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WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION (EIN 26-2852431)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-08-11
IRS object ID
201122239349300417
Schema version
2010v3.4
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)
Timestamp2011-08-11T08:29:19-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWESTBOROCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01581ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262852431EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlWORLNameControl
Phone6173910250Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1114 STATE STREET NO 600AddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02109ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSTEVEN BRATTName
TitleCEOTitle
Phone6173910250Phone
Date Signed2011-08-10DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOHN BUCKLEY CPAName
Phone5083669100Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonSTEVEN BRATTNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1114 STATE STREET NO 600AddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02109ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts2381507GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWEBFOUNDATION.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2008YearFormation
State Legal DomicileDEStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE WEB TO EMPOWER PEOPLE. THE WORK OF THE WEB FOUNDATION IS THREE FOLD; TO MAKE THE WEB EVEN BETTER, THROUGH UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE USE IT, ADVANCING UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGIES, MAKING THE WEB MORE ACCESSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WORLDS POPULATION NOT YET USING IT, TO EMPOWER PEOPLE IN THE FIELD - IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN PARTICULAR - TO TEST AND DEMONSTRATE WEB TECHNOLOGIES AND BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF VALUABLE WEB SERVICES AND PROVIDE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEB.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY997191NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY2069550NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionTHE WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN JUNE, 2008 TO ADVANCE THE WEB AND CONNECT HUMANITY THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THE WEB AS A MEDIUM TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, PROJECT COORDINATION, TRAINING AND BUILDS COMMUNITIES AROUND THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHTOUT THE WORLD.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense931752Expense
Grants900000Grants
Revenue0Revenue
DescriptionTHE WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED A GRANT OF $900,000 TO THE SWISS WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION IN ORDER TO SUPPORT GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND FUND RAISING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE SWISS FOUNDATION.Description
Total Program Service Expense931752TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
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School0School
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
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Business Name Line1SHIVALI MEHTABusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number6173910250TelephoneNumber

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Address Line1114 STATE STREET NO 600AddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02109ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

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WENDY SELTZER
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KEVIN STEPHENSON
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MARCIA BLENKO
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CRAIG HEINTZMAN
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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total25932Total
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Insurance Insurance

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Total3498Total
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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
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Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year1376995CurrentTaxYear
Total1379425Total

Total509 Total509

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Current Tax Year1376995CurrentTaxYear
Total1379425Total

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Total0Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

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Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total5091379425PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year5156CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year4512CurrentTaxYear
Total9668Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year5156CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year4512CurrentTaxYear
Total9668Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year1381507CurrentTaxYear
Total1389093Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509XFirst5Years509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue2381507TotalRevenue
Total Expenses1309148TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year1072359ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Total Adjustments0TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS1072359ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt2405754TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities24247DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F99024247RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal2381507RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9902381507TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt1333395TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities24247DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99024247ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal1309148ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9901309148TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePART X:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES STANDARD WHICH REQUIRES THE FOUNDATION TO REPORT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND TO ADJUST ITS ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCORDINGLY. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010, THE FOUNDATION DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO REPORT. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT EXPECT THAT THE AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. INFORMATION RETURNS FILED FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008 (INCEPTION) REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained1GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionGENEVA, SWITZERLANDRegion
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Total Expenditures900000TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent900000SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent900000TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 KXNoRecipientOver5K

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionGENEVA, SWITZERLANDRegion
Purpose Of GrantTO SUPPORT THE SWISS WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION WITH G&A AND PROGRAM COSTS.PurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant900000AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursement
Method Of ValuationBOOK VALUEMethodOfValuation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs1TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.:Identifier
ExplanationSCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION MONITORS AND ENSURES THAT THE GRANT FUNDS OUTSIDE THE US ARE USED FOR PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT BY REQUESTING THE GRANTEE TO 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 ACTIVITIES IS TO BE PROVIDED FOR WHICH THE FUNDS WERE USED. THE OTHER SECTION IN THE REPORT IS THE FINANCIAL SECTION WHERE AN ACCOUNT OF THE FUNDS USED IS TO BE PROVIDED BASED ON THE BUDGET AND AN EXPLANATION IS TO BE PROVIDED FOR SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE VARIANCES. A COPY OF AUDITED FINANCIALS STATEMENTS IS ALSO TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE GRANTEE TO SUPPORT THEIR SUBMISSIONS IN THE REPORT.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
In Person SolicitationsXInPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Agreement Ref Fundraising0AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEVELOPMENT GUILD DDIBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line123 HARVARD STREET SUITE 1097AddressLine1
CityBROOKLINECity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02446ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING COUNSELActivity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts0GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor30247AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization-30247NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors30247TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization-30247TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesMALicensedStates
Licensed StatesDELicensedStates

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonSTEVE BRATTNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org37004BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs217280CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org0BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org0DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org8258NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs6518NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org45262TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs223798TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEVEN BRATTBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF WWW SWISS FOUNDATIONRelationship
Amount Of Transaction217280AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionCOMPENSATION PAID BY THE SWISS FOUNDATION TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BOARD DELEGATED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL AND PROVIDE COMMENTS IF ANY. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTED THE FORM 990 BEFORE THE BOARD TO REVIEW AND APPROVE.
THE FOUNDATION MONITORS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY CONDUCTING PERIODIC REVIEWS FOR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE REASONABLE AND ARE RESULT OF ARMS LENGTH BARGAININGFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
THE CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING PROCESS: CEO COMPENSATION WAS RENEWED AT THE SAME RATE AS PREVIOUS ANNUAL CONTRACT, WHEN COMPARABLE DATA WERE PRESENTED. THE BOARD, WITH THE CEO NOT PRESENT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING, CONSIDERED THIS HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND VOTED TO RENEW THE CONTRACT. OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA AND BY REVIEWING COMPENSATION SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THIRD PARTIES.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC ON THEIR WEBSITE AND ALSO MAKES IT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THEY MAKE THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION OF SWITZERLANDBusinessNameLine1

Address Foreign AddressForeign

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11211 GENEVA 17AddressLine1
Province Or StateGENEVAProvinceOrState
CountrySZCountry
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN980634159EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO ADVANCE THE WEB AND CONNECT HUMANITY THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMSPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile Foreign CountrySZLegalDomicileForeignCountry
Public Charity StatusNON-PROFITPublicCharityStatus
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION OF SWITZERLANDBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionType
Amount Involved900000AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationVALUE OF CASH AWARDEDMethodOfAmtDetermination