World Wide Web Foundation FY2022 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organizationEIN 26-2852431Revenue $4.1M in FY2022

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.

64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
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
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 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
$431K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4.1M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2022▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$7K
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$667K
FY2024$864K
Net assets
$102K
FY2022▼ -90%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$983K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$857K
FY2024$0

From the FY2022 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

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $3.2M Management & general 31% · $1.5M Fundraising 5% · $238K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO (until 3/2022)
$227,971Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO (from 4/2022)
$212,161Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research
$184,613Pt VII · Sec A
Alliance for Afford. Internet E.d.
$172,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Policy
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Alliance for Afford. Int. Dep. Dir.
$135,737Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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

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.

$734Kprogram expense
03

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.

$475Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$276K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$238K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$440K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$237K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$276K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$440K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$440K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$46K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$936K$440K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K$431K
Net assetsLn 32$983K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$619K$253K$366K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$739K$708K$2K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$34K$7K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$10K$2K$265
Payroll taxesLn 10$130K$107K$19K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$146K$71K$59K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$261K$261K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$140K$140K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.3M$1.6M$612K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$40K$29K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$12$18K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$22$31K
TravelLn 17$224K$208K$14K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$129K$120K$8K$977
InterestLn 20$372$372
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$965
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K$849$96K$658
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$3.2M$1.5M$238K

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 Viewing $4.1M$5.0M−$882K$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$5.3M−$289K$983K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,083,242 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,469,734$3,891,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $490,853$275,514
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $319$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,450−$83,808
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,976,356$4,083,242
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $216,085$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,753,551$1,542,273
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$140,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,295,678$3,278,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,265,314$4,965,089
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$288,958−$881,847
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $4,083,242 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$269,500
VIII-1c Fundraising events$237,220
VIII-1e Government grants$1,076,708
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,308,108
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,891,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $275,514$275,514
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$46,398−$46,398
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$37,410−$37,410
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $275,514 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$83,808$4,083,242
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,965,089 across 19 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $253,140 · Management $366,015$619,155
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $708,025 · Management $1,645 · Fundraising $29,220$738,890
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,454 · Management $6,677 · Fundraising $1,064$42,195
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,160 · Management $1,840 · Fundraising $265$12,265
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $107,496 · Management $19,465 · Fundraising $2,807$129,768
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $70,975 · Management $59,328 · Fundraising $15,931$146,234
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $261,302$261,302
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $140,000$140,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,635,084 · Management $611,855 · Fundraising $45,819$2,292,758
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,785 · Management $28,868$68,653
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12 · Management $18,075$18,087
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22 · Management $31,171$31,193
IX-17 TravelPrograms $208,109 · Management $14,140 · Fundraising $1,695$223,944
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $119,971 · Management $8,151 · Fundraising $977$129,099
IX-20 InterestManagement $372$372
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,330 · Management $965$2,295
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,369 · Management $3,171$7,540
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $849 · Management $95,832 · Fundraising $658$97,339
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,197,781 · Management $1,528,872 · Fundraising $238,436$4,965,089
Part X · Balance sheet $532,679 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $936,440$440,250
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $125,739$26,619
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,478$10,797
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$9,505
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $49,555$45,508
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,237,809$532,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,378$431,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $254,348$431,065
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $587,191$86,517
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $396,270$15,097
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $983,461$101,614
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,237,809$532,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,614 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,083,242
XI-2 Total expenses$4,965,089
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$881,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$983,461
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,614

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