THE LINUX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE LINUX FOUNDATION (EIN 46-0503801)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-12
IRS object ID
202133169349304378
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-12T10:45:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN930743240PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOFFMAN STEWART & SCHMIDT PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityLAKE OSWEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP970358663ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN460503801EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE LINUX FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlLINUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4157239709PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1548 MARKET ST PMB 57274AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941045401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJIM ZEMLINPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4157239709PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJIMPersonFirstNm
Person LastZEMLINPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonTODD D MASSINGERPreparerPersonNm
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Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAMES ZEMLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1548 MARKET ST PMB 57274AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941045401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$106,429,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressLINUXFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateORLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE LINUX FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEMS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, EVENTS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS TO PROGRESS OPEN INNOVATION. WORKING TOGETHER WITH ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES OFOPEN SOURCE ENGINEERS, THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND ITS PROJECTS FORM THEMOST AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT IN THE CREATION OF SHAREDTECHNOLOGY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee208TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$339,768PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$470,593CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,633PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,453CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$124,492,699PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$106,429,200CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$67,262,694PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$46,163,848CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$111,490,264PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$95,550,838CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$13,002,435PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$10,878,362CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$108,874,172TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$30,685,216TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$36,685,862TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$72,188,310NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE LINUX FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEMS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, EVENTS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS TO PROGRESS OPEN INNOVATION. (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)WORKING TOGETHER WITH ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES OF OPEN SOURCE ENGINEERS, THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND ITS PROJECTS FORM THE MOST AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT IN THE CREATION OF SHAREDTECHNOLOGY.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE LINUX FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS AROUND OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS TO ACCELERATE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY ADOPTION. THE LINUX FOUNDATION PROVIDES UNPARALLELED SUPPORT FOR OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES THROUGH FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, SERVICES, EVENTS, AND TRAINING. WORKING TOGETHER, THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND ITS PROJECTS FORM THE MOST AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT IN THE CREATION OF SHARED TECHNOLOGY.Desc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANDRE FUETSCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MASON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS PRICE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS WRIGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL PARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MARR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIRK HOHNDEL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
EILEEN EVANS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERICA BRESCIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK FANZILLI
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HISAO MUNAKATA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEIICHI SEKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENJI KANESHIGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA EVERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NITHYA RUFF
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PEIXIN HOU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYO KAWAI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH NOVOTNY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM BIRD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WIM COEKAERTS
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
XIN LIU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA MURILLO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CHENG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$889,550$0$273,091Yes (X)
LISBETH MCNABB
COO/CFO (THRU 6/2020)40.00$418,906$0$57,214Yes (X)
STEPHANIE WIGLE HADDOW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$321,071$0$64,328Yes (X)
LINUS TORVALDS
FELLOW40.00$623,009$0$1,035,559Yes (X)
ARPIT JOSHIPURA
GM, NETWORKING AND ORCHESTRATION40.00$559,873$0$80,287Yes (X)
ANGELA BROWN
SVP AND GM OF EVENTS40.00$508,441$0$57,780Yes (X)
SHUBRA KAR
CTO AND GM OF PRODUCTS40.00$452,719$0$67,287Yes (X)
CLYDE SEEPERSAD
GENERAL MANAGER, TRAINING40.00$452,593$0$37,500Yes (X)
MICHAEL DOLAN
SVP AND GM OF PROJECTS40.00$398,361$0$62,828Yes (X)
PRIYANKA SHARMA
CNCF - GENERAL MANAGER40.00$232,311$0$41,683Yes (X)
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER40.00$648,064$0$58,002Yes (X)
DANIEL KOHN
GM, LF PUBLIC HEALTH40.00$561,217$0$30,502Yes (X)
BRIAN BEHLENDORF
GM, BLOCKCHAIN, HEALTHCARE AND IDENTITY40.00$478,568$0$63,877Yes (X)
DANIEL CAUCHY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AGL40.00$484,132$0$53,271Yes (X)
JERRY CHILDERS
GM CFF40.00$440,353$0$67,287Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,050,496TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K127IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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PROXIMA SYSTEMS
7114 CORTE BALBOAPLEASANTONCA94566CONSULTING$2,050,311
INTRADO DIGITAL MEDIA LLC
11808 MIRACLE HILLS DRIVEOMAHANE68154CONSULTING$1,307,886
VULK COOP
1700 S LAMAR SUITE 338AUSTINTX78704CONSULTING$1,257,756
SPEAKEASY STRATEGIES LLC
77 GEARY STREET 5TH FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94108CONSULTING$1,052,900
PSI SERVICES LLC
611 N BRAND BLVD 10TH FLOORGLENDALECA91203CONSULTING$903,995
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K32CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROJECT AND EVENT FEES541900$61,960,899$61,960,899
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$17,826,573$17,826,573
TRAINING INCOME541900$17,055,206$17,055,206
PROGRAM SUPPORT INCOME541900$8,403,628$8,403,628
OTHER INCOME900099$708,848$708,848
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$105,955,154TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$470,593TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$470,593ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVERTISINGDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,453TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,453UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,453OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$106,429,200TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$105,955,154RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,453UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$470,593ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,634,391TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,795,791TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,251,826TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,763,859TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,941,123TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,555,074TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,176TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,154,544TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,725,669TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,031,295TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$666,889TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,277,079TotalAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,589,122TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,550,838TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,308,521BOYAmt
EOY$78,881,203EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,765,627BOYAmt
EOY$8,478,155EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,583,609BOYAmt
EOY$9,298,168EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,072,559BOYAmt
EOY$2,167,960EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,859,634LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,301,527LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,086,852BOYAmt
EOY$558,107EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,533,642BOYAmt
EOY$9,359,570EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$167,334BOYAmt
EOY$131,009EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,518,144BOYAmt
EOY$108,874,172EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,124,558BOYAmt
EOY$16,650,686EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,617,351BOYAmt
EOY$13,685,289EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,943,307BOYAmt
EOY$6,349,887EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,685,216BOYAmt
EOY$36,685,862EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,832,928BOYAmt
EOY$72,188,310EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,832,928BOYAmt
EOY$72,188,310EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,518,144BOYAmt
EOY$108,874,172EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,878,362ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$381,393NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,095,627OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,586,819OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,041,057DepreciationAmt
Book Value$545,762BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$272,815OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$260,470DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,345BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$558,107TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITYDesc
Amt$6,349,887Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,349,887TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE LINUX FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,111PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$3,056,634
CANADA011PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$3,109,126
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM07PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$4,405,900
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,00PROGRAM SERVICESEVENTS AND CONFERENCES$210,439
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00PROGRAM SERVICESEVENTS AND CONFERENCES$2,398
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,00PROGRAM SERVICESEVENTS AND CONFERENCES$119,815
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees29SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$10,904,312SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$10,904,312TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
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 III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 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
LINUS TORVALDS
FELLOW$450,000$0$0$0$173,009$0$1,007,272$0$28,287$0$1,658,568$0$0$0
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$350,000$0$349,661$0$189,889$0$244,804$0$28,287$0$1,162,641$0$0$0
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER$400,000$0$250,000$0-$1,936$0$39,000$0$19,002$0$706,066$0$0$0
ARPIT JOSHIPURA
GM, NETWORKING AND ORCHESTRATION$400,000$0$157,941$0$1,932$0$52,000$0$28,287$0$640,160$0$0$0
DANIEL KOHN
GM, LF PUBLIC HEALTH$291,667$0$262,500$0$7,050$0$28,368$0$2,134$0$591,719$0$0$0
ANGELA BROWN
SVP AND GM OF EVENTS$300,000$0$201,601$0$6,840$0$39,000$0$18,780$0$566,221$0$0$0
BRIAN BEHLENDORF
GM, BLOCKCHAIN, HEALTHCARE AND IDENT$350,000$0$130,000$0-$1,432$0$38,549$0$25,328$0$542,445$0$0$0
DANIEL CAUCHY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AGL$368,100$0$100,000$0$16,032$0$52,000$0$1,271$0$537,403$0$0$0
SHUBRA KAR
CTO AND GM OF PRODUCTS$325,000$0$131,379$0-$3,660$0$39,000$0$28,287$0$520,006$0$0$0
JERRY CHILDERS
GM CFF$333,473$0$106,510$0$370$0$39,000$0$28,287$0$507,640$0$0$0
CLYDE SEEPERSAD
GENERAL MANAGER, TRAINING$250,000$0$200,000$0$2,593$0$37,500$0$0$0$490,093$0$0$0
LISBETH MCNABB
COO/CFO (THRU 6/2020)$242,756$0$175,000$0$1,150$0$50,012$0$7,202$0$476,120$0$0$0
MICHAEL DOLAN
SVP AND GM OF PROJECTS$275,000$0$125,000$0-$1,639$0$37,500$0$25,328$0$461,189$0$0$0
STEPHANIE WIGLE HADDOW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$290,625$0$35,000$0-$4,554$0$39,000$0$25,328$0$385,399$0$0$0
PRIYANKA SHARMA
CNCF - GENERAL MANAGER$205,850$0$25,000$0$1,461$0$26,731$0$14,952$0$273,994$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3OUR EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HELD IN PERSON WERE EITHER CANCELLED, POSTPONED UNTIL 2021 OR HELD VIRTUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE LINUX FOUNDATION HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: PLATINUM, GOLD, AND SILVER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AVOTING AS A CLASS, PLATINUM MEMBERS ELECT UP TO 20 DIRECTORS, GOLD MEMBERS ELECT UP TO 3 DIRECTORS, AND SILVER MEMBER ELECT 1 DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND CERTAIN KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE MARKET SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INFORMATION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCERTIFICATION CONTRACTORS 1,890,517. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS 4,051,550. THIRD PARTY CONTENT CONSULTANTS 2,172,913. PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT 3,086,558. MARKETING SERVICE 1,033,615. OTHER FEES 8,919,391.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT 18,394. NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM ACQUISITIONS 2,077,233.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdTotal IncomeTotalIncomeAmtEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
LINUX FOUNDATION JAPAN LLC
3-30 KIOI-CHO CHIYODA-KUTOKYOJA460503801SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING LSB IN JAPANJA$1,004$141,496THE LINUX FOUNDATION
LINUX FOUNDATION ASIA LLC
384027839SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING LSB IN ASIACH$0$0THE LINUX FOUNDATION548 MARKET ST PMB 57274SAN FRANCISCOCA941045401

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
THE LINUX KERNEL ORGANIZATION
548 MARKET ST PMB 57274SAN FRANCISCOCA941045401743183459DISTRIBUTES THE LINUX KERNEL AND RELATED OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS.CA501(C)(3)PFTHE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)
LF SUMMITS INC
548 MARKET ST PMB 57274SAN FRANCISCOCA941045401810852571HOSTS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY.CA501(C)(4)THE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)
LF CHARITIES INC
548 MARKET ST PMB 57274SAN FRANCISCOCA941045401841730246SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONDE501(C)(3)LINE 12A, ITHE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
LF LABS INC
548 MARKET ST PMB 57274SAN FRANCISCOCA941045401383890278TECHNICAL TRAINING.DETHE LINUX FOUNDATIONC1.00000Yes (1)
LINUX LABS LIMITED
548 MARKET ST PMB 57274SAN FRANCISCOCA941045401CONFERENCE MANAGEMENTTHE LINUX FOUNDATION1.00000Yes (1)UK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LF SUMMITS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypePTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$342,832InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUAL AMOUNTS PAIDMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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