INTERNET SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: INTERNET SOCIETY (EIN 54-1650477)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-04
IRS object ID: 201903089349302105
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-04T14:57:21-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9801 WASHINGTONIAN BLVD STE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAITHERSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20878	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541650477	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNET SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7034392120	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	RESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20190	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SANDRA SPECTOR	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7034392120	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WILLIAM E TURCO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00369217	PTIN
Phone	3012963600	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.98.98.134	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-02	IPDt
IP Tm	17:53:54	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ANDREW SULLIVAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE NO 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	RESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20190	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$84,071,121	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ISOC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROMOTE THE OPEN DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTION, AND USE OF THE INTERNET FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	54	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4099	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$35,405,711	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$53,709,603	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,784,127	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,531,885	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,527,112	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$500,896	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$10,643	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$20,240	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$39,727,593	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$56,762,624	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,075,575	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,837,507	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$16,573,808	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$17,469,427	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,263,375	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$19,812,554	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$21,797,931	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$40,461,937	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$45,104,865	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$734,344	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$11,657,759	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$34,512,184	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$44,235,483	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,502,047	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,748,679	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$29,010,137	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$39,486,804	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROMOTE THE OPEN DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTION, AND USE OF THE INTERNET FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$11,036,399	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,768,886	GrantAmt
Desc	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT:REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTS COSTS TO ADDRESS AND ASSIST IN THE REMOVAL OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPEDIMENTS TO INTERNET GROWTH AND USABILITY, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WORKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO TECHNICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE, THE REGULATORY AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOR INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, AND BROADER ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS, LANGUAGE DIVERSITY AND THE DIFFUSION AND RELIABILITY OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURES AND SERVICES. THE IMPACT OF THIS INITIATIVE IS VISIBLE THROUGH ONGOING DEPLOYMENT OF SCALABLE INTERNET SERVICES AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. THE PROGRAM ALSO FUNDS INTERNET SOCIETY'S REGIONAL BUREAUS, WHICH ARE A FOCAL POINT FOR REGIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING POLICY, EDUCATION, AND CHAPTER ACTIVITIES. BUREAUS TO FOCUS INTERNET SOCIETY'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVES WITH REGIONAL CONTEXTS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INFORMING THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S GLOBAL AWARENESS OF DIFFERING REGIONAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES. THE BUREAUS ARE INTEGRAL HUBS IN THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S WORK BY HELPING BUILD CAPACITY WHERE IT IS NEEDED, MOBILIZING LOCAL SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL EFFORTS, AND DEVELOPING ADVANCES IN POLICY AND EDUCATION. BUREAUS ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING AWARENESS OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL COMMUNITIES, AND UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING LOCAL ISSUES IMPORTANT TO INTERNET DEVELOPMENT.THIS PROGRAM ALSO ENGAGES IN OUTREACH TO CHAPTERS TO ENABLE THEM TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S MISSION, AND TO PROVIDE INSIGHT ABOUT IMPORTANT LOCAL/REGIONAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE INTERNET. THE INTERNET SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WITHOUT A CHAPTER AFFILIATION TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE INTERNET SOCIETY GLOBALLY TO FURTHER THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S MISSION AND STRATEGIC GOALS.INTERNET SOCIETY'S REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ALSO PREPARES A NEW GENERATION TO SUCCEED AS INTERNET TECHNOLOGY, POLICY, AND BUSINESS LEADERS. THE INTERNET LEADERS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PREPARE THE WORLD'S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN INTERNET TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, POLICY, AND EDUCATION. THE INTERNET LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS ISOC'S E-LEARNING COURSES THAT COVER ESSENTIAL TOPICS FOR EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE INTERNET ECOSYSTEM AND KEY CONCEPTS AND EMERGING ISSUES IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE. INTERNET LEADERSHIP ALSO RUNS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS THAT SEND INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE (IETF) AND INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM (IGF) MEETINGS. THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS HELP TO INCREASE DIVERSITY OF INPUTS TO, AND GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS' VITAL WORK.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$14,594,856	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,384,791	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,531,885	RevenueAmt
Desc	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT: THE INTERNET SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THAT IN ORDER TO BE TRUSTED, THE INTERNET MUST PROVIDE CHANNELS FOR SECURE, RELIABLE, PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ENTITIES, WHICH CAN BE CLEARLY AUTHENTICATED IN A MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD MANNER. ONE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE END-USERS ON THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF USER MANAGED IDENTITY SECURITY MEASURES. THE INTERNET SOCIETY IS SEEKING TO ELEVATE "IDENTITY" TO A CORE ISSUE IN NETWORK RESEARCH AND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURE THAT USER EDUCATION REGARDING IDENTITY MANAGEMENT IS SEEN AS VITAL TO CREATING A TRUSTED INTERNET. ANOTHER GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE INTERNET BEING BUILT ON OPEN STANDARDS, WHICH ALLOWS ALL DEVICES, SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE INTEROPERABLE ACROSS A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF NETWORKS. INTERNET STANDARDS ARE DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTEER GROUPS WHICH OPERATE UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE UMBRELLA OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY. THE INTERNET SOCIETY IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL HOME OF THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE (IETF), THE INTERNET ENGINEERING STEERING GROUP (IESG), THE INTERNET ARCHITECTURE BOARD (IAB) AND THE INTERNET RESEARCH TASK FORCE (IRTF). THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPATE. THE STANDARDS THEY DEVELOP ARE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE IETF COLLABORATE WITH OTHER TECHNICAL STANDARDS SETTING BODIES TO FURTHER THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET. THE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY GROUP WORKS WITH FIRST ADOPTERS TO COLLECT AND CREATE TECHNICAL RESOURCES ON NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING IPV6 AND DNSSEC. THESE RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED TO NETWORK ENGINEERS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE OPERATION CENTERS OF FAST FOLLOWING NETWORKS. THEY MAINTAIN A WEB PORTAL WITH A KNOWLEDGE BASE OF TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES AND GUIDELINES AND BEST CURRENT OPERATIONAL PRACTICES, CONDUCTS CONFERENCES TO BRING TOGETHER NETWORK ENGINEERS AND LEADING INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND MAINTAINS SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS TO REMOTE KEY INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,685,806	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$657,408	GrantAmt
Desc	PUBLIC POLICY: THE INTERNET SOCIETY BRIEFS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON GLOBAL POLICY ISSUES INCLUDING CYBERSECURITY, TRUST, IDENTITY, CENSORSHIP/FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, INTERNET GOVERNANCE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION. THE INTERNET SOCIETY PARTICIPATES IN REGIONAL, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AN OPEN INTERNET. THE INTERNET SOCIETY ALSO PARTICIPATES WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ECOSOC, CITEL, WIPO, OECD, ITU, UNESCO, APEC AND OTHERS IN ADVANCING THE DISCUSSION OF INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND RELATED POLICY ISSUES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, THE INTERNET SOCIETY CONTINUES TO REPRESENT THE PRINCIPLES AND INTEREST OF THE GLOBAL INTERNET.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,905,228	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$26,422	GrantAmt
Desc	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS:REPRESENTS COST RELATING TO COMMUNICATING ALL ASPECTS OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S PROGRAMS BY ENGAGING WITH PARTICIPANTS OF THE GLOBAL INTERNET COMMUNITY ON A VARIETY OF LEVELS INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY SECTORS, AND SUPPORTS THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S POLICY AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ALSO MAINTAINS THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S WEBSITE WHICH IS AN ACTIVE REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, EVENTS LISTINGS, NEWS AND INTERNET COMMUNITY RESOURCES. COMMUNICATIONS ALSO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS INTERNET SOCIETY SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$3,905,228	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$26,422	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$34,222,289	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	92	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	54	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	SZ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SANDRA SPECTOR CFO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7034392120	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	RESTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20190	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GONZALO CAMARILLO
TRUSTEE/CHAIR	15.00	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SEAN TURNER
TRUSTEE/TREASURER	7.50	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN LEVINE
TRUSTEE/SECRETARY	15.00	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WALID AL-SAQAF
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD BARNES
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLGA CAVALLI
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HANS PETER DITTLER
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HIROSHI ESAKI
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HARISH PILLAY
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GLENN MCKNIGHT
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DESIREE MILOSHEVIC
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALICE MUNYUA
TRUSTEE THRU 7/2018	2.50	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT PEPPER
TRUSTEE	5.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN BROWN
ADVISOR THRU 12/31; CEO THRU 8/31/18	40.00	5.00		Yes (X)	$605,889	$0	$61,088
ANDREW SULLIVAN
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	5.00		Yes (X)	$124,175	$0	$13,158
SANDRA SPECTOR
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00	5.00		Yes (X)	$202,850	$27,915	$67,269
RAUL ECHEBERRIA
VP, GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	40.00				$434,028	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CONSTANCE BOMMELAER
SR. DIR., GLOBAL INTERNET POLICY & INT'L ORGANIZ	40.00				$241,012	$0	$34,763		Yes (X)
JAMES WOOD
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER	40.00				$239,646	$0	$34,834		Yes (X)
OLAF KOLKMAN
CHIEF INTERNET TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	40.00				$227,686	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SALLY WENTWORTH
VP, GLOBAL POLICY	40.00				$226,408	$0	$46,963		Yes (X)
TORAL COWIESON
DIRECTOR, INTERNET LEADERS	40.00				$218,347	$0	$66,524		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,520,041	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$27,915	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$324,599	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	64	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd
ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
5177 BRANDIN COURT	FREMONT	CA	94538	SECRETARY SERVICE	$3,212,340
FD SPRL RUE LOUIS ERNOTTE
				POLICY SERVICES	$387,745	48 C B-1170	BRUSSELS	BE
LINESPEED EVENTS LLC
10 OLD LYME ROAD	PITTSFORD	NY	14534	MEETING CONNECTIVITY	$316,500
SEEKWENZE LLC
2425 NEWTON STREET NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20018	CONSULTING SERVICES	$264,000
LAWRENCE E STRICKLING
5706 SOUTH WOODLAWN AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60637	CONSULTING SERVICES	$229,026

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	31	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$1,397,763	MembershipDuesAmt
Related Organizations	$49,678,773	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$18,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,615,067	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$53,709,603	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
IETF CONFERENCE REVENU	541900	$2,194,025	$2,194,025
NDSS CONFERENCE REVENU	541900	$334,710	$334,710
ITO PROGRAM REVENUE	541900	$3,150	$3,150

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,531,885	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$472,265	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$472,265	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,240	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$20,240	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$404,428	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$404,428	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$26,932,700	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$26,832,810	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$71,259	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$99,890	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$71,259	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,631	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,631	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$56,762,624	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,531,885	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$521,136	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,338,504	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,338,504	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,521	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,521	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,467,482	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,467,482	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,813,310	TotalAmt
Program Services	$621,151	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,192,159	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,836,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,341,303	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,728,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$766,213	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,359,935	TotalAmt
Program Services	$936,296	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$320,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$103,337	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$585,491	TotalAmt
Program Services	$291,289	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$217,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,159	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$874,673	TotalAmt
Program Services	$557,663	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$269,778	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$47,232	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$380,207	TotalAmt
Management And General	$380,207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,493	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,401	TotalAmt
Management And General	$108,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,900,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,579,685	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,293,435	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,122	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,071,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,033,024	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,424	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,502	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$738,172	TotalAmt
Program Services	$526,328	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$210,868	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$976	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,176,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$561,232	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$522,691	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$92,962	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$611,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,304	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$527,575	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,734,817	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,829,833	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$795,463	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$109,521	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,706,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,528,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$154,651	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,187	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$566,189	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80,701	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$485,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$140,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TRAINING	$252,922	$243,922	$9,000
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$190,827	$102,413	$82,349	$6,065
RECRUITMENT EXPENSES	$102,087	$4,672	$97,415
EMPLOYEE TRAINING	$72,418	$58,499	$12,820	$1,099

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,104,865	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,222,289	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,619,201	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,263,375	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,245,534	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,096,421	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,713,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,384,817	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,370,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$754,139	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$743,232	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,080,931	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,045,233	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,536,710	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,847,094	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,714,387	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,689,616	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,558,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,334,640	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$13,167,266	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,351	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,020,119	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,512,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,235,483	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,343,710	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,161,611	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$773,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$910,764	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,733	BOYAmt
EOY	$676,304	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,502,047	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,748,679	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,928,855	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,364,257	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,964,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$992,325	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,116,772	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,130,222	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,010,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,486,804	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,512,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,235,483	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$11,657,759	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,181,092	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$43,233,363	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,049,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,974,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$35,405,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,709,603	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$203,372,221	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$43,233,363	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,049,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,974,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$35,405,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,709,603	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$203,372,221	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$162,527,397	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$40,844,824	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$841,118	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,268,200	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,217,689	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,690,465	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$896,933	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,914,405	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$40,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35,569	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,819	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$96,307	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$209,382,933	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$13,743,172	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.19510	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.18020	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	THE INTERNET SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1992 TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN INTERNET RELATED STANDARDS, EDUCATION, AND POLICY. INCORPORATED IN WASHINGTON D.C., USA HEADQUARTERED IN VIRGINIA, USA WITH SEVEN REGIONAL OFFICES GLOBALLY, IT IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THE OPEN DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTION AND USE OF THE INTERNET FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.INTERNET SOCIETY QUALIFIES AS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED BECAUSE IT MEETS THE "10% PLUS FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES" UNDER THE TREAS. REG 1.170A-9(E)(3) IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS:1. 10% OF SUPPORT LIMITATION. INTERNET SOCIETY'S PUBLIC SUPPORT FRACTION IS 19.51% WELL ABOVE THE 10% THRESHOLD.2. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. INTERNET SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. INTERNET SOCIETY INVOLVES BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERS IN ITS ACTIVITIES. THE INTERNET SOCIETY HAS A CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP DUES STRUCTURE, AND IS CONTINUOUSLY SEEKING TO EXPAND ITS BASE OF CORPORATE MEMBERS. THE INTERNET SOCIETY ALSO HAS BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD. IT DOES NOT CHARGE MEMBERSHIP DUES TO INDIVIDUALS SINCE MANY OF THEM ARE LOCATED IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, BUT THE INTERNET SOCIETY DOES SEEK AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS. THE INTERNET SOCIETY SEEKS AND RECEIVES GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ITS CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS. THE INTERNET SOCIETY ALSO SEEKS GRANTS FROM NONPROFIT AND FOUNDATION GRANT MAKERS TO SEEK A BROADER PUBLIC SUPPORT BASE AND AN EXPANSION OF OUR MISSION AND CORE PROGRAMS.3. SOURCES OF SUPPORT. THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND ITS MEMBERS ARE SUPPORTED BY A DIVERSE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF MEMBERS AND DONORS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 150 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENTS, ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE BROAD PUBLIC APPEAL TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AROUND THE GLOBE, THAT SHARE AN INTEREST IN THE PROMOTION OF AN OPEN, STABLE AND GLOBALLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE WORLDWIDE. 4. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY. INTERNET SOCIETY IS GOVERNED BY A THIRTEEN-MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRESIDENT, WHO IS AN EX OFFICIO NONVOTING MEMBER, THERE ARE TWELVE TRUSTEES FROM NINE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES INCLUDING UNITED STATES, JAPAN, GERMANY, YEMEN, SPAIN, UNITED KINGDOM, ARGENTINA, SINGAPORE AND CANADA. THESE INDIVIDUALS ALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT BACKGROUNDS IN ISSUES INVOLVING THE INTERNET COMMUNITY.5. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OR POLICIES. INTERNET SOCIETY CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE AN OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE INTERNET. THESE PROGRAMS ARE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE TO THE INTERESTED SEGMENTS OF THE PUBLIC AND INCLUDE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BRIEFINGS AND FORUMS IN SUCH AREAS AS INCREASING ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, MENTORING NEW INTERNET LEADERS WORLDWIDE, PROMOTION OF AN OPEN, SECURE AND STABLE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE, REMOVAL OF IMPEDIMENTS TO INTERNET GROWTH, AND END-TO-END ACCESS FOR INTERNET USERS. THE PRODUCTS OF INTERNET SOCIETY'S EFFORTS ARE FREELY MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, PUBLICATIONS AND THROUGH INTERNET SOCIETY'S WEBSITE: WWW.INTERNETSOCIETY.ORG. THE INTERNET SOCIETY ACTS NOT ONLY AS A GLOBAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INTERNET INFORMATION AND EDUCATION, BUT ALSO AS A FACILITATOR AND COORDINATOR OF INTERNET - RELATED INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD. FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, INTERNET SOCIETY HAS RUN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THESE HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN SETTING UP THE INTERNET CONNECTIONS AND NETWORKS IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COUNTRY CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET DURING THIS TIME. THROUGH ITS WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, DEVELOPING-COUNTRY TRAINING WORKSHOPS, TUTORIALS, PUBLIC POLICY BRIEFINGS, AND REGIONAL BUREAUS AND LOCAL CHAPTERS, THE INTERNET SOCIETY SERVES THE EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC POLICY NEEDS OF THE GROWING GLOBAL INTERNET COMMUNITY. THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE AVAILABILITY AND UTILITY OF THE INTERNET ON THE WIDEST POSSIBLE SCALE.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 40,919. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 35,569. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 19,819.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,261,364	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$13,450	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$149,550	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,424,364	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,141,350	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,801	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$109,213	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,261,364	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$96,523	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,009,448	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$35,379	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$3,141,350	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$86,223	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,300	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$96,523	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$74,733	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,490	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$86,223	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.31890	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.64760	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.03350	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,684,032	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$911,562	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$772,470	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$271,895	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$206,802	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$65,093	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,580,783	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,728,730	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$852,053	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,689,616	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
109770-ISHARES ST ETF COR BOND ETF (IGSB)	$5,668,523	F
416511-TIAA-CREF SOCIAL CHOICE BD FD INST (TSBIX)	$4,190,107	F
69045-VANGUARD ST INFLATION (VTIP)	$3,308,636	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$13,167,266	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$56,857
DEFERRED CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCE	$615,412
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$4,035

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$676,304	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$97,602,862	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$1,181,092	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$560,530	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$41,569,201	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$40,948,639	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$56,654,223	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$108,401	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$108,401	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$56,762,624	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$93,135,146	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$560,530	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$47,578,152	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$48,138,682	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$44,996,464	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$108,401	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$108,401	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$45,104,865	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	THE CURRENT PERMANENTLY AND QUASI-RESTRICTED NET ASSET BALANCES SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF IETF THROUGH THE OPEN INTERNET ENDOWMENT.
PART X, LINE 2:	ISOC AND PIR ARE GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, ISOC AND PIR QUALIFY FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTIONS AND HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. INCOME WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES, LESS APPLICABLE DEDUCTIONS (UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME TAXES. ISOC HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017. PIR HAD NO NET UNREALIZED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017. WHILE 501(C)(4)'S SUCH AS ENSET ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TAX EXEMPT STATUS, ENSET HAS NOT FILED FOR SUCH STATUS. INTERNET SOCIETY ASIA LIMITED IS SUBJECT TO LOCAL COUNTRY TAXES PER SINGAPORE TAX REGULATIONS. THE SUBSIDIARY HAD NO TAXABLE SURPLUS, AND AS SUCH, HAD NO TAX LIABILITY AT DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED ISOC AND PIR'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	AFFILIATE REVENUE INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT 41,569,201.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	AFFILIATE EXPENSES INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT 47,578,152.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (45 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	0	3	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$554,432
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	1	6	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$948,416
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	3	9	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$1,266,146
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	1	3	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$1,075,420
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	1	2	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$247,499
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$868,716
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	1	5	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$476,048
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,	0	2	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$1,253,329
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	0	4	PROGRAM	GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$2,074,773
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$232,051
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$396,948
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	0	8	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$529,930
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$450,104
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$103,587
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$363,591
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$199,244
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$524,566
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	0	0	PROGRAM	STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS	$868,371
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$241,000
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$412,257
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	0	3	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$550,368
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$467,463
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$107,583
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$377,613
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$206,928
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,	0	0	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$544,797
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	0	3	PROGRAM	GLOBAL POLICY	$901,861
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$33,195
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$2,144,419
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	0	7	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$3,140,279
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$139,420
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$388,385
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$99,586
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$225,728
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$156,018
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	0	0	PROGRAM	TECHNOLOGY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT	$89,627
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$103,250
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$116,943
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$743,642
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$75,437
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$424,989
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$121,500
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$273,526
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$147,375
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,	0	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION		$460,820

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	7	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	30	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	25	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	7	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	55	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$6,690,006	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$18,437,174	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$25,127,180	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (60 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	BEYOND THE NET	$6,500	EFT OR WIRE
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	SPONSORSHIP	$6,190	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	BEYOND THE NET	$11,500	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$12,000	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$14,999	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$31,103	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	BEYOND THE NET	$6,000	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	BEYOND THE NET	$6,500	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$12,000	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	BEYOND THE NET	$6,500	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	BEYOND THE NET	$21,500	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$100,000	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	BEYOND THE NET	$15,000	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	BEYOND THE NET	$22,500	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$50,000	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$8,000	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$5,694	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$30,907	EFT OR WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	SPONSORSHIP	$35,769	EFT OR WIRE
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$10,500	EFT OR WIRE
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$6,500	EFT OR WIRE
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$12,500	EFT OR WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	SPONSORSHIP	$50,000	EFT OR WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	BEYOND THE NET	$18,000	EFT OR WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	BEYOND THE NET	$20,000	EFT OR WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	BEYOND THE NET	$28,500	EFT OR WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	SPONSORSHIP	$50,000	EFT OR WIRE
NORTH AMERICA	SPONSORSHIP	$30,000	EFT OR WIRE
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	SPONSORSHIP	$25,000	EFT OR WIRE
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	BEYOND THE NET	$24,000	EFT OR WIRE
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	BEYOND THE NET	$22,500	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH AMERICA	BEYOND THE NET	$23,500	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH AMERICA	BEYOND THE NET	$14,000	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH AMERICA	SPONSORSHIP	$8,000	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH AMERICA	BEYOND THE NET	$23,500	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH AMERICA	BEYOND THE NET	$21,500	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH ASIA	SPONSORSHIP	$5,710	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH ASIA	BEYOND THE NET	$9,487	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH ASIA	BEYOND THE NET	$28,500	EFT OR WIRE
SOUTH ASIA	BEYOND THE NET	$17,000	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	SPONSORSHIP	$5,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$11,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$13,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$13,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$23,350	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$6,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$23,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$6,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$9,000	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$8,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	BEYOND THE NET	$6,500	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	SPONSORSHIP	$5,104	EFT OR WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	SPONSORSHIP	$6,765	EFT OR WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	60	Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (8 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
BEYOND THE NET	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	7	$71,000	EFT OR WIRE
SPONSORSHIP	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	1	$21,818	EFT OR WIRE
BEYOND THE NET	NORTH AMERICA	2	$10,525	EFT OR WIRE
BEYOND THE NET	RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES	1	$5,000	EFT OR WIRE
BEYOND THE NET	SOUTH AMERICA	6	$58,400	EFT OR WIRE
SPONSORSHIP	SOUTH AMERICA	1	$17,000	EFT OR WIRE
BEYOND THE NET	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	4	$45,150	EFT OR WIRE
SPONSORSHIP	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	2	$16,658	EFT OR WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	Yes (1)	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANT PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ISOC DELEGATION POLICY AND BOARD APPROVED BUDGET. ONCE APPROVED, AN AGREEMENT IS ESTABLISHED WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRANTEE'S REQUIREMENTS. THE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES AND THE AGREED UPON INITIAL AMOUNT IS FUNDED. THE GRANT IS CONSIDERED COMPLETE WHEN GRANTEE FULFILLS THE ESTABLISHED REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMITS A REPORT. PAYMENT MADE ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT TERMS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
COMMUNITY LEARNING NETWORK
208 AMBROSIO	SANTA FE	NM	87501	472654167	501(C)(3)	$18,000	BEYOND THE NET
DIAMOND KEY SECURITY
1009 S SMITH STREET	PALATINE	IL	600677230	820844682	501(C)(3)	$1,900,000	FUNDING
IETF TRUST
11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE SUITE 400	RESTON	VA	20190	266028540	501(C)(3)	$63,596	FUNDING	400
INTERNET SECURITY RESEARCH GROUP
6600 YORK STREET SUITE 102	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94110	463344200	501(C)(3)	$170,000	SPONSORSHIP
FREEDOM HOUSE INC
1850 M ST NW 11TH FL	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	131656647	501(C)(3)	$25,000	SPONSORSHIP
MOZILLA FOUNDATION
331 EAST EVELYN AVENUE	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94041	200097189	501(C)(3)	$250,000	SPONSORSHIP
NETWORK STARTUP RESOURCES CENTER (NSRC)
1501 KINCAID STREET UNIVERSITY OF	EUGENE	OR	97403	936015767	501(C)(3)	$200,000	SPONSORSHIP	OREGON
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
1818 N STREET NW SUITE 410	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	522336690	501(C)(3)	$15,000	SPONSORSHIP
UN TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES
TWO UNITED NATIONS PLAZA ROOM 1714	NEW YORK	NY	10017	582368165	501(C)(3)	$100,000	SPONSORSHIP

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	9	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
SPONSORSHIP	6	$26,521
BEYOND THE NET	2	$5,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANT PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ISOC DELEGATION POLICY AND BOARD APPROVED BUDGET. ONCE APPROVED, AN AGREEMENT IS ESTABLISHED WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE GRANTEE'S REQUIREMENTS. THE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES AND THE AGREED UPON INITIAL AMOUNT IS FUNDED. THE GRANT IS CONSIDERED COMPLETE WHEN GRANTEE FULFILLS THE ESTABLISHED REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMITS A REPORT. PAYMENT MADE ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT TERMS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KATHRYN BROWN
ADVISOR THRU 12/31; CEO THRU 8/31/18	$444,579	$0	$157,500	$0	$3,810	$0	$41,250	$0	$22,827	$0	$669,966	$0	$0	$0
SANDRA SPECTOR
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$182,579	$25,151	$19,663	$2,681	$608	$83	$31,989	$4,362	$29,671	$4,037	$264,510	$36,314	$0	$0
RAUL ECHEBERRIA
VP, GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT	$386,027	$0	$48,001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$434,028	$0	$0	$0
CONSTANCE BOMMELAER
SR. DIR., GLOBAL INTERNET POLICY & I	$221,592	$0	$15,113	$0	$4,307	$0	$34,763	$0	$0	$0	$275,775	$0	$0	$0
JAMES WOOD
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER	$214,839	$0	$24,807	$0	$0	$0	$34,834	$0	$0	$0	$274,480	$0	$0	$0
OLAF KOLKMAN
CHIEF INTERNET TECHNOLOGY OFFICER	$205,110	$0	$22,576	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$227,686	$0	$0	$0
SALLY WENTWORTH
VP, GLOBAL POLICY	$201,352	$0	$24,755	$0	$301	$0	$35,036	$0	$19,856	$0	$281,300	$0	$0	$0
TORAL COWIESON
DIRECTOR, INTERNET LEADERS	$205,961	$0	$11,696	$0	$690	$0	$34,569	$0	$38,227	$0	$291,143	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 7

2018 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 HER 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.

SCHEDULE J, PART II, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS :

COLUMN B (II) REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF ISOC'S VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN EARNED IN 2017 (THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR), BUT PAID IN 2018. COLUMN B (III) REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES' TAXABLE COST OF LIFE INSURANCE, COULMN C INCLUDES INTERNET SOCIETY'S CONTRIBUTION TO EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS, PLUS ANY VARIABLE COMPENSATION EARNED IN 2017 (CURRENT TAX YEAR) BUT PAID AFTER FEBURARY 15, 2018. COLUMN D INCLUDES EMPLOYEES' NON-TAXABLE MEDICAL AND OTHER NON-TAXED BENEFITS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

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FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A:	THE INTERNET SOCIETY PAID FULL COMPENSATION OF ALL 54 EMPLOYEES LISTED HERE, AND ALL 54 EMPLOYEES RECEIVED W-2S FROM THE INTERNET SOCIETY. FOUR OUT OF 54 EMPLOYEES PROVIDED SOME SERVICES TO THE INTERNET SOCIETY FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION DURING THE TAX YEAR; THUS, AN EMPLOYEE COUNT OF FOUR WAS REPORTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S 990. THE INTERNET SOCIETY FOUNDATION REIMBURSED THE INTERNET SOCIETY FOR THE TIME THESE FOUR EMPLOYEES SPENT WORKING FOR THE INTERNET SOCIETY FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE INTERNET SOCIETY BY-LAWS PROVIDE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS. ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS ARE CORPORATE, NON-PROFIT, GOVERNMENT, OR ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTORS TO ISOC'S OVERALL CHARITABLE MISSION. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNET SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP IS FREE. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS MAY ALSO BELONG TO ONE OF ISOC'S CHAPTERS, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO. CHAPTERS ARE GROUPS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO FURTHERING INTERNET SOCIETY'S MISSION WITHIN THEIR GEOGRAPHIC OR SPECIAL INTEREST AREA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE INTERNET SOCIETY BY-LAWS CALL FOR THE ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT OF MEMEBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ACCORDING TO THE BY-LAWS, THE BOARD DEFINES THE PROCESS FOR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES BY ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS. A POTENTIAL NOMINEE MUST BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING AS OF DECEMBER 31ST OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. FOR AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBER, DUES MUST BE PAID IN FULL. FOR A CHAPTER, THE CHAPTER MUST BE IN GOOD STANDING AS DEFINED IN ISOC PROCEDURES. THE INTERNET ARCHITECTURE BOARD (IAB) APPOINTS TRUSTEES ACCORDING TO AN INTERNAL PROCESS. THE IAB RECOMMENDATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE IESG, WHICH IS THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE IETF. A PERSON MAY BE A CANDIDATE IN ONLY ONE CONSTITUENCY (ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBER, CHAPTER, IAB) IN ONE ELECTION YEAR. TRUSTEE TERMS ARE 3 YEARS AND LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. THE TWO COMMITTEES INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS ARE THE ELECTIONS AND THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEES. THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PROSPECTIVE TRUSTEES, ADVERTISES THE NOMINATION PROCESS, SOLICITS CANDIDATES FOR THE PROCESS, NAMES A SLATE OF CANDIDATES, OVERSEES A PETITION PROCESS AND MONITORS THE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS NOT A CANDIDATE IN MORE THAN ONE CONSTITUENCY AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE CANDIDATES ARE NOMINATED, PETITIONS FOR ADDITIONAL NOMINEES ARE ACCEPTED. CANDIDATES ARE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND AN ELECTION STATEMENT. AFTER, THE PETITION PERIOD CLOSES AND A FINAL SLATE IS ANNOUNCED. BALLOTS ARE COUNTED BY AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE AT A TIME AND PLACE OF THEIR CHOOSING. THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE CERTIFIES THE RESULTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PUBLISHES THE RESULTS. A CHALLENGE PEIOD IS PROVIDED FOR. IN THE CASES OF A CHALLENGE, THE CEO,A FTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIRS OF THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE, ELECTIONS COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ADVISES THE AUTHOR OF A CHALLENGE ABOUT THE BOARD'S DECISION AND THE CHALLENGE PERIOD CLOSES. THE NEW TRUSTEES ARE SEATED AT THE FOLLOWING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES AND SIGNS THE RETURN AS PAID PREPARER AND DELIVERS THE RETURN TO THE INTERNET SOCIETY. PRIOR TO FILING, THE CFO OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY REVIEWS THE RETURN WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM'S TAX TEAM IS PRESENT TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AFTER REVIEW, A COPY OF THE RETURN IN ITS FINAL FORM IS SENT TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. THE CEO OR THE CFO SIGNS FORM 8879-EO, THE IRS E-FILE SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION FORM, AND RETURNS THIS FORM TO THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILES THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY, TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF INTERNET SOCIETY FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, THESE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED AND MONITORED BY THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THE RESULTS ARE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF ISOC'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES RELY ON THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS TO INFORM THEM OF ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE IN THE INTERIM PERIOD BETWEEN QUESTIONNAIRE SUBMISSIONS. THE CHAIR SOLICITS ALL TRUSTEES TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS WITH THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THAT BOARD MEETING. TRUSTEES WHO REPORT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM ANY FORMAL DECISION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO RETIRE FROM ANY DISCUSSION OR DELIBERATION. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ACTING AS A BODY LED BY THE CHAIR, MAKES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND THE PARTICIPATION RESTRICTIONS TO BE IMPOSED. SHOULD THE CHAIR BE DETERMINED TO HAVE A CONFLICT, AN ACTING CHAIR OR THE CEO IS APPOINTED FOR THE AFFECTED DELIBERATION BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. KEY EMPLOYEES ALSO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE INTERNET SOCIETY ENGAGED A COMPENSATION SPECIALIST TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM OF THE COMPANY. THE GOALS WERE TO ESTABLISH INTERNAL COMPENSATION EQUITY, ACHIEVE EXTERNAL EQUITY TO ENSURE FAIR AND COMPETITIVE PAY, TO DEVELOP AN OBJECTIVE MERIT REVIEW PROCESS, AND DEVELOP TOOLS TO MAINTAIN THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM. THE INTERNET SOCIETY DEVELOPED COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS FOR EACH POSITION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, USING SEVERAL COMPENSATION STUDIES FOR US BASED EMPLOYEES AND BENCHMARKS FROM MERCER TOWERS WATSON AND BIRCHES GROUP FOR WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEES. THESE BENCHMARKS ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY. THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WAS ESTABLISHED IN A CONTRACT SEPTEMBER 1, 2018. AS PART OF THE CONTRACT PROCESS, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS ENGAGED BY THE INTERNET SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO PROVIDE AN OPINION ON REASONABLENESS OF AND SUPPORTING COMPARABILITY DATA WITH RESPECT TO TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE CEO RECEIVES THE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO OTHER INTERNET SOCIETY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING A COMPANY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS A RETIREMENT PLAN. ANNUALLY, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DRAWS UP ACHIEVEMENT TARGETS FOR THE CEO. THE CEO SUBMITS A SELF-EVALUATION AT YEAREND TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND MAKES A DETERMINATION AS TO THE AMOUNT OF VARIABLE COMPENSATION EARNED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN INSTRUCTS THE INTERNET SOCIETY'S CFO TO PAY THE VARIABLE AWARD BASED ON THE COMMITTEE'S PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT. THE INTERNET SOCIETY EMPLOYS A GOAL MANAGEMENT PROCESS TO ESTABLISH AND TRACK GOALS FOR ALL STAFF. THE INTERNET SOCIETY REVIEWS PERFORMANCE OF ALL EMPLOYEES ON DECEMBER 31. ANNUAL SALARY REVIEWS ARE BASED ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS, AND STANDARDS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COUNTRY OF EMPLOYMENT. THE INTERNET SOCIETY ALSO AWARDS VARIABLE COMPENSATION TO STAFF BASED ON INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR. THESE AWARDS WERE DETERMINED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CEO, CFO, AND AWARDEES' DIRECT SUPERVISOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN A, NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS:	THERE WERE THIRTEEN BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVED AT ANY TIME DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. ALL BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ARE SHOWN IN PART VII, COLUMN A. THE TERMS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS RUN FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT AGM.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER CONSULTING/PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,556,745. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,247,560. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 27,122. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,831,427. TEMPORARY HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,940. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 45,875. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 68,815.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	831755858	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE IETF	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
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Total Income	$5,075,016	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$5,151,507	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNET SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

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PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY
1775 WIEHLE AVENUE SUITE 100	RESTON	VA	20190	331025119	OPERATOR OF DOMAIN NAMES	PA	501(C)(3)	LINE 12B, II	INTERNET SOCIETY	Yes (1)
INTERNET SOCIETY ASIA LIMITED
					PROVIDES SUPPORT & VISIBILITY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION				INTERNET SOCIETY	Yes (1)	9 TEMASEK BLVD SUNTEC TOWER TWO 0	SN	SN
INTERNET SOCIETY FOUNDATION
11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE SUITE 400	RESTON	VA	20190	823285688	GRANT MAKING	DC	501(C)(3)	LINE 12A, I	INTERNET SOCIETY	0

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US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

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Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
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Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
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Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

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PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY
C	$44,400,003	FMV
PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY
J	$404,428	FMV