundraising $2,454$39,908
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,961 · Management $3,948 · Fundraising $965$17,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $114,714 · Management $34,942 · Fundraising $8,542$158,198
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,500 · Management $2,429 · Fundraising $361$5,290
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $316,052$316,052
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $65,300$65,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,540,721 · Management $419,954 · Fundraising $25,017$1,985,692
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $818 · Management $76 · Fundraising $11$905
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $72,370 · Management $6,697 · Fundraising $946$80,013
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,509 · Management $1,854 · Fundraising $1,199$15,562
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,115 · Management $1,709 · Fundraising $6,521$51,345
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,506 · Management $3,898$47,404
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $30,326 · Management $2,718$33,044
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,820 · Management $446 · Fundraising $63$5,329
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,921 · Management $176,054 · Fundraising $4,188$257,163
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$899 · Management −$83 · Fundraising −$12−$994
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,411,142 · Management $1,308,475 · Fundraising $195,675$4,915,292
Part X · Balance sheet $1,435,344 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,123,375$666,688
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,987$36,022
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $723,622$608,561
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,579$77,950
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$46,123
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,897,563$1,435,344
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $197,866$144,425
X-19 Deferred revenue$18,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197,866$162,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $972,692$327,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $727,005$945,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,699,697$1,272,419
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,897,563$1,435,344
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,272,419 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,488,014
XI-2 Total expenses$4,915,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$427,278
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,699,697
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,272,419

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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