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THE LINUX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
THE LINUX FOUNDATION (EIN 46-0503801)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-14
IRS object ID
201723189349305852
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)
Return2017-11-14T12:30:38-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Line14900 MEADOWS ROAD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityLAKE OSWEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP970353295ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Line11 LETTERMAN DRIVE NO D4700AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941291496ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES ZEMLINPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4157239709PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTODD D MASSINGERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00075883PTIN
Phone5032205900PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address74.95.39.225IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-14IPDt
IP Tm08:16:20IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$61,085,552GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent19VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee169TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$59,601TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$39,124,588PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$60,908,388CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$73,463PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$117,563CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$85,334PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$59,601CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$39,283,385PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$61,085,552CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$20,875,301PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$31,108,577CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$14,688,865PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$20,624,632CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$35,564,166PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$51,733,209CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,719,219PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,352,343CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$27,690,067TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$39,714,654TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,074,805TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$11,078,045TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,615,262NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$28,636,609NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION INCLUDE PROMOTING, PROTECTING, AND STANDARDIZING LINUX AND OTHER OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION, THE CORPORATION HOSTS MULTIPLE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS OTHER ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE LINUX AND OTHER OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE LINUX FOUNDATION FOSTERED THE GROWTH OF LINUX BY FOCUSING ON PROTECTING LINUX BY SPONSORING KEY LINUX DEVELOPERS AND PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES, STANDARDIZING LINUX AND IMPROVING IT AS A PLATFORM FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AND PROVIDING A NEUTRAL FORUM FOR COLLABORATION AND PROMOTION. IN MORE RECENT YEARS, IT HAS EXTENDED SIMILAR SERVICES TO AN INCREASING NUMBER OF OTHER OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS.Desc
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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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document132IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee169EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryJAForeignCountryCd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member19IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEPHANIE WIGLEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4157239709PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 LETTERMAN DRIVE SUITE D4700AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN FRANCISCOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP941291496ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ERICA BRESCIA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOSHIYA ETO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF GARZIK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN GOSSMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HISASHI HASHIMOTO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEIXIN HOU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS MASON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NITHYA RUFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TSUGIKAZU SHIBATA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HIROMI WADA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM WASKO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM WRIGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN CLARK
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FRANK FANZILLI
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOUG FISHER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$588,200$0$51,075Yes (X)
DAVID MARR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WARD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EILEEN EVANS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YOUNG YOOK KIM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL FARNELL
VP OF FINANCE40.00$380,890$0$51,295Yes (X)
MIKE WOSTER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER40.00$546,843$0$60,602Yes (X)
MICHAEL DOLAN
VP OF STRATEGIC PROGRAMS40.00$393,187$0$35,561Yes (X)
ANGELA BROWN
VP OF EVENTS40.00$399,737$0$57,175Yes (X)
LINUS TORVALDS
FELLOW40.00$640,119$0$1,031,937Yes (X)
NICHOLAS VAN SOMEREN
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00$421,538$0$34,214Yes (X)
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP OF DEVELOPER RELATIONS40.00$443,400$0$35,000Yes (X)
GREGORY KROAH-HARTMAN
FELLOW40.00$352,308$0$62,557Yes (X)
SAMIR RAMJI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLOUD FOUNDRY40.00$376,250$0$40,388Yes (X)
NICOLAS JACQUES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPENDAYLIGHT40.00$343,744$0$62,577Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,886,216TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,522,381TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K82IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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 31ST FLOORBOSTONMA02110LEGAL FEES$695,862
E3 WEBCASTING LLC
1314-B CENTER DRIVE 463MEDFORDOR97501VIDEO CONSULTANT$259,589
AMANDA MCPHERSON
6366 HEATHER RIDGE WAYOAKLANDCA94618CONSULTING$189,000
GESMER UPDEGROVE LLP
40 BROAD STBOSTONMA02109LEGAL FEES$179,703
RIGHTROUND LLC
PO BOX 12903AUSTINTX78711EVENT SERVICES$150,222
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROJECT AND EVENT FEES541900$46,885,066$46,885,066
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$10,063,347$10,063,347
TRAINING INCOME541900$3,892,098$3,892,098
OTHER INCOME900099$67,877$67,877
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$60,908,388TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$117,563TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$117,563ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVERTISINGDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$59,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$59,601UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$59,601OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$61,085,552TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$60,908,388RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$59,601UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$117,563ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,236,621TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,934,840TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,026,455TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,483,396TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,427,265TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$965,964TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,889TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,107,249TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,194,503TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,108,910TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,448,826TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,337TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,964,677TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,279,581TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$329,988TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,883TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$282,248
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$264,723
COMMUNITY SUPPORT$175,854

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,733,209TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,097,218BOYAmt
EOY$16,225,548EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,222,697BOYAmt
EOY$13,700,466EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,572,063BOYAmt
EOY$5,863,456EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,194,617BOYAmt
EOY$1,050,021EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,501,353LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$976,160LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,679BOYAmt
EOY$525,193EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,000,000EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$450,793BOYAmt
EOY$349,970EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,690,067BOYAmt
EOY$39,714,654EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,784,944BOYAmt
EOY$4,336,599EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,048,539BOYAmt
EOY$5,528,790EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,322BOYAmt
EOY$1,212,656EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,074,805BOYAmt
EOY$11,078,045EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,615,262BOYAmt
EOY$28,636,609EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,615,262BOYAmt
EOY$28,636,609EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,690,067BOYAmt
EOY$39,714,654EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,352,343ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$330,996OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$272,140OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$55,552DepreciationAmt
Book Value$216,588BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,229,213OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$920,608DepreciationAmt
Book Value$308,605BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$525,193TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN LIABILITYDesc
Amt$1,212,656Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,212,656TotalLiabilityAmt
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.$1,312,296
CANADA012PROGRAM SERVICESSUPPORTING THE TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY$1,055,958
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00PROGRAM SERVICESEVENTS AND CONFERENCES$1,613,277
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees18SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,981,531SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$3,981,531TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
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 (11 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
JAMES ZEMLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$357,200$0$231,000$0$0$0$35,000$0$16,075$0$639,275$0$0$0
RUSSELL FARNELL
VP OF FINANCE$280,890$0$100,000$0$0$0$35,000$0$16,295$0$432,185$0$0$0
MIKE WOSTER
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER$307,692$0$239,151$0$0$0$35,000$0$25,602$0$607,445$0$0$0
MICHAEL DOLAN
VP OF STRATEGIC PROGRAMS$293,187$0$100,000$0$0$0$33,615$0$1,946$0$428,748$0$0$0
ANGELA BROWN
VP OF EVENTS$293,737$0$106,000$0$0$0$35,000$0$22,175$0$456,912$0$0$0
LINUS TORVALDS
FELLOW$634,119$0$6,000$0$0$0$1,006,335$0$25,602$0$1,672,056$0$0$0
NICHOLAS VAN SOMEREN
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$288,205$0$133,333$0$0$0$17,000$0$17,214$0$455,752$0$0$0
CHRIS ANISZCZYK
VP OF DEVELOPER RELATIONS$353,400$0$90,000$0$0$0$35,000$0$0$0$478,400$0$0$0
GREGORY KROAH-HARTMAN
FELLOW$332,308$0$20,000$0$0$0$35,000$0$27,557$0$414,865$0$0$0
SAMIR RAMJI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLOUD FOUNDRY$326,250$0$50,000$0$0$0$16,670$0$23,718$0$416,638$0$0$0
NICOLAS JACQUES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPENDAYLIGHT$277,744$0$66,000$0$0$0$35,000$0$27,577$0$406,321$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 BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. MEMBERS PAY DUES TO THE ORGANIZATION AND RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM THE ORGANIZATION FOR BEING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AVOTING AS A CLASS, PLATINUM MEMBERS ELECT UP TO 10 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PAY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE MARKET SALARIES. 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 -89,674. DEFERRED COMPENSATION EXPENSE -241,322.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LINUX FOUNDATION JAPAN LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Foreign Address ForeignAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13-30 KIOI-CHO CHIYODA-KUAddressLine1Txt
CityTOKYOCityNm
CountryJACountryCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460503801EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORTING AND ADVANCING LSB IN JAPANPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryJALegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Total Income$734TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$186,524EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LINUX FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare 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$23,676$32,371
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$1,385,582InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUAL AMOUNTS PAIDMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt