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← THE LINUX FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE LINUX FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$177,124,787
Total expenses
$160,082,276
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$176,561,235
Investment income
$561,424
Other revenue
$2,128
Total assets, end of year
$172,988,189
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,388,122
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$113,600,067
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROJECT AND EVENT FEES

    total $120,052,229 · related or exempt $120,052,229

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TRAINING INCOME

    total $25,850,657 · related or exempt $25,850,657

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $20,368,615 · related or exempt $20,368,615

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SUPPORT INCOME

    total $9,174,229 · related or exempt $9,174,229

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,115,505 · related or exempt $1,115,505

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $561,424 · excluded $561,424

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $2,128 · unrelated business $2,128

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,128

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $7,406,249

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $54,517,212

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,881,240

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,598,679

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,405,158

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,650,653

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $134,572

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $53,829

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,974,305

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,007,383

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,738,050

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,442,299

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,482,123

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,790,524

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $108,854,642 · end of year $126,773,109

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,127,584 · end of year $16,805,868

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,652,126 · end of year $14,676,430

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,936,416 · end of year $4,074,379

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

    $3,932,705

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

    $3,691,539

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $587,135 · end of year $241,166

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11,790,898 · end of year $10,356,100

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $96,073 · end of year $61,137

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,633,917 · end of year $19,845,260

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $18,798,944 · end of year $29,642,403

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,131,754 · end of year $9,900,459

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,480,259 · end of year $113,600,067

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE LINUX FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEMS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, EVENTS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS TO PROGRESS OPEN INNOVATION. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O).WORKING TOGETHER WITH ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES OF OPEN SOURCE ENGINEERS, THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND ITS PROJECTS FORM THE MOST AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT IN THE CREATION OF SHARED TECHNOLOGY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE LINUX FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEMS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, EVENTS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS TO PROGRESS OPEN INNOVATION. WORKING TOGETHER WITH ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES OFOPEN SOURCE ENGINEERS, THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND ITS PROJECTS FORM THEMOST AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT IN THE CREATION OF SHAREDTECHNOLOGY.

  • PROJECTS AND EVENTS: WE FACILITATED EVENTS FOR OVER 85K+ ATTENDEES AND 3K+ SPEAKERS FROM 15K+ ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 190+ COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN 265 EVENTS EITHER PHYSICALLY OR VIRTUALLY AND ADDED 79 NEW PROJECTS TO THE FOUNDATION IN 2022.

  • TRAINING: OUR TRAINING PROGRAM SURPASSED 2 MILLION TRAINEES ON OUR E-LEARNING PLATFORMS WITH A 15% INCREASE IN REVENUE, 26 NEW COURSES, 50+ MAJOR UPDATES, AND 50,000 CERTIFICATES ISSUED.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Zemlin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,112,749
    From this org
    $853,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $259,424
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $400,000
    Bonus
    $452,200
    Other
    $1,125
    Deferred
    $233,171
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,253
    Filer's total
    $1,112,749
  • Chris Wright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Park

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Marr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eileen Evans

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erica Brescia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Fanzilli

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keiichi Seki

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Evers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nithya Ruff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peixin Hou

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Novotny

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Bird

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Xin Liu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Komiyama

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Ambiel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Takehisa Katayama

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ben Maurer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yuichi Nakamura

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shojiro Nakao

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stormy Peters

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Phil Robb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Wright

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Wigle Haddow

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $588,024
    From this org
    $522,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,864
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $325,000
    Bonus
    $200,000
    Other
    -$2,840
    Deferred
    $36,063
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,801
    Filer's total
    $588,024
  • Linus Torvalds

    FELLOW

    Total calculated
    $1,744,981
    From this org
    $700,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,044,650
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $450,000
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $247,331
    Deferred
    $1,018,397
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,253
    Filer's total
    $1,744,981
  • Angela Brown

    SVP AND GM OF EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $621,496
    From this org
    $553,956
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,540
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $325,000
    Bonus
    $228,000
    Other
    $956
    Deferred
    $36,063
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,477
    Filer's total
    $621,496
  • Shubra Kar

    FORMER CTO AND GM OF PRODUCTS

    Total calculated
    $805,825
    From this org
    $774,386
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,410
    Bonus
    $637,500
    Other
    $476
    Deferred
    $20,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,939
    Filer's total
    $805,825
  • Clyde Seepersad

    GENERAL MANAGER, TRAINING

    Total calculated
    $702,473
    From this org
    $658,221
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,252
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $350,000
    Bonus
    $300,000
    Other
    $8,221
    Deferred
    $35,672
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,580
    Filer's total
    $702,473
  • Michael Dolan

    SVP AND GM OF PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $616,786
    From this org
    $549,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,061
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $350,000
    Bonus
    $200,000
    Other
    -$275
    Deferred
    $37,260
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,801
    Filer's total
    $616,786
  • Priyanka Sharma

    CNCF - GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $707,804
    From this org
    $657,193
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,611
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $393,750
    Bonus
    $262,500
    Other
    $943
    Deferred
    $30,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,944
    Filer's total
    $707,804
  • Nirav Patel

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $506,110
    From this org
    $439,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,667
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $362,500
    Bonus
    $76,000
    Other
    $943
    Deferred
    $38,162
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,505
    Filer's total
    $506,110
  • Chris Aniszczyk

    VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER

    Total calculated
    $879,346
    From this org
    $819,656
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,690
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $400,000
    Bonus
    $420,000
    Other
    -$344
    Deferred
    $36,592
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,098
    Filer's total
    $879,346
  • Arpit Joshipura

    GM, NETWORKING AND ORCHEST

    Total calculated
    $751,513
    From this org
    $701,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,128
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $412,500
    Bonus
    $287,500
    Other
    $1,385
    Deferred
    $23,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,253
    Filer's total
    $751,513
  • Gabriele Columbro

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINOS

    Total calculated
    $723,489
    From this org
    $656,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,329
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $403,000
    Bonus
    $255,500
    Other
    -$2,340
    Deferred
    $37,528
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,801
    Filer's total
    $723,489
  • Michael Woster

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $597,538
    From this org
    $538,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,838
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,000
    Bonus
    $290,094
    Other
    -$1,394
    Deferred
    $32,471
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,367
    Filer's total
    $597,538
  • Jason Storment

    FINOPS ED

    Total calculated
    $564,709
    From this org
    $500,956
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,753
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $400,000
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    $956
    Deferred
    $37,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,253
    Filer's total
    $564,709

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

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.

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.

  • THE LINUX KERNEL ORGANIZATION

    501(C)(3) · DISTRIBUTES THE LINUX KERNEL AND RELATED OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS. · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

  • LF SUMMITS INC

    501(C)(4) · HOSTS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY. · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

  • LF CHARITIES INC

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION · DE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

  • LINUX FOUNDATION EUROPE

    501(C)(6) · SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING LSB IN EUROPE · BE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX 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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • LINUX FOUNDATION JAPAN LLC

    SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING LSB IN JAPAN · JA · income $0 · assets $245,909

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

  • LINUX FOUNDATION ASIA LLC

    SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING LSB IN ASIA · CH · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

  • LINUX FOUNDATION UK LIMITED

    SUPPORTING & ADVANCING LSB IN THE UK · UK · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • LF LABS INC

    C · TECHNICAL TRAINING. · DE · 100% owned · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

  • LF GOVERNANCE NETWORKS INC

    C · SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERNANCE NETWORKS · DE · 100% owned · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE LINUX FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349327619

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