2017-11-20T09:06:40-06:00 2017-01-31 132620561 CORNICK GARBER & SANDLER LLP 825 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 990 2016-02-01 412165986 SOFTWARE FREEDOM LAW CENTER INC SOFT 2125800800 1995 BROADWAY No 17 FL NEW YORK NY 10023 EBEN MOGLEN PRES & EXEC DIRECTOR 2125800800 2017-11-20 1 Michele Rosenberg P01346138 2125573900 2017-11-13 207.237.133.114 2017-11-13 12:21:12 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 D330F5D1FB4029855E8C935861267DD1F5C64459 2016 2018-03-14 21:41:22Z EBEN MOGLEN 1995 BROADWAY No 17 FL NEW YORK NY 10023 1467241 0 X WWW.SOFTWAREFREEDOM.ORG X 2005 NY PROVIDES LEGAL RESOURCES TO MEMBERS OF THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY. 3 2 12 0 0 0 1165820 1080126 264567 387100 15 15 0 0 1430402 1467241 114708 114134 0 0 747408 755434 0 0 39004 589358 468680 1451474 1338248 -21072 128993 126195 355417 181113 281342 -54918 74075 X PROVIDE LEGAL RESOURCES TO MEMBERS OF THE FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMMUNITY. 0 0 1053197 114134 387100 See Schedule O 1053197 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X TANISHA MADRID 2125800800 1995 BROADWAY SUITE 1700 NEW YORK NY 10023 EBEN MOGLEN PRES, EXEC DIR, & Chairman of the board 30.00 X X 144000 0 806 DIANE M PETERS SECRETARY & DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 Phillip Aigrain DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MISHI CHOUDHARY SENIOR COUNSEL 40.00 X 164869 0 12754 308869 0 13560 2 0 1 0 0 1080126 1080126 PAYMENT FOR SERVICES 541100 387100 387100 387100 15 15 1467241 387100 0 15 114134 114134 325561 289669 16772 19120 285151 183908 98537 2706 102259 76675 21541 4043 42463 32771 8151 1541 15950 15950 8370 7237 953 180 271482 209524 52108 9850 86139 84194 1683 262 4126 3184 792 150 24374 1395 22913 66 CONSULTING AND OTHER 16093 16093 UTILITIES 13325 10284 2558 483 SERVER AND USER EXPENSE 9941 9588 297 56 TELEPHONE 7875 6079 1511 285 11005 8462 2281 262 1338248 1053197 246047 39004 8454 7946 63065 97661 200000 3199 2459 353087 345519 11694 7568 39783 39783 126195 355417 79784 78812 17400 100000 101329 85130 181113 281342 X -54918 74075 -54918 74075 126195 355417 128993 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1071158 1010471 1130673 1165820 1080126 5458248 1071158 1010471 1130673 1165820 1080126 5458248 4503498 954750 18 14 15 15 15 77 5458325 7163568 0.17490 0.21190 X THE 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 241698 236432 5266 111389 109087 2302 7568 SECURITY DEPOSITS 39783 39783 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 85130 85130 1467241 0 1467241 0 1467241 1338248 0 1338248 0 1338248 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOUTH ASIA PROMOTE FREE OPEN SOFTWARE 114134 CHECK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCHEDULE F PART 1 SOFTWARE 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. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISHI CHOUDHARY SENIOR COUNSEL 164869 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12754 0 177623 0 0 0 Eben Moglen Executive Director To address short term funding deficit X 100000 100000 0 1 1 100000 FORM 990, PART III - PROGRAM SERVICES, LINE 4A IN 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 11b FORM 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 12c THE 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 15 THE 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PART VI, SECTION B - POLICIES - ITEM 15B THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MOGLEN RAVICHER LLC 1995 BROADWAY - SUITE 1700 NEW YORK NY 10023 412165986 LEGAL SVCS. NY 22025 SFLC