WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION (EIN 26-2852431)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-27
Filed: 2025-02-25
IRS object ID: 202500569349301020
Schema version: 2024v5.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule N
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-02-25T09:07:32-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-09-27	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	262852431	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WORL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024494100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 13TH ST NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024494100	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-02-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ELIZABETH W HELLER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00397829	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Final Return	Yes (X)	FinalReturnInd
Principal Officer	MARK SANDERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 13TH ST NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,680	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WEBFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2008	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PAGE 2, PART III.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Contract Termination	Yes (X)	ContractTerminationInd
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	6	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,517,557	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,192	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$25,431	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$7,517	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,488	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,535,471	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,680	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$177,163	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$337,833	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$52,479	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$175,324	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$437,517	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$350,829	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$667,159	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$863,986	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$868,312	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$857,306	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$928,010	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$0	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$70,704	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$857,306	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ADVANCE THE OPEN WEB AS A PUBLIC GOOD AND A BASIC RIGHT. AFTER 15 YEARS OF WORKING TOWARDS A WEB THAT IS SAFE, TRUSTED, AND OPEN FOR ALL, THE WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION CLOSED ITS DOORS ON THE 27TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$388,346	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$337,833	GrantAmt
Desc	OBGV: TO SYNTHESIZE EVIDENCE ABOUT THE HARMS OF ON-LINE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$150,912	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FILECOIN: SCOPE AND POTENTIAL LAUNCH OF THE WEB FOUNDATION'S WEB INDEX.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$186,372	ExpenseAmt
Desc	GENERAL FUND WHICH OPERATES TO ACHIEVE THE WIDER AIMS OF THE FOUNDATION; TO ADVANCE THE OPEN WEB AS A PUBLIC GOOD AND A BASIC RIGHT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$725,630	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	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	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	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 With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	Yes (1)	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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
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	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
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	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2024494100	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1100 13TH ST NW 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARK SANDERSON
CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$165,546	$0	$9,778
JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MCNEIL
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM BERNERS-LEE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROSEMARY LEITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAM TIDWELL NORRISH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTHA WIKSTROM
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$165,546	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$9,778	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KATHERINE TOWNSEND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	426 STERLING PLACE APT 1A	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLYN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11238	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	POLICY CONSULTING SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$109,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$5,192	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,192	TotalContributionsAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,488	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,488	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,488	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,680	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,488	ExclusionAmt

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$337,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$337,833	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$175,324	TotalAmt
Program Services	$112,206	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,118	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,539	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,539	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,452	TotalAmt
Program Services	$97,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,179	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,623	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,556	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,557	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,078	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,983	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,954	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,029	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,022	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,022	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,572	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,572	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,227	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,227	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS	$1,301	$1,301
OTHER EXPENSES	$286	$286

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$863,986	TotalAmt
Program Services	$725,630	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$138,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$914,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,572	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$928,010	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$318,047	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$539,259	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$857,306	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$928,010	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$857,306	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
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	$4,353,421	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,469,734	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,891,536	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,517,557	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,192	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,237,440	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,353,421	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,469,734	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,891,536	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,517,557	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,192	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,237,440	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,545,201	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$10,692,239	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$34	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$319	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$353	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,450	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	-$37,410	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$7,517	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,488	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	-$24,930	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$14,212,863	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$923,298	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.75230	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.74700	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 2024 YEAR IS A SHORT YEAR BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION WAS DISSOLVED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2024.	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 F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (8 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$2,305
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	9	PROGRAM SERVICES	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$3,338
SOUTH ASIA	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$200
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	5	PROGRAM SERVICES	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$1,000
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$6,000
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$227,524
SOUTH AMERICA	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$47,934
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	0	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY BUILDING	$56,375

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	14	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$344,676	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$344,676	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (16 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$6,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$12,647	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$8,250	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$39,703	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$16,559	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$39,287	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$25,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
EUROPE	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$50,402	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SOUTH AMERICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$7,434	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SOUTH AMERICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$17,500	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SOUTH AMERICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$13,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$27,125	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$7,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$6,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$10,000	WIRE TRANSFER	$0
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT	$6,250	WIRE TRANSFER	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	16	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
PROJECT ASSISTANCE	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	1	$6,050	WIRE TRANSFER
PROJECT ASSISTANCE	EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	1	$29,624	WIRE TRANSFER

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION MONITORS AND ENSURES THAT THE GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE U.S. 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 J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARK SANDERSON	PersonNm
Title	CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$165,546	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$9,778	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$175,324	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor	0	DirectorOfSuccessorInd
Employee Of Successor	0	EmployeeOfSuccessorInd
Owner Of Successor	0	OwnerOfSuccessorInd
Receive Compensation	0	ReceiveCompensationInd
Assets Distributed	Yes (1)	AssetsDistributedInd
Required To Notify AG	Yes (1)	RequiredToNotifyAGInd
Attorney General Notified	Yes (1)	AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd
Liabilities Paid	Yes (1)	LiabilitiesPaidInd
Bonds Outstanding	0	BondsOutstandingInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL ASSETS SPENT IN CARRYING OUT PROJECTS, SO THERE WAS NO DISTRIBUTION OF UNSPENT ASSETS AT THE DISSOLUTION DATE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	AS NOTED ON PART III, LINE 1, THE WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION STOPPED OPERATING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	TIM BERNERS-LEE AND ROSEMARY LEITH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	MINUTES ARE NOT TAKEN FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AS THE CFO PRESENTS HIS FINANCIAL REPORT AND ANALYSIS QUARTERLY IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THAT REPORT IS MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE 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 12C	IN 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 15A	THE 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 AUGUST 2023. 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 19	WORLD 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 11G	MAINTENANCE & LEASE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,160. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,160. WF STAFF CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 176. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,067. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,243. EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 104,287. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 60,489. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 164,776.