World Privacy Forum

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The world privacy forum is dedicated to reimaging privacy in a digital era through ground-breaking, in-depth privacy research and consumer education of the highest quality. Our vision is to empower people with the knowledge, rights, and tools they need to their privacy and share their digital lives.

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86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$291K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $297K a year · 45% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$291K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
38 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 38.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$505K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$585K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$505K
FY2024▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$475K
FY2024$505K
Expenses
$585K
FY2024▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$585K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2005.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $504K Management & general 8% · $48K Fundraising 6% · $33K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $291K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$290,531Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela G Dixon’s $291K as Executive Dir. is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela G Dixon$290,531$241,975$194,272$154,000$138,000

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

Reimagines digital privacy through research and consumer education.

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3 program services account for $504K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Privacy Research

World privacy forum conducts ground-breaking original privacy research of high quality and importance. Medical id theft, health privacy, including electronic health records privacy and related issues such as hie privacy issues, facial recognition and biometric privacy, including retail and national id applications of the technologies…

$217Kprogram expense
02

Consumer Education

World privacy forum has a strong focus on consumer privacy education activities. Our key activities are in the area of healthcare privacy, hipaa, health technology and privacy, internet privacy, mobile privacy,student privacy, biometrics, how-to articles for consumers on multiple topics, and frequently asked questions for victims of…

$212Kprogram expense
03

Policy

World privacy forum is asked to testify before congress and the federal trade commission on various consumer privacy topics as well as present our research. World privacy forum is also asked to assist efforts such as the department of commerce multi-stakeholder process and serve on boards such as california's medical id theft board.

$76Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$505K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$456K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Money outPt IX
$585K
Ln 25
Programscol B$504K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$456K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$505K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$454K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$316K$253K$32K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$296
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$87K$87K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$908$114$113
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$313$123
Total functional expensesLn 25$585K$504K$48K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $505K$585K−$81K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $475K$510K−$35K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$296K$714K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$236K$933K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $154K$202K−$48K$296K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $504,779 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$456,163
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$456,163
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $48,616$48,616
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,616$504,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $585,391 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $253,086 · Management $31,636 · Fundraising $31,635$316,357
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,200$90,200
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,510$4,510
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,448$12,448
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,523 · Management $1,512 · Fundraising $1,512$22,547
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,875$6,875
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,343$2,343
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,668 · Management $296$2,964
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,222$1,222
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $86,650$86,650
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,133$3,133
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $908 · Management $114 · Fundraising $113$1,135
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,096$2,096
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,740$27,740
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,735 · Management $313 · Fundraising $123$5,171
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $503,690 · Management $48,318 · Fundraising $33,383$585,391
Part X · Balance sheet $1,866,668 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $466,418$453,563
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,457,705$1,406,307
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,789$6,798
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,926,912$1,866,668
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,189$39,557
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,189$39,557
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,907,723$1,827,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,907,723$1,827,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,926,912$1,866,668
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,827,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$504,779
XI-2 Total expenses$585,391
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,907,723
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,827,111

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