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THORN: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THORN (EIN 27-0943677)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202503189349315755
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-14T18:28:30-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN953001179PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINDES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 87AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270943677EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THORNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTHORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6504096385PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 PACIFIC COAST HWY 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityEL SEGUNDOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90245ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA FIERSTEINPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3104636965PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELEANOR A LIVINGSTON CPA MSTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00226461PTIN
Phone5624351191PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJULIE A CORDUAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 PACIFIC COAST HWY 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityEL SEGUNDOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90245ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$49,053,254GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WEARETHORN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBUILD TECHNOLOGY TO DEFEND CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee111TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,295,315PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$6,351,107PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,015,412CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,116,745PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,678,324CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,763,167PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,355,617CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$512,190PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,518,803CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,886,484PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,159,456CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$24,645,174PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,769,314CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,882,007PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,413,697CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$32,719,427TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,504,325TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,256,847TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$35,988,731NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$30,462,580NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHORN IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A WORLD WHERE EVERY CHILD IS FREE TO SIMPLY BE A KID BY BUILDING TECHNOLOGY AND DEPLOYING PROGRAMS TO DEFEND CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. THORN'S WORK IS GUIDED BY THREE PRINCIPLES: (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)(1) ACCELERATION OF VICTIM IDENTIFICATION AND RESCUE, (2) EQUIPPING ONLINE PLATFORMS WITH TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO PREVENT RE-VICTIMIZATION THROUGH THE SPREAD AND RECIRCULATION OF ONLINE CONTENT, AND (3) TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP THE PUBLIC TO PROTECT AGAINST THE CREATION OF CSAM AND TO CREATE PUBLIC PRESSURE FOR ACTION BY OTHER AUDIENCES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,862,563ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,397,202RevenueAmt
DescDEVELOP, DEPLOY, AND MAINTAIN SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY FOR USE BY COMPANIES OPERATING ONLINE PLATFORMS THAT HOST USERS GENERATE CONTENT. THESE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ENABLE COMPANIES TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY, REMOVE AND REPORT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,696,626ExpenseAmt
Revenue$980,292RevenueAmt
DescDEVELOP, DEPLOY, AND MAINTAIN SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR INVESTIGATIONS ALLOWING THEM TO MORE QUICKLY IDENTIFY CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL ON THE INTERNET ACCELERATING VICTIM IDENTIFICATION AND RESCUE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,200,656ExpenseAmt
Revenue$637,918RevenueAmt
DescTHORN USES IT'S EXPERTISE TO IDENTIFY THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE AN INTERNET FREE OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL. THORN AIMS TO CREATE AWARNESS BY CREATING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND MOBILIZING THE PUBLIC TO ELIMINATE THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND THE SPREAD OF IMAGES OF THEIR ABUSE ON THE INTERNET.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,671,927ExpenseAmt
DescOTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,671,927TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$17,431,772TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA FIERSTEINPersonNm
Phone6504096385PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 PACIFIC COAST HWY 10TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityEL SEGUNDOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90245ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JULIE CORDUA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$317,694$0$37,797
SARA CLEMENS
INTERIM CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE BELL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNIE ALLEN
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANESSA KANU
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEELIE KROES
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE ABBOT
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BENNETT
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY CHAMBERS
MEMBER (UNTIL 03/2024)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FERNANDO RUIZ
MEMBER (UNTIL 01/2024)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE CORMACK
CFO (UNTIL 04/2024)40.00Yes (X)$60,653$0$10,101
LISA FIERSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$245,043$0$14,094
JAMES WILLIAMS
GENERAL COUNSEL40.00$277,819$0$36,051Yes (X)
JAMES PITKOW
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00$278,954$0$15,547Yes (X)
JOHN STARR
VICE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRY40.00$254,238$0$35,347Yes (X)
PAMELA SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.00$268,723$0$25,277Yes (X)
EMILY SCHULTZ
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING40.00$240,514$0$12,372Yes (X)
SMITA MENON
VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT40.00$237,757$0$6,416Yes (X)
REBECCA PORTNOFF
VICE PRESIDENT, DATA SCIENCE40.00$228,502$0$34,577Yes (X)
AMANDA VOLZ
VP, CUSTOMERS & PARTNERSHIPS40.00$228,417$0$22,839Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Compensation$250,418TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K74IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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FINSBURY GLOVER HERING EUROPE GMBH
3 WASHINGTONPLATZBERLINGMSTRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVIC$543,532
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
API PROVIDER$539,611PO BOX 84023SEATTLEWA98124
GREGORY FCA COMMUNICATIONS LLC
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS$168,50027 WEST ATHENS AVENUEARDMOREPA19003
BENENSON STRATEGY GROUP
SURVEYS$160,400757 20TH AVENUE SUITE 370 237DENVERCO80205
SHEIKH PIFER & ASSOC
WELLNESS$139,1001770 PTST ST 126SAN FRANCISCOCA94115
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$6,661,881AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,661,881TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION900099$7,430,827$7,430,827
SERVICE REVENUE900099$584,585$584,585
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,015,412TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,181,871TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,181,871ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$33,194,090SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$32,697,637SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$496,453SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$496,453TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$496,453ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,355,617TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$1,678,324ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,583,337TotalAmt
Program Services$997,398ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$456,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$129,420FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,582,290TotalAmt
Program Services$10,506,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$642,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,433,285FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$336,513TotalAmt
Program Services$284,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,042FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,973,425TotalAmt
Program Services$1,591,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,680ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224,384FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,134,293TotalAmt
Program Services$945,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,850FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,095TotalAmt
Program Services$34,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$526FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,000TotalAmt
Program Services$20,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,594FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50TotalAmt
Program Services$50ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,042TotalAmt
Program Services$81,440ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,525FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$658,025TotalAmt
Program Services$380,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$272,924FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,524TotalAmt
Program Services$85,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,591FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,307,484TotalAmt
Program Services$1,058,869ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$175,432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,183FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,029TotalAmt
Program Services$34,273ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,981FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$453,661TotalAmt
Program Services$348,028ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,512FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$263,528TotalAmt
Program Services$135,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,455ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,860FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
POLICY AND ADVOCACY$573,472$573,472
RESEARCH$205,090$205,090
RECRUITING$164,089$88,413$60,803$14,873
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT$61,049$61,049

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,318TotalAmt
Program Services$65ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$49,253FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,769,314TotalAmt
Program Services$17,431,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,818,739ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,518,803FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,392,892BOYAmt
EOY$692,150EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,169,605BOYAmt
EOY$6,695,575EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,282,952BOYAmt
EOY$5,119,781EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$597,613BOYAmt
EOY$1,299,551EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$450,262BOYAmt
EOY$389,118EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,095,352BOYAmt
EOY$17,847,321EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$504,380BOYAmt
EOY$675,931EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,493,056BOYAmt
EOY$32,719,427EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$545,102BOYAmt
EOY$504,837EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,959,223BOYAmt
EOY$1,752,010EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,504,325BOYAmt
EOY$2,256,847EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,163,086BOYAmt
EOY$26,372,869EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,825,645BOYAmt
EOY$4,089,711EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,988,731BOYAmt
EOY$30,462,580EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,493,056BOYAmt
EOY$32,719,427EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,413,697ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$112,454NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,248,005CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,917,089CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,405,497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,295,315CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,661,881CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,527,787TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,248,005CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,917,089CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,405,497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,295,315CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,661,881CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,527,787TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,768,812SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$43,758,975PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$146,379CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26,839CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$140,437CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$616,524CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,181,871CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,112,050TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$50,639,837TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$24,708,942GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.86410PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70580PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,063FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$10,063FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$19,940,512FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$19,950,575FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$13,208CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$27,892CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$10,137CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$10,063CurrentYearAmt
Total$61,300TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,391,512TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$112,454NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$2,148,349DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,035,895RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,355,617RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,355,617TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,917,663TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$2,148,349DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,148,349ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,769,314ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,769,314TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE (ASC) 740-10-25 (FORMERLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48), ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, THE ORGANIZATION MUST RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAX POSITION TAKEN FOR TAX RETURN PURPOSES WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR ANY RELATED INTEREST OR PENALTIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA STATE PURPOSES IS GENERALLY THREE AND FOUR YEARS, RESPECTIVELY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)02PROGRAM SERVICESTECHNOLOGY$135,785
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)01PROGRAM SERVICESSTRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES$543,532
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)02PROGRAM SERVICESISSUE, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH$372,973
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC01PROGRAM SERVICESISSUE, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH$108,688
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees6SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,160,978SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,160,978TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JULIE CORDUA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$317,694$0$0$0$0$0$9,430$0$28,367$0$355,491$0$0$0
JAMES WILLIAMS
GENERAL COUNSEL$277,819$0$0$0$0$0$8,234$0$27,817$0$313,870$0$0$0
JAMES PITKOW
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$278,954$0$0$0$0$0$6,197$0$9,350$0$294,501$0$0$0
PAMELA SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$268,723$0$0$0$0$0$7,880$0$17,397$0$294,000$0$0$0
JOHN STARR
VICE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRY$254,238$0$0$0$0$0$7,530$0$27,817$0$289,585$0$0$0
REBECCA PORTNOFF
VICE PRESIDENT, DATA SCIENCE$228,502$0$0$0$0$0$6,760$0$27,817$0$263,079$0$0$0
LISA FIERSTEIN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$245,043$0$0$0$0$0$5,780$0$8,314$0$259,137$0$0$0
EMILY SCHULTZ
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING$240,514$0$0$0$0$0$2,950$0$9,422$0$252,886$0$0$0
AMANDA VOLZ
VP, CUSTOMERS & PARTNERSHIPS$228,417$0$0$0$0$0$6,753$0$16,086$0$251,256$0$0$0
SMITA MENON
VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT$237,757$0$0$0$0$0$6,416$0$0$0$244,173$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPILING KEY COMPONENTS AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990. USING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION, THE FORM 990 IS PREPARE BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL TO THE CEO, THE CFO AND THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAS WRITTEN IN OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF A PERSON IS POTENTIALLY FOUND TO HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEN IT IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND SALARY ANNUALLY. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CEO'S COMPENSATION REQUIRE ADVANCE APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHEN DETERMINING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION THE BOARD RELIES ON COMPARABLE DATA SUCH AS BENCHMARKS PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS AND COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR JOBS WITHIN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS (TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990 AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BY EMAILING INFO@WEARETHORN.ORG.