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SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER INC (EIN 41-2165986)
Tax period
2016-02-01 to 2017-01-31
Filed
2017-11-20
IRS object ID
201713249349300406
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-20T09:06:40-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-01-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN132620561PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORNICK GARBER & SANDLER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1825 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-02-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN412165986EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlSOFTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2125800800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11995 BROADWAY No 17 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10023ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEBEN MOGLENPersonNm
Person TitlePRES & EXEC DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2125800800PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMichele RosenbergPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01346138PTIN
Phone2125573900PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.237.133.114IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-13IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEBEN MOGLENPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,467,241GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$128,993CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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EBEN MOGLEN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Fundraising$66FundraisingAmt

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BOY$8,454BOYAmt
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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$63,065BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$200,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$3,199BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$11,694BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,783BOYAmt
EOY$39,783EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,195BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,784BOYAmt
EOY$78,812EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$17,400EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$100,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$101,329BOYAmt
EOY$85,130EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,113BOYAmt
EOY$281,342EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$54,918BOYAmt
EOY$74,075EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$54,918BOYAmt
EOY$74,075EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$126,195BOYAmt
EOY$355,417EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$128,993ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,071,158CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,010,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,130,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,165,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,080,126CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,458,248TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,010,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,130,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,165,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,080,126CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,458,248TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,503,498SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$954,750PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$77TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,458,325TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,163,568GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.17490PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.21190PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestTHE SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER ("SFLC") QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY UNDER SECTIONS 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND 509(A)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SFLC'S MISSION IS TO REPRESENT, PRO BONO PUBLICO, THOSE WHOSE RELATION TO FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE GENERATES NO REVENUE STREAM FROM WHICH TRADITIONAL LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COUNSEL CAN BE PAID. SFLC SATISFIES THE DEFINITION OF AN ORGANIZATION REFERRED TO IN SECTION 170(C)(2)(B) OF THE CODE BECAUSE IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION.FURTHER, SFLC NORMALLY RECEIVES A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS SUPPORT FROM DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF REG. SEC. 1.170A-9T(F)(3).AS SHOWN IN PART II, SECTION C, SFLC RECEIVED 17.49 PERCENT OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR 2016, AND HAS RECEIVED GREATER THAN TEN PERCENT PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR EACH TAXABLE YEAR OF ITS EXISTENCE. SFLC IS ENABLED IN LARGE PART TO CARRY OUT ITS PUBLIC-FACING MISSION BY VOLUNTARY DONATIONS PROVIDED BY COMMERCIAL PARTIES WHO BENEFIT FROM FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IN THEIR BUSINESSES, AND WHO APPRECIATE THAT ALL PARTIES ARE BETTER OFF WHEN THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE SOFTWARE CAN MAKE IT SAFELY.THESE DONATIONS DO NOT UNDULY INFLUENCE SFLC. IN FACT, MANY OF SFLC'S LARGE DONORS DIRECTLY COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER. IN ADDITION TO THIS SUPPORT, SFLC ALSO RECEIVES DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND GRANT MAKING ORGANIZATIONS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2005, SFLC HAS ACTIVELY SOUGHT AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY WHICH IT SERVES NON PROFIT MAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.SFLC CURRENTLY REPRESENTS MANY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND WELL-ESTABLISHED FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECTS. SFLC'S ACTIVITIES WHICH MOSTLY INVOLVE ADVISING, COUNSELING, AND REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MEMBERS OF THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.AS SET FORTH IN REG. SEC. 1.170A-9T(F)(3)(II), SFLC MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR THE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY WHICH IT SERVES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SFLC HAS RECEIVED 915 DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE UNDER $500. SFLC HAS ASKED FOR THESE DONATIONS ON ITS WEBSITE AND IN ITS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT ARE FREELY DISTRIBUTED FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC. TO INCREASE ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST RATIOS, SFLC HAS ALSO SENT OUT ANNUAL APPEAL LETTERS TO A BROAD AUDIENCE.SFLC IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF EXPERTS AND LEADERS IN THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY WHO REPRESENT A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF THE VIEWS AND INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. ALL OF THE DIRECTORS THAT HAVE SERVED ON SFLC'S BOARD HAVE BEEN INDEPENDENT AND NOT AFFILIATED WITH ITS DONORS. ALL SFLC'S CURRENT DIRECTORS HAVE EITHER ACADEMIC OR NONPROFIT AFFILIATIONS AND FORMER DIRECTORS HAVE GONE ON TO TAKE GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS.SFLC IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING FREE LEGAL COUNSEL AND REPRESENTATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND NON-PROFIT MAKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.SFLC PROVIDES ENHANCED LONG-TERM LEGAL STABILITY TO THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY BY CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE MORE THAN 50 KEY FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME TO RELY ON ITS LICENSING, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, NONPROFIT CORPORATE AND TAX LEGAL ADVICE. MANY OF SFLC'S CLIENTS ARE ALSO INCORPORATED AS NONPROFITS AND RECOGNIZED AS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, WHILE OTHERS ARE SMALL, UNINCORPORATED VOLUNTEER ENTITIES WITHOUT REVENUE.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$241,698OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$236,432DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,266BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$111,389OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$109,087DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,302BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,568TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITSDesc
Book Value$39,783BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$39,783TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT LIABILITYDesc
Amt$85,130Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$85,130TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,467,241TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,467,241RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,467,241TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,338,248TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,338,248ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,338,248TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSOUTH ASIARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantPROMOTE FREE OPEN SOFTWAREPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$114,134CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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 ReferenceSCHEDULE F PART 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER - INDIA SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER ENSURES THAT ALL FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER - INDIA ARE USED IN CONNECTION WITH SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER'S MISSION TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT FREE AND OPEN SOFTWARE THROUGH ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING. SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER WILL NOT TRANSFER FUNDS TO SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER - INDIA FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMISHI CHOUDHARYPersonNm
TitleSENIOR COUNSELTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$164,869BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$12,754NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$177,623TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEben MoglenPersonNm
Relationship With OrgExecutive DirectorRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeTo address short term funding deficitLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$100,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$100,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$100,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICES, LINE 4AIN ADDITION TO ITS CLIENTS, SFLC ALSO PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT SERVICE TO THE GENERAL FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE ("FOSS") COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH, AND INFORMATION ABOUT, LEGAL ISSUES IMPACTING FOSS DEVELOPMENT, PUBLISHING FREELY AVAILABLE MATERIAL REGARDING ISSUES THAT CONCERN THE FOSS COMMUNITY AND MAKING NUMEROUS PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND OFFERING CONSULTING TO THE PUBLIC AND TRAINING TO ATTORNEYS INVOLVED WITH OR INTERESTED IN A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO FOSS LEGAL ISSUES. THE MATERIALS THAT SFLC PROVIDES ARE CREATED FOR EVERYONE, NOT FOR A SMALL DONOR BASE. FOR EXAMPLE, EBEN MOGLEN'S "FREEDOM IN THE CLOUD" SPEECH HAS HAD NEARLY 44,000 VIEWS ON YOUTUBE.COM, AND HIS SERIES OF PUBLIC TALKS ON "SNOWDEN AND THE FUTURE" HAS HAD OVER 150,000 UNIQUE VISITORS ONLINE, WITH EACH OF THE 4 VIDEOS OF THE TALKS RECEIVING 30,000-40,000 VIEWS. THE FOLLOW-UP TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM WITH BRUCE SCHNEIER SIMILARLY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 30,000 VIEWS. THE PUBLICATION OF THESE LECTURES BY THE GUARDIAN REACHED MILLIONS OF THAT NEWSPAPER'S READERS. SFLC'S CLIENT LIST INCLUDES OVER 50 FOSS PROJECTS THAT IN THIS PERIOD WERE ASSISTED BY SFLC WITH LICENSING, COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, PATENT, EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE, NONPROFIT CORPORATE AND TAX LEGAL ADVICE. IN ADDITION TO ITS CLIENTS, SFLC ALSO PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT SERVICE TO THE GENERAL FOSS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH AND INFORMATION ABOUT LEGAL ISSUES IMPACTING FOSS DEVELOPMENT, PUBLISHING MATERIAL REGARDING ISSUES THAT CONCERN THE FOSS COMMUNITY AND MAKING NUMEROUS PUBLIC REPRESENTATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS RELATING TO FOSS LEGAL ISSUES. SPECIFICALLY, DURING THE 2016 FISCAL YEAR, SFLC: HELD ITS TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY FULL-DAY FREE SOFTWARE LAW CONFERENCE AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL ON OCTOBER 28, 2016. PANELS AND LECTURES WERE PRESENTED ON FOSS AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY, FOSS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, KERNEL COMPLIANCE, AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE PRACTICE OF FOSS LAW. THE CONFERENCE FOOTAGE HAS BEEN VIEWED OR DOWNLOADED THOUSANDS OF TIMES ON SFLC'S WEBSITE; ENGAGED IN DISCUSSION OF INNOVATION POLICY, NETWORK NEUTRALITY AND ESPECIALLY PRIVACY ISSUES IN LIGHT OF THE AADHAAR SCHEME WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, WHILE ENGAGING WITH MULTI-NATIONAL SOFTWARE AND SERVICES PRODUCERS HEADQUARTERED IN INDIA TO HIGHLIGHT THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE GOVERNANCE OF THE NET; PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND POLICY-FORMATION DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE WORLD ON THE ROLE OF FOSS IN NETWORK TRUST AND CYBER-SECURITY IN _INTER ALIA_ THE US, MEXICO, HONG KONG, SPAIN, GERMANY, FRANCE, INDIA; CONTRIBUTED UNITED STATES CIVIL SOCIETY EXPERTISE IN KEY POLICY AREAS FOUNDATIONAL TO GROWTH OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IN DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES, BUSINESS LEADERS AND MINISTERS OF NUMEROUS COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO, UNITED KINGDOM, LATVIA, AND SWEDEN; FILED A BRIEF AMICI CURIAE IN SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS V. APPLE INC. BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ARGUING AGAINST THE TOTAL PROFITS DAMAGES RULE; DELIVERED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT RE:PUBLICA 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON HOW CONNECTING THE WORLD'S POOR IS THE GREATEST ACT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC EQUALIZATION WITHIN OUR POWER; PRODUCED DISCUSSION PAPERS, OPINION PIECES AND PRESENTATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE FOSS COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ON ISSUES SUCH AS LICENSING TERMS ON THE LINUX KERNEL, PARTIAL AND STRONG COPYLEFT, PATENTS AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; PARTICIPATED IN U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND LICENSING WORKSHOPS WITH THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING STATE OF THE ART LEGAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ON TOPICS INCLUDING LICENSE COMPLIANCE, PATENT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bFORM 990 IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD IN A BOARD MEETING HELD BY TELEPHONE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES ANNUAL WRITTEN AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY BY EACH BOARD MEMBER.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED AT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AT WHICH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS NOT PRESENT. THE DIRECTORS CONSIDER COMPARABILITY DATA, INCLUDING SALARIES REPORTED ON FORMS 990 FILED BY OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
PART VI, SECTION B - POLICIES - ITEM 15BTHE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOGLEN RAVICHER LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11995 BROADWAY - SUITE 1700AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10023ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412165986EIN
Primary ActivitiesLEGAL SVCS.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
End Of Year Assets$22,025EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SFLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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