World Wide Web Foundation

World Wide Web Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that works to reform internet policies, rules, and regulations around the World. It advocates for full and total free use of the internet for all society.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Tech Policy
Website: webfoundation.org
Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 26-2852431
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $0 Revenue: $6,680 Expenses: $863,986

World Wide Web Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that works to reform internet policies, rules, and regulations around the World. It advocates for full and total free use of the internet for all society.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $6,680 $863,986 View
2023 $928,010 $1,535,471 $667,159 View
2022 $532,679 $4,083,242 $4,965,089 View
2021 $1,237,809 $4,976,356 $5,265,314 View
2020 $1,435,344 $4,488,014 $4,915,292 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 1

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Mark SandersonCEO$175,324

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $17,220,100
  • Number of Grants: 57
  • Number of Funders: 17

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,000,0002022 TIDES FOUNDATIONEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$1,000,0002021 TIDES FOUNDATIONEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$1,000,0002020 TIDES FOUNDATIONEQUALITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$550,0002022 New Venture FundINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$500,0002023 TIDES FOUNDATIONEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$400,0002020 New Venture FundINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$300,0002020 The Ford FoundationCore support to combat digital inequality and protect digital rights worldwide
$250,0002021 Luminate Foundation IncTo build a powerful constituency to champion and defend the web we want.
$201,0502020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$200,1502021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$200,0002022 John S. and James L. Knight FoundationSUPPORT CONTINUED OPERATIONS FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION AS IT EXECUTES A BACK TO BASICS STRATEGIC REPOSITIONING.
$199,9742021 Internet Society FoundationRESEARCH
$100,0002022 Craig Newmark FoundationGeneral purpose
$65,0002021 New Venture FundINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$50,2002023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$45,1682021 Internet SocietyGROWING THE INTERNET
$35,0002023 Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION
$25,5582022 Charities Aid Foundation of AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION
$10,0002022 Internet SocietyGROWING THE INTERNET
$5,0002021 Luminate Foundation IncTo build a powerful constituency to champion and defend the web we want.
$1,0002022 The Amg Charitable FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
$152022 Amazonsmile FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $3,466,767
  • Number of Grants: 67
  • Number of Recipients: 12

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$69,1632023 Multiple Europe RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$57,7362021 Multiple EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RecipientsDIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$50,4022024 Multiple Europe RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$48,8132020 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsFUNDACION KARISMA – DIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$47,0252020 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsCOOPERATIVA SULA BATSU – DIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$39,7032024 Multiple Europe RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$39,2872024 Multiple Europe RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$33,8352020 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsPARADIGM INITIATIVE – DIGITAL INCLUSION AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$30,6002021 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsDIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$27,1252024 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$25,0002024 Multiple Europe RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$22,0002021 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsDIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$19,7712020 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsHIPERDERECHO – DIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$19,2522021 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsDIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$18,9992020 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsASOCIACION TEDIC – DIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$17,5002024 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$17,0002020 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsWOMEN OF UGANDA NETWORK – DIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$16,5592024 Multiple Europe RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$15,8902020 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsDATA GIRL – EQUAL DIGITAL SKILLS FUND
$14,0002020 Multiple MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RecipientsDATA GIRL TECH – EQUAL DIGITAL SKILLS FUND
$13,0942020 Multiple CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RecipientsCARIBBEAN GIRLS – EQUAL DIGITAL SKILLS FUND
$13,0002024 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$12,6472024 Multiple Europe RecipientsTO RESEARCH AND ADVOCATE FOR THE WIDER AIM OF THE PROJECT
$12,2512020 Multiple Sub-Saharan Africa RecipientsMEDIA FOUNDATION FOR WEST AFRICA – DIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE
$12,2502020 Multiple SOUTH AMERICA RecipientsIT FOR CHANGE – DIGITAL INCLUSION & WOMEN'S RIGHTS ONLINE

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