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WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION (EIN 26-2852431)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-04-21
IRS object ID
201731119349300508
Schema version
2016v3.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-04-21T09:21:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262852431EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWORLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025952892PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11110 VERMONT AVENUE NW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANNE JELLEMAPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025952892PhoneNum
Signature2017-04-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-04-21IPDt
IP Tm10:21:16IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANNE JELLEMAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11110 VERMONT AVENUE NW NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,916,748GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WEBFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ADVANCE THE OPEN WEB AS A PUBLIC GOOD AND A BASIC RIGHT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$294PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$817CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,291CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,030,060PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,916,748CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$289,156PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$218,166CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$622,765PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$80,979PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,693,320PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,209,057CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,686,220PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,285,592CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$656,160PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$631,156CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,424,571TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$56,219TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$97,299TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,696,116NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,327,272NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,744,446ExpenseAmt
DescEXPANDING ACCESS: ENSURING EVERYONE CAN ACCESS ALL OF THE INTERNET, ALL OF THE TIME. THE ALLIANCE FOR AFFORDABLE INTERNET (A4AI), A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COALITION, IS PUSHING FOR POLICY REFORMS THAT WILL MAKE FAST, RELIABLE INTERNET AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$441,803ExpenseAmt
Grant$155,237GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee7EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryIDForeignCountryCd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025952892PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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AFSANEH BESCHLOSS
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM BERNERS-LEE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSEMARY LEITH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCIA BLENKO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM PITRODA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX JOHNSTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANA LOPES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE JELLEMA
CEO40.00Yes (X)$219,880$0$6,800
SABINE MAJEWSKI
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$87,600$0$0
SONIA JORGE
ALL. FOR AFF. INTERNET EXEC. DIR.40.00$165,000$0$5,210Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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JOSE M ALONSO
CELESTINO ALVAREZ 5 6H OVIEDOASTURIASSPPROGRAM CONSULTANT$173,125
GROUPSIA
358 100 RUE GLOUCESTEROTTAWACAPROGRAM CONSULTANT$100,837ONTARIOK2P OA4
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$3,332,103GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Total Contributions$4,910,640TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$817TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$817ExclusionAmt

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DescFOREIGN EX. RATE GAINDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,291OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,166TotalAmt
Program Services$218,166ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$314,280TotalAmt
Program Services$134,472ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$68,004FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,382TotalAmt
Program Services$381,240ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,847TotalAmt
Program Services$11,847ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,983TotalAmt
Program Services$5,983ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,063TotalAmt
Program Services$42,063ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,253TotalAmt
Program Services$348ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,392TotalAmt
Management And General$26,392ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$83,814FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,053,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,179ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$1,742ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$17FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,640TotalAmt
Program Services$112,486ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,154FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,786TotalAmt
Program Services$5,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,397TotalAmt
Program Services$43,217ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$326,349ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,731ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,805FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$333,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,893FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,774TotalAmt
Program Services$4,729ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$45FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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ALLOCATION OF M&G$0$303,281-$303,281
SUBSCRIPTIONS$27,406$27,145$261
PAYROLL FEES$14,946$11,626$3,320
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT.$10,648$7,037$3,611

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$13,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$7,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$4,038,062ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161,052FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$632,440BOYAmt
EOY$1,913,021EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$600,348BOYAmt
EOY$237,295EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,992BOYAmt
EOY$225,327EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,089BOYAmt
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,466BOYAmt
EOY$24,693EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$4,235EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,752,335BOYAmt
EOY$2,424,571EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,219BOYAmt
EOY$97,299EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,219BOYAmt
EOY$97,299EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,253BOYAmt
EOY$102,245EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,682,863BOYAmt
EOY$2,225,027EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,696,116BOYAmt
EOY$2,327,272EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,752,335BOYAmt
EOY$2,424,571EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$631,156ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$2,203,382CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,010,747CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,734,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,029,766CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,910,640CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,889,167TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,010,747CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,734,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,029,766CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,910,640CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,889,167TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,481,421SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,407,746PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,176CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$110CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$294CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$817CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,647TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$5,291CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,291TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,897,105TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$48,978GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.70360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.62270PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,916,748TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,916,748RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,916,748TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,285,592TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,285,592ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,285,592TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (20 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN02PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING$181,800
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC18PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING$408,853
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION$45,571
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00MANAGEMENT & GENERAL$5,677
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)19PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING$956,130
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION$17,500
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00MANAGEMENT & GENERAL$79,948
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00FUNDRAISING$792
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH$13,150
NORTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING$33,337
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION$6,825
NORTH AMERICA00FUNDRAISING$77,044
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING$23,874
SOUTH AMERICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION$11,361
SOUTH ASIA01PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING$72,523
SOUTH ASIA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION$14,542
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA112PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESRESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING$1,040,410
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION$122,367
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00MANAGEMENT & GENERAL$18,040
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00FUNDRAISING$78,408
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees19SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office1ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee14ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office3TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee33TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,696,271SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$1,511,881ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,208,152TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRESEARCH$32,310WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH$17,500WIRE
NORTH AMERICARESEARCH$6,825WIRE
SOUTH AMERICARESEARCH$11,361WIRE
SOUTH ASIARESEARCH$14,542WIRE
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICARESEARCH$86,764WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION MONITORS AND ENSURES THAT THE GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE US ARE USED FOR PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT BY REQUESTING THAT THE GRANTEE SUBMIT A DETAILED REPORT ON THE USE OF FUNDS IN A SPECIFIED FORMAT. THE FORMAT FOR THE REPORT INCLUDES A NARRATIVE SECTION WHERE THE DESCRIPTION OF GRANT ACTIVITIES IS PROVIDED. THE OTHER SECTION IN THE REPORT IS THE FINANCIAL SECTION WHERE AN ACCOUNT OF THE FUNDS USED IS PROVIDED BASED ON THE GRANT BUDGET.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GROUPISIA INTERNATIONAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1SUITE 358 100 RUE GLOUCESTERAddressLine1Txt
CityOTTAWACityNm
Province Or StateONTARIOProvinceOrStateNm
CountryCACountryCd
Foreign PostalK2P 0A4ForeignPostalCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISERActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$83,814RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$83,814NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$83,814TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$83,814TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 (2 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
ANNE JELLEMA
CEO$219,880$0$0$0$0$0$6,800$0$0$0$226,680$0$0$0
SONIA JORGE
ALL. FOR AFF. INTERNET EXEC. DIR.$165,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,950$0$260$0$170,210$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TIM BERNERS LEE AND ROSEMARY LEITH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE IN DETAIL, AND APPROVED BY THEM. THE 990 WAS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CIN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE OR SHE LEAVES THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AN INTERESTED PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, HE/SHE LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT RESULTS IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINE WHETHER THE FOUNDATION CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE REVIEW INCLUDED THE USE OF A COMPENSATION SURVEY AND COMPARABLE DATA. THE CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST REVIEWED IN JANUARY 2015. AT THE END OF 2016, AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY OMIDYAR NETWORKS. OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA AND BY REVIEWING COMPENSATION SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THIRD PARTIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROGRAM CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,035,300. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,035,300. OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATION CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 99,240. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 99,240. ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,939. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,939. MONITORING AND EVALUATION CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,150. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,150.