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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MOZILLA FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$37,165,545
Total expenses
$41,199,350
Contributions and grants received
$6,513,893
Grants paid
$2,336,028
Program service revenue
$23,896,509
Investment income
$6,848,710
Other revenue
-$93,567
Total assets, end of year
$123,347,649
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,800,053
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$117,547,596
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$27,368,340
Management and general expenses
$10,778,764
Fundraising expenses
$3,052,246
Program service expenses (Part III)
$27,368,340

Program services were 66.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $469,046

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,044,847

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LICENSING ROYALTIES

    total $23,037,218 · unrelated business $2,099,195 · excluded $20,938,023

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SERVICE AGREEMENT

    total $303,307 · excluded $303,307

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $555,984 · excluded $555,984

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,847,292 · excluded $6,847,292

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,418

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,418

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,418 · excluded $1,418

  • 11a · Other revenue: FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS

    total -$93,567 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$93,567

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$93,567

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $661,741 · program services $661,741

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $73,592 · program services $73,592

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,600,695 · program services $1,600,695

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,268,605 · program services $1,219,244 · management and general $1,519,028 · fundraising $530,333

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $11,347,498 · program services $7,457,056 · management and general $2,791,563 · fundraising $1,098,879

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $886,581 · program services $531,316 · management and general $257,582 · fundraising $97,683

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,826,052 · program services $1,070,311 · management and general $573,654 · fundraising $182,087

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,094,676 · program services $693,049 · management and general $285,247 · fundraising $116,380

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $11,317,392 · program services $9,176,023 · management and general $1,833,933 · fundraising $307,436

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $891,181 · management and general $882,717 · fundraising $8,464

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $691,077 · management and general $691,077

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $216,116 · management and general $216,116

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,880,828 · program services $1,185,918 · management and general $348,007 · fundraising $346,903

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $438,318 · program services $173,456 · management and general $149,863 · fundraising $114,999

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $596,931 · program services $355,472 · management and general $175,856 · fundraising $65,603

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $64,280 · program services $38,279 · management and general $18,937 · fundraising $7,064

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,019,201 · program services $1,344,437 · management and general $572,406 · fundraising $102,358

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,816,562 · program services $1,491,610 · management and general $305,549 · fundraising $19,403

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,725 · management and general $10,725

  • 24a · Other expenses: FEDERAL AND STATE TAX

    total $473,982 · program services $282,256 · management and general $139,635 · fundraising $52,091

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $23,317 · program services $13,885 · management and general $6,869 · fundraising $2,563

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $30,340 · end of year $52,450

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,208,965 · end of year $4,979,409

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,925,500 · end of year $748,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,075,927 · end of year $8,006,351

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $339,091 · end of year $344,023

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,531

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,531

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $50,837,710 · end of year $52,491,774

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $37,071,434 · end of year $37,057,278

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $18,668,364 · end of year $18,668,364

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $1,000,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,650,790 · end of year $5,199,818

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $281,227

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,548,785 · end of year $319,008

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,094,846 · end of year $115,199,009

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,862,910 · end of year $2,348,587

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MOZILLA FOUNDATION WORKS WITH A BROAD MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, PROJECTS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE INTERNET AS A PUBLIC RESOURCE. WE STRIVE TO KEEP THE INTERNET OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, AND TO PROMOTE MORE TRUSTWORTHY TOOLS, INNOVATION, AND PRACTICES ONLINE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE INTERNET AS A PUBLIC RESOURCE, OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

  • AGENDA SETTING MOZILLA RESEARCHES ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY AND THEN PROPELS THEM INTO THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION. IN 2024, MOZILLA PROVIDED RESEARCH, COMMENTARY, AND ANALYSIS ON TOPICS LIKE OPENNESS IN AI, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AI, PROTECTING CONSUMER PRIVACY, AND UPHOLDING ONLINE INFORMATION INTEGRITY ON MAJOR PLATFORMS. IN 2024, MOZILLA SPENT $750,102 TO SUPPORT ITS AGENDA-SETTING WORK.

    Expenses $750,102

  • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MOZILLA SUPPORTS PEOPLE AND PROJECTS MAKING AI MORE TRUSTWORTHY AND THE INTERNET HEALTHIER. IN 2024, MOZILLA WELCOMED SEVERAL NEW FELLOWS AND AWARDEES WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF AI AND CLIMATE JUSTICE, PUBLIC POLICY, ETHICS, ART, AND A RANGE OF OTHER TOPICS. IN 2024, MOZILLA SPENT $10,984,792 TO SUPPORT ITS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORK.

    Expenses $10,984,792 · Grants $2,069,427 · Revenue $75,000

  • MOVEMENT BUILDING MOZILLA FUELS THE MOVEMENT FOR A BETTER INTERNET, BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN DIGITAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, OPEN-SOURCE CHAMPIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, MOZILLA PUBLISHED OUR * PRIVACY NOT INCLUDED GUIDE WITH A FOCUS ON PRIVACY IN DATING APPS, AS WELL AS AI CHATBOTS, PUBLISHED A RANGE OF PETITIONS AND OPEN LETTERS ABOUT PLATFORM TRANSPARENCY, AND HELD SIGNATURE MOZFEST CONVENINGS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND ZAMBIA. IN 2024, MOZILLA SPENT $15,633,446 TO SUPPORT ITS MOVEMENT-BUILDING WORK.

    Expenses $15,633,446 · Grants $266,600

  • TRADEMARK LICENSE FEES.

    Revenue $23,037,218

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARK SURMAN

    PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $658,458
    From this org
    $610,704
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,754
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $610,704
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $42,474
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,280
    Filer's total
    $658,458

  • HELEN TURVEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $78,785
    From this org
    $78,785
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.75

  • BRIAN BEHLENDORFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $60,828
    From this org
    $60,828
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.25

  • NICOLE WONG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $59,696
    From this org
    $59,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • AMY KEATING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $44,583
    From this org
    $44,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • ZAIN HABBOO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $43,388
    From this org
    $43,388
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • EDWIN MACHARIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $43,216
    From this org
    $43,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ALONDRA NELSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $42,327
    From this org
    $42,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RAFFI KRIKORIAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $37,174
    From this org
    $37,174
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MITCHELL BAKER CHAIR

    PAID ONLY BY A RELATED FOR-PROFIT

    Total calculated
    $6,134,165
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $6,098,858
    Other
    $35,307
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $450,000 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $5,642,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $6,858 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $35,307 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $6,134,165 related

  • ANGELA PLOHMAN

    COO, SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $392,095
    From this org
    $363,756
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,339
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $363,756
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $25,237
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,102
    Filer's total
    $392,095

  • NABIHA SYED

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG 04/2024)

    Total calculated
    $339,641
    From this org
    $310,566
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,075
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $310,566
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,724
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,351
    Filer's total
    $339,641

  • J BOB ALOTTA

    SVP, GLOBAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $517,367
    From this org
    $434,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $82,621
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $434,746
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,727
    Nontaxable benefits
    $55,894
    Filer's total
    $517,367

  • ASHLEY BOYD

    SVP, GLOBAL ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $383,107
    From this org
    $309,984
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,123
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $309,984
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,738
    Filer's total
    $383,107

  • LAINIE DECOURSY

    DIR., ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

    Total calculated
    $354,223
    From this org
    $281,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,952
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,659
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $92,612
    Deferred
    $12,857
    Nontaxable benefits
    $60,095
    Filer's total
    $354,223

  • JESSICA KEATING

    SR. LEAD, PARTNERSHIPS + FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $312,822
    From this org
    $260,056
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,766
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,383
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $75,673
    Deferred
    $12,714
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,052
    Filer's total
    $312,822

  • DAVID WALKER

    SENIOR COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $273,785
    From this org
    $230,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,131
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,654
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,760
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,371
    Filer's total
    $273,785

  • SHING SUITER

    SR. DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS

    Total calculated
    $255,692
    From this org
    $226,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,230
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,462
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,747
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,483
    Filer's total
    $255,692

  • CANDICE MARTIN

    DIRECTOR, PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $264,035
    From this org
    $223,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,142
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,635
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $57,258
    Deferred
    $11,937
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,205
    Filer's total
    $264,035

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 9 · Followed the rebuttable-presumption procedure

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING 2024: JESSICA KEATING - 75,673 LAINIE DECOURSY - 92,612 CANDICE MARTIN - 57,258
PART I, LINE 8
THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS SET BY ARM'S LENGTH NEGOTIATION WITH HER AT A TIME WHEN SHE WAS NOT A DISQUALIFIED PERSON. ALTHOUGH THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT UNDERTAKE A SEPARATE REBUTTABLE-PRESUMPTION BENCHMARKING OF THAT COMPENSATION THEN, THE COMPENSATION WAS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT PREVIOUS COMPENSATION STUDIES FOR THE ROLE HAD FOUND TO BE REASONABLE. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY FOR ANY FUTURE INCREASES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • MOZILLAORG

    501(C)(3) · GRANTMAKING AND INVESTING · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA FOUNDATION

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • MOZILLA VENTURES I LP

    EXCLUDED · VENTURE FUND · CA · 100% owned · share of income $1,041,586 · share of assets $32,328,929 · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA MANAGEMENT

  • MOZILLA VENTURES GP I LP

    EXCLUDED · VENTURE FUND · CA · 100% owned · general or managing partner

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA MANAGEMENT

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MOZILLA CORPORATION

    C · INTERNET SERVICE · CA · 100% owned · share of income $658,550,681 · share of assets $1,455,069,380

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA FOUNDATION

  • MZLA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

    C · INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES · CA · 100% owned · share of income $10,760,074 · share of assets $11,983,311

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA FOUNDATION

  • MOZILLA VENTURES MANAGEMENT PBC

    C · VENTURE FUND MANAGEMENT · CA · 100% owned · share of income $1,228,368 · share of assets $417,093

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA FOUNDATION

  • MZLAI PBC

    C · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE R&D · CA · 100% owned · share of income $285,562 · share of assets $8,994,349

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA FOUNDATION

  • MZFO GERMANY GMBH

    C · INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES · GM · 100% owned · share of income $2,084,527 · share of assets $250,589

    Directly controlled by MOZILLA FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349326304

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