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Internet Society Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security / Single Organization Support (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$37.2M (2022)

Expenses
$12.2M (2022)

Total Assets
$127M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$1.41M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$37,230,111
Expenses
$12,240,348
Net Income
$24,989,763
Net Assets
$125,223,977
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $34,326,628
92.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,679,385
7.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $224,098
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $479,528
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,070,737
8.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $126,634,739
Total Liabilities $1,410,762
Net Assets $125,223,977
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sarah Armstrong (Executive Director) $290,047 $0 $57,189
Connie Kendig (Fdn Ops Dir (Thru 10/2022)) $137,044 $0 $29,950
Shayna Robinson (Programs Director) $125,854 $0 $30,482
Andrew Sullivan (President & Ceo) $53,405 $427,242 $40,528
Ilona Levine (Svp And General Counsel) $31,323 $250,588 $77,744
Sae Young Park (Svp & Cfo) $26,217 $209,738 $73,844
Ted Hardie (Trustee/Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laura Thomson (Trustee/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Robert Pepper (Trustee/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barnes (Trustee (Thru 06/2022)) $0 $0 $0
Ndeye Maimouna Diop (Trustee (Thru 06/2022)) $0 $0 $0
Paul Ebersman (Trustee (Thru 06/2022)) $0 $0 $0
Brian Haberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Victor Kuarsingh (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Barry Leiba (Trustee (As Of 06/2022)) $0 $0 $0
Luis Martinez (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Charles Mok (Trustee (As Of 06/2022)) $0 $0 $0
Jon Peterson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
George Sadowsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dr Muhammad Shabbir (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sagarika Wickramasekera (Trustee (As Of 06/2022)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$31,962,554
Expenses
$8,580,204
Net Income
$23,382,350
Net Assets
$116,278,626
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,007,682
84.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,184,972
6.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,769,900
8.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $501,375
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $717,086
8.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $123,432,519
Total Liabilities $7,153,893
Net Assets $116,278,626
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sarah Armstrong (Executive Director) $268,750 $0 $54,808
Connie Kendig (Operations Director) $141,013 $0 $33,805
Shayna Robinson (Program Officer) $112,150 $0 $30,723
Andrew Sullivan (President & Ceo) $57,071 $456,570 $62,781
Sandra Spector (Cfo (Thru 9/23/21)) $42,274 $333,739 $71,988
Ilona Levine (Svp And General Counsel) $27,824 $222,590 $71,102
Sae Young Park (Chief Financial Officer) $20,498 $163,982 $64,635
Ted Hardie (Trustee/Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Laura Thomson (Trustee/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Levine (Trustee/Sec (Thru 7/31/21)) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barnes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Gonzalo Camarillo (Trustee (Thru 7/31/21)) $0 $0 $0
Olga Cavalli (Trustee (Thru 1/26/21)) $0 $0 $0
Ndeye Maimouna Diop (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Paul Ebersman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mike Godwin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brian Haberman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Luis Martinez (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Pepper (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jon Peterson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
George Sadowsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Walid Al Saqaf (Trustee (Thru 7/31/21)) $0 $0 $0
Dr Muhammad Shabbir (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Heather West (Trustee (Thru 7/31/21)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,018,851
Expenses
$17,506,204
Net Income
$10,512,647
Net Assets
$88,400,576
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $26,818,395
95.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,153,103
7.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$952,647
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $225,044
1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $865,816
4.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $101,710,445
Total Liabilities $13,309,869
Net Assets $88,400,576
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sarah Armstrong (Executive Director) $225,044 $0 $44,950
Connie Kendig (Senior Grants Manager) $129,494 $0 $30,735
Brittany Piovesan (Program Officer) $108,018 $0 $27,755
Andrew Sullivan (President & Ceo) $59,987 $419,909 $54,928
Gonzalo Camarillo (Trustee/Chair) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barnes (Trustee/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Levine (Trustee/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
George Sadowsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Mcknight (Trustee Till 7/31/2020) $0 $0 $0
Hans Peter Dittler (Trustee Till 7/31/2020) $0 $0 $0
Hiroshi Esaki (Trustee Till 7/31/2020) $0 $0 $0
Heather West (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Pepper (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Turner (Trustee Till 7/31/2020) $0 $0 $0
Mike Godwin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Laura Thomson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ndeye Maimouna Diop (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Olga Cavalli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ted Hardie (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Walid Al Saqaf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mieke Va Heesewijk (Trustee Till 5/26/2020) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$34,529,637
Expenses
$10,083,981
Net Income
$24,445,656
Net Assets
$69,951,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $32,505,894
94.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,637,956
4.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $385,787
1.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $56,237
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $810,755
8.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $70,511,620
Total Liabilities $560,149
Net Assets $69,951,471
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sarah Armstrong (Executive Director) $100,394 $0 $16,025
Andrew Sullivan (President & Ceo) $49,285 $344,994 $52,911
Gonzalo Camarillo (Trustee/Chair) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barnes (Trustee/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Levine (Trustee/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Walid Al Saqaf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Olga Cavalli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Peter Dittler (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hiroshi Esaki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Mcknight (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Pepper (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Turner (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mike Godwin (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Desiree Miloshevic (Trustee Thru 07/26/2019) $0 $0 $0
Harish Pillay (Trustee Thru 07/26/2019) $0 $0 $0
Mieke Van Heesewijk (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,702,531
Expenses
$5,695,729
Net Income
-$993,198
Net Assets
$40,247,189
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,328,602
92.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,274,491
27.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$900,562
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $34,581
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $63,759
1.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,870,278
Total Liabilities $623,089
Net Assets $40,247,189
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Sandra Spector (Interim Dir, Treasurer (Thru 6/30/18)) $27,915 $202,850 $67,269
Gonzalo Camarillo (Trustee/Chair (Eff. 7/1/18)) $0 $0 $0
Sean Turner (Trustee/Treasurer (Eff. 7/1/18)) $0 $0 $0
John Levine (Trustee/Secretary (Eff. 7/1/18)) $0 $0 $0
Walid Al Saqaf (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Richard Barnes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Olga Cavalli (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Peter Dittler (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hiroshi Esaki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Harish Pillay (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Glenn Mcknight (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Desiree Miloshevic (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Pepper (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Alice Munyua (Trustee Thru 7/2018) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Brown (Interim Pres. & Ceo, Thru 8/31/18) $0 $605,889 $61,088
Andrew Sullivan (Interim Pres. & Ceo (Eff. 9/1/18)) $0 $124,175 $13,158
David Frolio (Interim Dir, Secretary (Thru 6/30/18)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$43,071,227
Expenses
$24,600
Net Income
$43,046,627
Net Assets
$43,080,007
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $42,967,421
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $103,806
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $43,104,607
Total Liabilities $24,600
Net Assets $43,080,007
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kathryn Brown (Interim Director, Ceo) $0 $601,978 $65,471
Sandra Spector (Interim Director, Treasurer) $0 $192,100 $65,138
David Frolio (Interim Director, Secretary) $0 $121,188 $0

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