Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,439,364
- Total expenses
- $3,912,384
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,009,806
- Grants paid
- $49,366
- Program service revenue
- $290,783
- Investment income
- $138,363
- Other revenue
- $412
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,257,455
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $96,505
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,160,950
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,533,010
- Management and general expenses
- $1,155,783
- Fundraising expenses
- $223,591
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,533,010
Program services were 64.7% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,009,806
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $290,783 · related or exempt $290,783
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3 · Investment income
total $138,355 · excluded $138,355
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $8
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $8
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $8 · excluded $8
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $412 · related or exempt $412
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11e · Other revenue, total
$412
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $11,425 · program services $11,425
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $37,941 · program services $37,941
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $596,465 · program services $329,461 · management and general $198,581 · fundraising $68,423
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,469,868 · program services $1,133,681 · management and general $232,935 · fundraising $103,252
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $65,357 · program services $48,024 · management and general $13,186 · fundraising $4,147
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $224,392 · program services $90,418 · management and general $121,655 · fundraising $12,319
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $105,756 · program services $89,248 · management and general $2,410 · fundraising $14,098
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11b · Fees: legal
total $4,507 · management and general $4,507
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $46,500 · management and general $46,500
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11g · Fees: other
total $769,257 · program services $532,909 · management and general $231,348 · fundraising $5,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,466 · program services $6,601 · management and general $1,865
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13 · Office expenses
total $44,031 · program services $5,811 · management and general $36,850 · fundraising $1,370
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14 · Information technology
total $114,408 · program services $17,877 · management and general $84,128 · fundraising $12,403
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,607 · program services $41 · management and general $3,566
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17 · Travel
total $275,321 · program services $205,218 · management and general $67,539 · fundraising $2,564
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $32,387 · program services $23,330 · management and general $9,042 · fundraising $15
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23 · Insurance
total $63,970 · program services $43 · management and general $63,927
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24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL/ORG DEVEL.
total $19,438 · program services $48 · management and general $19,390
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24b · Other expenses: LOSS ON CURRENCY CONVER
total $16,185 · program services $5 · management and general $16,180
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24c · Other expenses: RECRUITING
total $2,174 · management and general $2,174
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24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP & DUES
total $929 · program services $929
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,827,018 · end of year $1,739,839
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,294,015 · end of year $5,717,369
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,799,135 · end of year $1,756,394
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $31,047 · end of year $43,853
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$8,265
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$8,265
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $536
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $293,172 · end of year $42,186
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $10,918 · end of year $21,519
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $30,500 · end of year $32,800
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,689,302 · end of year $2,902,366
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,927,859 · end of year $6,258,584
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
DEVELOPS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL CREATIVITY, SHARING, AND INNOVATION.
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OPEN SCIENCE: WE WORK WITH RESEARCHERS, LIBRARIANS, CONSORTIA, POLICY MAKERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION TO EQUIP THEM WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING ABOUT OUR LICENSES SO THAT THEY CAN IMPLEMENT OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICES AND INCREASE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES THE RAPID DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS VIA PREPRINTS. WE PUBLISHED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BETTER SHARING OF SCIENTIFIC DATA, WORKING WITH NATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO ADOPT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.
Expenses $1,080,360 · Grants $8,375
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OPEN CULTURE: WE BUILD A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM OF OPEN CULTURE AMONG CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR USERS. WE GATHERED NEARLY 50 EXPERTS FROM EVERY CONTINENT AT THE OPEN CULTURE STRATEGIC WORKSHOP IN LISBON, PORTUGAL. WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE TOWARDS A RECOMMENDATION ON OPEN CULTURAL HERITAGE (TAROCH) COALITION, WHICH NOW HAS 62 MEMBERS. BY MAY 2026 WE INTEND TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT A STATEMENT ON OPEN ACCESS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE FOR SIGNATURE BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS, AND WIDELY IMPLEMENT AN ADVOCACY STRATEGY AND DISSEMINATE ADVOCACY TOOLS AND MATERIALS TO PROMOTE THE WIDER RECOGNITION OF OPEN ACCESS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Expenses $666,692 · Grants $21,056
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LICENSES AND STEWARDSHIP: WE'RE ENSURING CC'S EXISTING LICENSES AND LEGAL TOOLS REMAIN RELEVANT, USER-FRIENDLY, AND AS EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE IN SERVICE OF CREATORS AND REUSERS. WE EXPANDED THE OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE CIRCLE (OIC) TO 30 MEMBERS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT FUNDING FOR THIS WORK.
Expenses $311,836
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WE OFFER A TEN-WEEK CC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TAILORED TO THE EDUCATION AND LIBRARY SECTORS, AS WELL AS GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS. BY THE CLOSE OF 2024, WE CERTIFIED 1,890 GRADUATES ACROSS 68 COUNTRIES. WE PROVIDED 35 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENABLE MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACCESS TO THE CC CERTIFICATE TRAINING AND PARTNERED WITH BCCAMPUS TO SUPPORT SUBSIDIZED CC CERTIFICATE TRAINING FOR 25 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND 21 PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA; AND US MIDWEST HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT (MHEC), ENABLING SUBSIDIZED CC CERTIFICATE TRAINING FOR FACULTY AND STAFF FROM HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN 48 US STATES. IN 2024, WE FACILITATED 31 TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, JOURNALS, LIBRARIANS, CULTURAL HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS, WEB DEVELOPERS, HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY AND STAFF, AS WELL AS OPEN ADVOCATES, SPANNING AT LEAST SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. WE FUNDED FIVE OPEN EDUCATION PLATFORM PROJECTS, SPANNING BRAZIL, GHANA, NEPAL, AND NIGERIA. WE ALSO SERVED ON UNESCO'S OER ADVISORY GROUP, WHERE WE HELPED TO DRAFT THE DUBAI DECLARATION ON OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES (OER) AND ATTENDED THE HEWLETT EDUCATION GRANTEE CONFERENCE WITH UNESCO IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. WE ALSO ZEROED IN ON A POSSIBLE INTERVENTION, PREFERENCE SIGNALS, A FRAMEWORK THAT EMPOWERS CREATORS TO INDICATE THE TERMS BY WHICH THEIR WORK CAN BE USED FOR AI TRAINING. ON THE COMMUNITY FRONT, WE CONDUCTED AN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK USING HISTORICAL DATA, COMMUNITY SURVEYS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH CHAPTER LEADS.
Expenses $474,122 · Grants $19,935 · Revenue $291,195
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Angela Oduor LungatiANGELA ODUOR LUNGATI
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Delia BrowneDELIA BROWNE
CHAIR (THRU 10/30/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Glenn BrownGLENN BROWN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bilal RandereeBILAL RANDEREE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeni TennisonJENI TENNISON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marta BelcherMARTA BELCHER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Luis VillaLUIS VILLA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James GrimmelmannJAMES GRIMMELMANN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alek TarkowskiALEK TARKOWSKI
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 10/30/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anna TumadottirANNA TUMADOTTIR
CEO
- Total calculated
- $254,431
- From this org
- $230,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,431
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $230,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,931
- Filer's total
- $254,431
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Kathleen WalshKATHLEEN WALSH
LICENSING/COPYRIGHT COUNSEL/SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $172,657
- From this org
- $155,821
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,836
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,324
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $12,497
- Deferred
- $7,166
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,670
- Filer's total
- $172,657
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Erika DrushkaERIKA DRUSHKA
COO
- Total calculated
- $110,997
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $105,426
- Other
- $5,571
- Hours/week
- 40
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Sarah Hinchliff PearsonSARAH HINCHLIFF PEARSON
GENERAL COUNSEL/SEC.
- Total calculated
- $75,666
- From this org
- $71,530
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,136
- Hours/week
- 40
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Cable GreenCABLE GREEN
DIRECTOR OF OPEN EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $237,445
- From this org
- $196,778
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,667
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,778
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,686
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,981
- Filer's total
- $237,445
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Marlena ReimerMARLENA REIMER
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $156,883
- From this org
- $134,988
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,895
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,988
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,750
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,145
- Filer's total
- $156,883
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Jennryn WetzlerJENNRYN WETZLER
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING/LEARNING
- Total calculated
- $152,973
- From this org
- $144,375
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,598
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,375
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,218
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,380
- Filer's total
- $152,973
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Brigitte VezinaBRIGITTE VEZINA
DIRECTOR OF OPEN CULTURE
- Total calculated
- $144,485
- From this org
- $144,485
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Monica GranadosMONICA GRANADOS
DIRECTOR OF OPEN SCIENCE
- Total calculated
- $127,443
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $119,021
- Other
- $8,422
- Hours/week
- 40
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Catherine StihlerCATHERINE STIHLER
CEO (THRU 12/31/23)
- Total calculated
- $131,440
- From this org
- $115,660
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,780
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $115,660
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,780
- Filer's total
- $131,440
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4A
- CATHERINE STIHLER, FORMER CEO, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $115,660.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
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 corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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0941176 BC LTD
C · TO EMPLOY CANADIAN EMPLOYEES · CA · 100% owned · share of income $397,736 · share of assets $117,857 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 5 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543179349306294
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