Public Interest Registry: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 33-1025119)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$96.3M
FY2021	$103.3M
FY2022	$102.4M
FY2023	$105.1M
FY2024	$106.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$95.8M
FY2021	$99.1M
FY2022	$106.8M
FY2023	$102.5M
FY2024	$106.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$38.0M
FY2021	−$35.5M
FY2022	−$42.2M
FY2023	−$37.3M
FY2024	−$36.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

20%

Program services 80% · $85.2M Management & general 20% · $21.3M

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

20 people listed on the 990; $5.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jonathon L Nevett

Chief Executive Officer

$910,381Pt VII · Sec A

Richard K Wilhelm

Chief Technology Officer

$453,645Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Cimbolic

Chief Legal and Policy Officer

$431,449Pt VII · Sec A

Haejoo Song-Marshall

Chief Strategy Officer

$404,143Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Andrew Diaz

Vice President, Industry Affairs (thru 07/24)

$351,573Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Szabo

Senior Vice President, Finance

$341,453Pt VII · Sec A

Anand a Vora

Vice President of Business Affairs

$326,283Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Cornwell

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

$324,963Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathon L Nevett’s $910K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 43 $100M+ science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jonathon L Nevett	$910,381	$811,221	$566,669	$542,417	$492,225
Richard K Wilhelm	$453,645	$480,331	$418,754	$128,581	—
Brian Cimbolic	$431,449	$386,804	$348,684	$325,715	$288,616
Haejoo Song-Marshall	$404,143	$371,393	$334,325	$325,563	$299,806
Paul Andrew Diaz	$351,573	—	—	—	—
Elizabeth Szabo	$341,453	$308,647	$289,586	$224,998	—
Joseph N Abley	—	—	—	$271,664	$331,379
Anand a Vora	$326,283	$314,307	$289,256	$283,013	$268,062

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $85.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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$85.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 44 grants · $319.6M · 2020–2024

Internet Society FoundationVA · FY2024$29,000,000

Internet SocietyVA · FY2024$29,000,000

Connected Giving FoundationVA · FY2024$3,000,000

Yellow Boat of Hope USACA · FY2024$50,000

Global Cyber Alliance INCNY · FY2024$45,833

Prevent Cancer Foundation Aka Cancer Research & Prevention FndnVA · FY2024$15,250

Share Our SpareIL · FY2024$10,000

Project Camp INCKY · FY2024$10,000

Kiva MicrofundsCA · FY2024$10,000

Internet Education FoundationDC · FY2024$10,000

Internet Society FoundationVA · FY2023$36,781,089

Internet SocietyVA · FY2023$28,008,904

Global Cyber Alliance INCNY · FY2023$50,000

Hope for Justice INCTN · FY2023$50,000

NtenOR · FY2023$15,000

Herhealtheq CorpNY · FY2023$10,200

Wholives INCUT · FY2023$10,000

Seeding Labs a Non Profit CorporationMA · FY2023$10,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$106.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$104.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$2.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K

Money outPt IX

$106.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$85.2M

Managementcol C$21.3M

Owns and owesPt X

−$36.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27.4M

Total assetsLn 16$71.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$107.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A20

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$104.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$2.1M

Gains on assetsLn 7$32K

Total revenueLn 12$106.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$27.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M

Other assetsLn 15$6.8M

Total assetsLn 16$71.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$107.5M

Net assetsLn 32−$36.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 545

VolunteersI 68

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$33.6M	$27.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$20.3M	$31.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.6M	$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$72.8M	$71.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$110.1M	$107.5M
Net assetsLn 32	−$37.3M	−$36.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$61.3M	$61.3M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$30K	$30K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$5.6M	$3.0M	$2.7M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$6.7M	$3.5M	$3.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$979K	$518K	$461K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$956K	$506K	$450K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$578K	$306K	$272K
Legal feesLn 11b	$71K	$38K	$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$83K	$44K	$39K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$1K	$752	$670
Investment management feesLn 11f	$72K	$38K	$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.8M	$941K	$838K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2.4M	$1.2M	$1.1M
Office expensesLn 13	$181K	$96K	$85K
Information technologyLn 14	$926K	$490K	$436K
OccupancyLn 16	$633K	$335K	$298K
TravelLn 17	$1.1M	$561K	$499K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$457K	$242K	$215K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$508K	$269K	$239K
InsuranceLn 23	$263K	$139K	$124K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$22.0M	$11.6M	$10.4M
All other expensesLn 24e	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$106.5M	$85.2M	$21.3M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$106.4M	$106.5M	−$152K	−$36.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$105.1M	$102.5M	$2.6M	−$37.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$102.4M	$106.8M	−$4.4M	−$42.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$103.3M	$99.1M	$4.2M	−$35.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$96.3M	$95.8M	$475K	−$38.0M	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

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Part I · Summary $106,377,555 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,134$22,592

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $103,666,737$104,214,079

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,405,519$2,140,884

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,098,390$106,377,555

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $65,098,603$61,281,468

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,819,093$14,836,091

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $23,600,498$30,412,411

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $102,518,194$106,529,970

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,580,196−$152,415

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $106,377,555 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,592

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,592

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,592

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $104,214,079$104,214,079

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,109,328$2,109,328

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $31,556$31,556

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,214,079 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,140,884$106,377,555

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $106,529,970 across 22 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $61,251,468$61,251,468

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $30,000$30,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,981,538 · Management $2,654,804$5,636,342

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,537,509 · Management $3,149,851$6,687,360

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $517,626 · Management $460,902$978,528

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $505,562 · Management $450,160$955,722

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $305,827 · Management $272,312$578,139

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $37,611 · Management $33,489$71,100

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,716 · Management $38,925$82,641

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $752 · Management $670$1,422

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $37,979 · Management $33,817$71,796

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $941,161 · Management $838,024 · Fundraising $0$1,779,185

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,249,443 · Management $1,112,522$2,361,965

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $95,808 · Management $85,309$181,117

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $489,897 · Management $436,211$926,108

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $334,939 · Management $298,235$633,174

IX-17 TravelPrograms $560,962 · Management $499,489$1,060,451

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $241,926 · Management $215,415$457,341

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $268,954 · Management $239,481$508,435

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $138,961 · Management $123,733$262,694

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,645,583 · Management $10,369,399$22,014,982

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,217,222 · Management $21,312,748 · Fundraising $0$106,529,970

Part X · Balance sheet $71,399,446 assets, 15 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,630,051$27,356,107

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,848,814$2,914,918

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $591,778$922,864

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,636,022$1,577,584

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,284,874$31,314,127

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $636,056$561,403

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,132,908$6,752,443

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $72,760,503$71,399,446

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,594,541$3,735,769

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $87,120,859$87,528,757

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,359,385$16,192,023

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,074,785$107,456,549

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$37,314,282−$36,057,103

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$37,314,282−$36,057,103

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $72,760,503$71,399,446

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$36,057,103 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$106,377,555

XI-2 Total expenses$106,529,970

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$152,415

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$37,314,282

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,409,594

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$36,057,103

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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