THE LINUX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE LINUX FOUNDATION (EIN 46-0503801)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202543189349311694
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-14T18:08:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 CENTERPOINTE DRIVE SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE OSWEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP970358663ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN460503801EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LINUX FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLINUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4157239709PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198024447ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEPHANIE WIGLEPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4157239709PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNATHAN STAMETSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01931251PTIN
Phone5032205900PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerSTEPHANIE WIGLEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198024447ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$220,730,594GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressLINUXFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateORLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEMPOWERING GENERATIONS OF OPEN SOURCE INNOVATORS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body21VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee300TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$2,591TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,640,334CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$194,977,517PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$206,405,506CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,046,230PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,682,163CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,401PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,591CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$196,026,148PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$220,730,594CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$81,727,579PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$103,484,687PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$111,924,341CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$185,212,266PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$204,369,300CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,813,882PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$16,361,294CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$197,581,716TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$224,425,906TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$72,680,696TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$79,798,145TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$124,901,020NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$144,627,761NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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. 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 SHARED TECHNOLOGY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescEVENTS: OUR EVENTS TEAM FACILITATED 219 IN-PERSON EVENTS WITH OVER 70,000 ATTENDEES FROM 162 COUNTRIES REPRESENTING OVER 9,000 DISTINCT ORGANIZATIONS, MARKING THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES EXCEEDED THE NUMBER WHO ATTENDED PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. WE PROVIDED OVER $1.6M IN TRAVEL FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO THESE EVENTS. OUR PROJECTS ALSO HOSTED 88 VIRTUAL WEBINARS ATTENDED BY OVER 12,800 ATTENDEES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTRAINING: IN 2024, OUR TRAINING & EDUCATION TEAM ENROLLED OVER 200,000 LEARNERS INTO E-LEARNING COURSES AND PROVIDED NEARLY 50,000 CERTIFICATIONS TO PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE INCREASING THEIR SKILL BASE. MORE THAN 850 PARTICIPANTS, PRIMARILY COLLEGE STUDENTS, HAVE GRADUATED FROM OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, WHICH CONTINUE TO EDUCATE A NEW GENERATION OF OPEN SOURCE CONTRIBUTORS, PROVIDING SKILLS THAT WILL GIVE THEM A PATH TO GOOD JOBS. IN MEMORY OF OUR CTO, SHUBHRA KAR, WE ALSO PROVIDED OVER 500 EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM OVER 110 COUNTRIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROJECTS: WE HOST MORE OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS THAN ANY OTHER ENTITY IN THE WORLD, PROVIDING THE SUPPORT SERVICES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO FUNCTION. WE SURPASSED 1,000 ACTIVE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND STANDARDS PROJECTS IN 2024, WITH IMPACTFUL PROJECTS IN NEARLY EVERY TECHNOLOGY NICHE.Desc
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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
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Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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IRP Document281IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee300EmployeeCnt
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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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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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
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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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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Business Name Line1STEPHANIE WIGLEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone4157239709PhoneNum

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Address Line12810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274AddressLine1Txt
CityWILMINGTONCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

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TIM BIRD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERICA BRESCIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EILEEN EVANS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA EVERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEIXIN HOU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK FANZILLI
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TAKEHISA KATAYAMA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN KOMIYAMA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY CRAVEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MARR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN MAURER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YUICHI NAKAMURA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHOJIRO NAKAO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL PARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL ROBB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NITHYA RUFF
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEIICHI SEKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RUDIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM WRIGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$952,166$0$451,018Yes (X)
STEPHANIE WIGLE HADDOW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$626,592$0$72,743Yes (X)
LINUS TORVALDS
FELLOW40.00$524,349$0$1,089,627Yes (X)
ANGELA BROWN
SVP, GM OF EVENTS40.00$601,982$0$64,283Yes (X)
PRIYANKA SHARMA
GM, CNCF40.00$562,668$0$72,743Yes (X)
CLYDE SEEPERSAD
SVP AND GM, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION40.00$559,806$0$42,965Yes (X)
MANISH DIXIT
SVP OF ENGINEERING40.00$346,104$0$76,713Yes (X)
JASON STORMENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINOPS FOUNDATION40.00$801,592$0$79,120Yes (X)
ARPIT JOSHIPURA
GENERAL MANAGER, NETWORKING AND ORCHESTRATION40.00$754,166$0$83,629Yes (X)
TODD MOORE
SVP OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS40.00$655,960$0$68,973Yes (X)
GABRIELE COLUMBRO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINOS40.00$657,175$0$72,231Yes (X)
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER40.00$651,592$0$64,491Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$7,694,152TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K199IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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PSI SERVICES INC
611 N BRAND BLVD 10TH FLGLENDALECA91203EXAM DEVELOPMENT$1,633,254
E3 WEBCASTING LLC
1314-B CENTER DRIVE 463MEDFORDOR97501SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO ADS, VARIOUS OTHER$1,327,809
PROXIMA SYSTEMS LLC
6200 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD SUITE 300PLEASANTONCA94588PLATFORM, AFFILIATION AND TECH WRITING S$1,068,174
SPEAKEASY STRATEGIES LLC
77 GEARY STREET 5TH FLOORSAN FRANCISCOCA94108PR +AR+ORGANIC SOCIAL SUPPORT$910,444
MAMMOTH GROWTH LLC
145 CORTE MADERA TOWN CENTER 445CORTE MADERACA94925ANALYTICS ARCHITECTURE$887,094
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K57CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$6,640,334AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,640,334TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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TRAINING INCOME541900$29,181,007$29,181,007
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$19,817,944$19,817,944
PROGRAM SUPPORT INCOME541900$6,800,648$6,800,648
OTHER INCOME900099$1,122,981$1,122,981
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$206,405,506TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,682,163TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,682,163ExclusionAmt

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DescADVERTISINGDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
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Unrelated Business Revenue$2,591UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,591OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$220,730,594TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$206,405,506RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,591UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,682,163ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,043,760TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,287,521TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,045,194TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,889,844TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,178,640TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,755,886TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,313TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,568TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,811,449TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,897,534TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,863,240TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,180,825TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,354,688TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,183,057TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Total$8,604,781TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,369,300TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,222,820BOYAmt
EOY$169,430,141EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,462,925BOYAmt
EOY$18,433,405EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,530,134BOYAmt
EOY$16,513,953EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,990,990BOYAmt
EOY$7,846,809EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,939,493LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,925,722LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,435BOYAmt
EOY$13,771EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,289,211BOYAmt
EOY$12,187,827EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,201BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,581,716BOYAmt
EOY$224,425,906EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,594,604BOYAmt
EOY$24,151,647EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,204,828BOYAmt
EOY$42,223,064EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,881,264BOYAmt
EOY$13,423,434EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,680,696BOYAmt
EOY$79,798,145EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,901,020BOYAmt
EOY$144,627,761EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,901,020BOYAmt
EOY$144,627,761EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,581,716BOYAmt
EOY$224,425,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$16,361,294ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$471,892NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,893,555OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 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 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$3,939,493OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,925,722DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,771BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,771TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITYDesc
Amt$13,423,434Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$13,423,434TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,125PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$3,570,047
CANADA AND MEXICO018PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$3,820,719
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM019PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$17,549,591
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICESEVENTS AND CONFERENCES$1,389,071
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,03PROGRAM SERVICESEVENTS AND CONFERENCES$573,041
UNITED KINGDOM09PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$5,011,047
OCEANIA00PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$973,016
CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$24,500
EGYPT00PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY.$304,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees74SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee74TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$32,911,032SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$304,800ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$33,215,832TotalSpentAmt
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 (12 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$74,349$0$1,051,998$0$37,629$0$1,613,976$0$0$0
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$400,000$0$548,000$0$4,166$0$413,389$0$37,629$0$1,403,184$0$0$0
JASON STORMENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINOPS FOUNDATIO$400,000$0$400,000$0$1,592$0$41,491$0$37,629$0$880,712$0$0$0
ARPIT JOSHIPURA
GENERAL MANAGER, NETWORKING AND ORCH$425,000$0$325,000$0$4,166$0$46,000$0$37,629$0$837,795$0$0$0
GABRIELE COLUMBRO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINOS$405,583$0$250,000$0$1,592$0$41,518$0$30,713$0$729,406$0$0$0
TODD MOORE
SVP OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS$400,000$0$250,000$0$5,960$0$46,000$0$22,973$0$724,933$0$0$0
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER$400,000$0$250,000$0$1,592$0$41,518$0$22,973$0$716,083$0$0$0
STEPHANIE WIGLE HADDOW
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$350,000$0$275,000$0$1,592$0$42,030$0$30,713$0$699,335$0$0$0
ANGELA BROWN
SVP, GM OF EVENTS$350,000$0$250,000$0$1,982$0$42,030$0$22,253$0$666,265$0$0$0
PRIYANKA SHARMA
GM, CNCF$386,154$0$175,000$0$1,514$0$42,030$0$30,713$0$635,411$0$0$0
CLYDE SEEPERSAD
SVP AND GM, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATI$350,000$0$200,000$0$9,806$0$42,965$0$0$0$602,771$0$0$0
MANISH DIXIT
SVP OF ENGINEERING$325,000$0$18,498$0$2,606$0$46,000$0$30,713$0$422,817$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 7AEACH PLATINUM MEMBER, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 20, IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A DIRECTOR. THE GOLD MEMBERS, VOTING TOGETHER AS A SINGLE CLASS, ELECT UP TO THREE DIRECTORS, AND THE SILVER MEMBERS, VOTING TOGETHER AS A SINGLE CLASS, ELECT ONE 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 POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD ANNUALLY DURING A MEETING. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT ARE REPORTED ARE REFERRED TO OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND ESCALATED TO THE BOARD IF WARRANTED.
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 XI, LINE 9:FOREIGN CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT -89,645. INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM ACQUISITION 2,983,200.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdEnd Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
LINUX FOUNDATION JAPAN LLC
3-30 KIOI-CHO CHIYODA-KUTOKYOJA460503801SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING OPEN SOURCE IN JAPANJA$154,052THE LINUX FOUNDATION
LF OPEN SOURCE LLC
384027839SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING OPEN SOURCE IN ASIACHTHE LINUX FOUNDATION2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274WILMINGTONDE198024447
LINUX FOUNDATION UK LIMITED
DEDMERE ROADMARLOWUKSUPPORTING AND ADVANCING OPEN SOURCE IN THE UKUKTHE LINUX FOUNDATION

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
THE LINUX KERNEL ORGANIZATION
2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274WILMINGTONDE198024447743183459DISTRIBUTES THE LINUX KERNEL AND RELATED OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS.CA501(C)(3)PFTHE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)
LF SUMMITS INC
2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274WILMINGTONDE198024447810852571HOSTS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY.CA501(C)(4)THE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)
LF CHARITIES INC
2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274WILMINGTONDE198024447841730246SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONDE501(C)(3)LINE 12A, ITHE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)
LINUX FOUNDATION EUROPE
981665203SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING OPEN SOURCE IN EUROPE501(C)(6)THE LINUX FOUNDATIONYes (1)AVENUE DES ARTS 56 1000BRUXELLESBEBE

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
LF LABS INC
2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274WILMINGTONDE198024447383890278TECHNICAL TRAINING.DETHE LINUX FOUNDATIONC1.00000Yes (1)
LF GOVERNANCE NETWORKS INC
2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274WILMINGTONDE198024447852973622SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERNANCE NETWORKSDETHE LINUX FOUNDATIONC1.00000Yes (1)
LFNEWCO INC
2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274WILMINGTONDE198024447933738941SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING OPEN SOURCE IN THE USDETHE LINUX FOUNDATIONC1.00000Yes (1)$241,912$2,357,620
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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 (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THE LINUX KERNEL ORGANIZATION
P$265,300ACTUAL AMOUNTS PAID
LF CHARITIES INC
C$6,207,591ACTUAL AMOUNTS PAID

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