Linux Foundation Europe: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 98-1665203)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$3.1M
FY2024	$3.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$1.0M
FY2024	$2.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$2.0M
FY2024	$3.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2024.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Jim Zemlin

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Wigle

CFO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports open technology projects worldwide through neutral development and management.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

LF europe is an independent trusted supporter and vendor-neutral home for open source projects. We are the arena of choice for intra- and inter-regional open source and open standard collaboration in europe, amongst public and private sectors as well as individual contributors.

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Money outPt IX

$2.4M

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$3.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M

Total assetsLn 16$4.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Total revenueLn 12$3.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3.8M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.8M

Accounts receivableLn 4$876K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$427

Total assetsLn 16$4.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M

Net assetsLn 32$3.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

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	$2.0M	$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.8M	$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$801K	$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32	$2.0M	$3.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Management feesLn 11a	$1.4M
Legal feesLn 11b	$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$114K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$80K
Office expensesLn 13	$15K
Information technologyLn 14	$15K
TravelLn 17	$93K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$60K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$553K
All other expensesLn 24e	$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.4M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025	$3.3M	$2.4M	$955K	$3.3M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 24, 2024	$3.1M	$1.0M	$2.0M	$2.0M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,331,304 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,050,151$3,331,304

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,050,151$3,331,304

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,025,241$2,376,027

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,025,241$2,376,027

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,024,910$955,277

Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1

VI-1b Independent voting members1

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,331,304 across 2 lines filed

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,331,304$3,331,304

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,331,304 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,331,304

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,376,027 across 11 lines filed

IX-11a Management fees$1,410,806

IX-11b Legal fees$10,959

IX-11c Accounting fees$12,735

IX-11g Other fees for services$113,636

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$80,239

IX-13 Office expenses$14,706

IX-14 Information technology$14,924

IX-17 Travel$92,961

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$60,066

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$552,994

IX-24e All other expenses$12,001

IX-25 Total functional expenses$2,376,027

Part X · Balance sheet $4,635,407 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,011,409$3,758,816

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $814,188$876,164

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$427

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,825,597$4,635,407

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $301,298$147,252

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $499,389$1,210,306

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $800,687$1,357,558

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,024,910$3,277,849

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,024,910$3,277,849

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,825,597$4,635,407

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,277,849 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,331,304

XI-2 Total expenses$2,376,027

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$955,277

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,024,910

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$297,662

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,277,849

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

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