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← INTERNET SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INTERNET SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$47,978,162
Total expenses
$43,636,588
Contributions and grants received
$42,888,971
Grants paid
$5,361,734
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$31,075,837
Management and general expenses
$12,421,238
Fundraising expenses
$139,513
Program service expenses (Part III)
$31,075,837

Program services were 71.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barry Leiba

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Brian Haberman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Caleb Ogundele

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Charles Mok

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Jon Peterson

    Trustee (Thru 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Kathleen Moriarty

    Trustee (As of 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Laura Thomson

    Trustee/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1.3 related

  • Luis Martinez

    Trustee (Thru 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Maureen Hilyard

    Trustee (As of 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Olufunke Baruwa

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Ramanou Biaou

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Robert Pepper

    Trustee (Thru 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Russell Housley

    Trustee (As of 06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Sagarika Wickramasekera

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Ted Hardie

    Trustee/Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16 + 4 related

  • Victor Kuarsingh

    Trustee/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Andrew Sullivan

    President and Chief Executive Officer (Thru 08/24)

    Total calculated
    $771,861
    From this org
    $546,137
    From related orgs
    $182,046
    Other
    $43,678
    Hours/week
    40 + 5.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,875 + $62,626 related
    Bonus
    $89,365 + $29,788 related
    Other
    $268,897 + $89,632 related
    Deferred
    $30,287 + $10,096 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,471 + $824 related
    Filer's total
    $578,895 + $192,966 related

  • Ilona Levine

    Senior Vice President and General Counsel

    Total calculated
    $415,094
    From this org
    $208,522
    From related orgs
    $117,293
    Other
    $89,279
    Hours/week
    40 + 5.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,324 + $99,182 related
    Bonus
    $31,680 + $17,820 related
    Other
    $518 + $291 related
    Deferred
    $32,928 + $18,522 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,210 + $13,619 related
    Filer's total
    $265,660 + $149,434 related

  • Sae-Young Park

    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $400,654
    From this org
    $196,309
    From related orgs
    $110,424
    Other
    $93,921
    Hours/week
    40 + 5.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,656 + $94,869 related
    Bonus
    $27,136 + $15,264 related
    Other
    $517 + $291 related
    Deferred
    $30,950 + $17,409 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,160 + $16,402 related
    Filer's total
    $256,419 + $144,235 related

  • Sally Wentworth

    President and Chief Executive Officer (As of 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $531,329
    From this org
    $399,090
    From related orgs
    $36,281
    Other
    $95,958
    Hours/week
    40 + 5.3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $340,322 + $30,938 related
    Bonus
    $58,025 + $5,275 related
    Other
    $743 + $68 related
    Deferred
    $61,834 + $5,621 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,128 + $2,375 related
    Filer's total
    $487,052 + $44,277 related

  • Dawit Bekele

    Regional Vice President - Africa

    Total calculated
    $365,901
    From this org
    $323,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,186
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $291,668
    Bonus
    $20,948
    Other
    $11,099
    Deferred
    $42,186
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $365,901

  • Erica Ellison

    Senior Vice President, People & Culture

    Total calculated
    $307,743
    From this org
    $247,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,934
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,567
    Bonus
    $12,050
    Other
    $1,192
    Deferred
    $37,958
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,976
    Filer's total
    $307,743

  • Joseph Hall

    Distinguished Technologist, Strong Internet

    Total calculated
    $353,904
    From this org
    $277,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,292
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,422
    Bonus
    $41,400
    Other
    $790
    Deferred
    $42,990
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,302
    Filer's total
    $353,904

  • Katie Bengaard

    Senior Vice President, Strategy

    Total calculated
    $305,117
    From this org
    $236,773
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,344
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,303
    Bonus
    $22,000
    Other
    $470
    Deferred
    $36,762
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,582
    Filer's total
    $305,117

  • Sebastian Bellagamba

    Vice President, External and Community Engagement

    Total calculated
    $341,598
    From this org
    $341,598
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $271,131
    Bonus
    $27,574
    Other
    $42,893
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $341,598

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 — 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
2024 VARIABLE COMPENSATION AWARDS WERE DETERMINED BY THE CEO AND CFO, WITH INPUT FROM MANAGEMENT UNDER THE VARIABLE COMPENSATION PROGRAM. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, THE CEO DETERMINES TARGET AWARDS (ALL TARGETS AND AWARDS ARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF YEAR-END BASE COMPENSATION) FOR POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. ALL FULL-TIME STAFF RECEIVED VARIABLE COMPENSATION TARGETS BETWEEN 4% AND 20% (THE CEO'S TARGET IS ESTABLISHED IN HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT). AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE CEO, WITH INPUT FROM MANAGERS DETERMINES THE FINAL AWARDS. PERFORMANCE OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY AS A WHOLE AND OF THE INDIVIDUAL ARE THE BASIS FOR THESE AWARDS. THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND AWARD ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACCORDING TO GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD. FURTHER, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVES VARIABLE COMPENSATION FOR DISQUALIFIED PERSONS.
Schedule J, Part II, Column (B) ISOC's Variable Compensation Plan
COLUMN B (II) REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF ISOC'S VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN EARNED IN 2023 (THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR) BUT PAID IN 2024. COLUMN B (III) REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES' TAXABLE COST OF LIFE INSURANCE AND ALLOWANCES FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. COLUMN C INCLUDES INTERNET SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTION TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS, PLUS ANY VARIABLE COMPENSATION EARNED IN THE PRIOR TAX YEAR BUT PAID AFTER MARCH 15, 2024. COLUMN D INCLUDES EMPLOYEES' NON-TAXABLE MEDICAL AND OTHER NON-TAXED BENEFITS.

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.

  • PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY

    501(c)(3) · OPERATOR OF DOMAIN NAMES · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by INTERNET SOCIETY

  • INTERNET SOCIETY ASIA LIMITED

    PROVIDES VISIBILITY & SUPPORT IN THE ASIA- PACIFIC REGION · SN · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by INTERNET SOCIETY

  • INTERNET SOCIETY FOUNDATION

    501(c)(3) · TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GRANT-MAKING FOR INTERNET SOCIETY · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by INTERNET SOCIETY

  • CONNECTED GIVING FOUNDATION

    501(c)(3) · TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF INTERNET SOCIETY · PA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by INTERNET SOCIETY

  • INTERNET SOCIETY EUROPE

    Implements regional advocacy and community engagement activities in Europe · BE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by INTERNET SOCIETY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202513209349301571

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