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THE LINUX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE LINUX FOUNDATION (EIN 46-0503801)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201823199349304962
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-11-15T10:22:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1HOFFMAN STEWART & SCHMIDT PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13 CENTERPOINTE DRIVE SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE OSWEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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

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Address Line11 LETTERMAN DRIVE NO D4700AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonLISBETH MCNABBPersonNm
Person TitleCFO/COOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4157239709PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonTODD D MASSINGERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00075883PTIN
Phone5032205900PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address74.95.39.225IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2018-11-12IPDt
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Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJAMES ZEMLINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 LETTERMAN DRIVE NO D4700AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941291496ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$81,616,265GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressLINUXFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateORLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION INCLUDE PROMOTING, PROTECTING, AND STANDARDIZING LINUX AND OTHER OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body24VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee178TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$3,929TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$81,445,946CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$117,563PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$166,390CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$59,601PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,929CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$61,085,552PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$81,616,265CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$20,624,632PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$31,974,559CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$51,733,209PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$68,997,604CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,352,343PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$12,618,661CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$39,714,654TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$62,264,124TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$11,078,045TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$15,934,338TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$28,636,609NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$46,329,786NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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, 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.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document180IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee178EmployeeCnt
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1STEPHANIE WIGLEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone4157239709PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHRIS MASON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER PRICE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS RICE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MARR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WARD
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)
HIROMI WADA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HISAO MUNAKATA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HISASHI HASHIMOTO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GARZIK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA MURILLO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN GOSSMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEIXIN HOU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TSUGIKAZU SHIBATA
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
WIM COEKAERTS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOSHIYA ETO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG FISHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NITHYA RUFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN CLARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOUNG YOON KIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE WOSTER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER40.00$426,890$0$60,222Yes (X)
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$595,000$0$106,640Yes (X)
RUSSELL FARNELL
FORMER VP OF FINANCE40.00$350,000$0$51,276Yes (X)
ARPIT JOSHIPURA
GENERAL MANGER, NETWORKING AND ORCHESTRATION40.00$525,000$0$60,222Yes (X)
LINUS TORVALDS
FELLOW40.00$456,000$0$995,594Yes (X)
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER40.00$455,958$0$53,705Yes (X)
BRIAN BEHLENDORF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HYPERLEDGER40.00$450,000$0$61,251Yes (X)
ANGELA BROWN
VP EVENTS40.00$406,000$0$57,118Yes (X)
MICHAEL DOLAN
SR. DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PROGRAMS40.00$375,000$0$60,222Yes (X)
CLYDE SEEPERSAD
GENERAL MANAGER, TRAINING40.00$367,142$0$36,000Yes (X)
DANIEL KOHN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CNCF40.00$367,000$0$56,141Yes (X)
DANIEL CAUCHY
GENERAL MANAGER, AUTOMOTIVE40.00$345,000$0$37,286Yes (X)
PENELOPE YAO
VP PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/OPS40.00$330,000$0$18,000Yes (X)
GREGORY KROAH-HARTMAN
FELLOW40.00$290,000$0$60,222Yes (X)
LAURA KEMPKE
VP COMMUNICATIONS40.00$245,000$0$36,000Yes (X)
ABIGAIL KEARNS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLOUD FOUNDRY40.00$425,000$0$65,513Yes (X)
PHILIP ROBB
VP NETOPS40.00$336,574$0$51,276Yes (X)
KEVLIN HUSSER
MANAGER, TECHNICAL ALLIANCES40.00$318,770$0$60,051Yes (X)
JERRY CHILDERS
CTO, CLOUD FOUNDRY40.00$313,333$0$60,222Yes (X)
JOSH AAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ISRG40.00$292,500$0$51,668Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$7,670,167TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
CHOATE HALL & STEWART LLP
TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE 5TH FLOORBOSTONMA02110LEGAL SERVICES$645,914
LEADMD LLC
15849 N 77TH ST 2SCOTTSDALEAZ85260TRAINING$164,060
GURU PARULKAR
1397 CORDILLERA AVENUESUNNYVALECA94087CONSULTING$154,167
GESMER UPDEGROVE LLP
40 BROAD STREETBOSTONMA02109LEGAL SERVICES$146,777
TIMOTHY SEREWICZ
2003 MESTENA TRAILAUSTINTX78733TRAINING$130,382
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROJECT AND EVENT FEES541900$63,008,518$63,008,518
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$12,718,229$12,718,229
TRAINING INCOME541900$5,394,653$5,394,653
OTHER INCOME900099$324,546$324,546
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$81,445,946TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$166,390TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$166,390ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVERTISINGDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,929TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,929UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,929OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$81,616,265TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$81,445,946RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,929UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$166,390ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,733,889TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,541,054TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,207,393TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,862,713TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,677,996TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,122,133TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,085TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,236,162TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,300,241TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,161,002TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,218,587TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$280,149TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,809,048TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,924,422TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$342,197TotalAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$456,533TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,997,604TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,225,548BOYAmt
EOY$33,927,075EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,700,466BOYAmt
EOY$15,285,915EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,863,456BOYAmt
EOY$6,318,877EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,050,021BOYAmt
EOY$2,213,464EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,708,159LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,225,603LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$525,193BOYAmt
EOY$1,482,556EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,757,252EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,970BOYAmt
EOY$278,985EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,714,654BOYAmt
EOY$62,264,124EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,336,599BOYAmt
EOY$7,132,514EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,528,790BOYAmt
EOY$6,686,009EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,212,656BOYAmt
EOY$2,115,815EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,078,045BOYAmt
EOY$15,934,338EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,636,609BOYAmt
EOY$46,329,786EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,636,609BOYAmt
EOY$46,329,786EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,714,654BOYAmt
EOY$62,264,124EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,618,661ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$149,115NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,925,401OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$272,329OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$119,285DepreciationAmt
Book Value$153,044BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,435,830OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,106,318DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,329,512BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,482,556TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$2,115,815Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,115,815TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,16PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$1,426,573
CANADA012PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY$2,328,219
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00PROGRAM SERVICESEVENTS AND CONFERENCES$3,029,065
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees18SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,783,857SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,783,857TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

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 (20 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
MIKE WOSTER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER$250,000$0$176,890$0$0$0$36,000$0$24,222$0$487,112$0$0$0
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$350,000$0$245,000$0$0$0$82,418$0$24,222$0$701,640$0$0$0
RUSSELL FARNELL
FORMER VP OF FINANCE$250,000$0$100,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$15,276$0$401,276$0$0$0
ARPIT JOSHIPURA
GENERAL MANGER, NETWORKING AND ORCHE$400,000$0$125,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$24,222$0$585,222$0$0$0
LINUS TORVALDS
FELLOW$450,000$0$6,000$0$0$0$971,372$0$24,222$0$1,451,594$0$0$0
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER$335,958$0$120,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$17,705$0$509,663$0$0$0
BRIAN BEHLENDORF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HYPERLEDGER$350,000$0$100,000$0$0$0$37,200$0$24,051$0$511,251$0$0$0
ANGELA BROWN
VP EVENTS$250,000$0$156,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$21,118$0$463,118$0$0$0
MICHAEL DOLAN
SR. DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PROGRAMS$250,000$0$125,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$24,222$0$435,222$0$0$0
CLYDE SEEPERSAD
GENERAL MANAGER, TRAINING$229,583$0$137,559$0$0$0$36,000$0$0$0$403,142$0$0$0
DANIEL KOHN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CNCF$325,000$0$42,000$0$0$0$54,000$0$2,141$0$423,141$0$0$0
DANIEL CAUCHY
GENERAL MANAGER, AUTOMOTIVE$250,000$0$95,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$1,286$0$382,286$0$0$0
PENELOPE YAO
VP PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/OPS$250,000$0$80,000$0$0$0$18,000$0$0$0$348,000$0$0$0
GREGORY KROAH-HARTMAN
FELLOW$270,000$0$20,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$24,222$0$350,222$0$0$0
LAURA KEMPKE
VP COMMUNICATIONS$225,000$0$20,000$0$0$0$36,000$0$0$0$281,000$0$0$0
ABIGAIL KEARNS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLOUD FOUNDRY$325,000$0$100,000$0$0$0$46,187$0$19,326$0$490,513$0$0$0
PHILIP ROBB
VP NETOPS$205,324$0$131,250$0$0$0$36,000$0$15,276$0$387,850$0$0$0
KEVLIN HUSSER
MANAGER, TECHNICAL ALLIANCES$102,000$0$216,770$0$0$0$36,000$0$24,051$0$378,821$0$0$0
JERRY CHILDERS
CTO, CLOUD FOUNDRY$250,000$0$63,333$0$0$0$36,000$0$24,222$0$373,555$0$0$0
JOSH AAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ISRG$220,000$0$72,500$0$0$0$37,550$0$14,118$0$344,168$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 16 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 PAY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE MARKET SALARIES. CERTAIN KEY EMPLOYEES' SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE MARKET SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INFORMATION UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT -8,714. INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM ACQUISITIONS 4,934,115.

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/ZIPCdLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd
LINUX FOUNDATION JAPAN LLC
3-30 KIOI-CHO CHIYODA-KUTOKYOJA460503801SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING LSB IN JAPANJA$15,974$102,999THE LINUX FOUNDATION
LF PROJECTS LLC
822737002HOSTS OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS$6,289,936THE LINUX FOUNDATION1 LETTERMAN DRIVE SUITE D4700SAN FRANCISCOCA94129DE

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
THE LINUX KERNEL ORGANIZATION
1 LETTERMAN DRIVE SUITE D4700SAN FRANCISCOCA941291494743183459DISTRIBUTES THE LINUX KERNEL AND RELATED OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS.CA501(C)(3)PFTHE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)
LF SUMMITS INC
1 LETTERMAN DRIVE SUITE D4700SAN FRANCISCOCA941291494810852571HOSTS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY.CA501(C)(4)THE 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 CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
LF LABS INC
1 LETTERMAN DRIVE SUITE D4700SAN FRANCISCOCA941291494383890278TECHNICAL TRAINING.DETHE LINUX FOUNDATIONC1.00000Yes (1)
LINUX LABS LIMITED
1 LETTERMAN DRIVE SUITE D4700SAN FRANCISCOCA941291494CONFERENCE MANAGEMENTTHE LINUX FOUNDATION1.00000Yes (1)UK$29,001
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$1,265,926InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUAL AMOUNTS PAIDMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt