2015-10-13T16:04:54-07:00 2014-12-31 Good & Fowler LLP 262 Grand Avenue South San Francisco CA 94080 990 2014-01-01 043585301 CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION CREA 6502944732 PO BOX 1866 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94042 PAUL BREST Chairman 2015-10-13 true BRUCE J WRIGHT P00083251 6508727600 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X 2915456 false false X www.creativecommons.org X 2002 MA CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DESIGNING METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT FACILITATE SHARING OF EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, CREATIVE, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL WORKS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 17 17 18 85 0 4232527 2912901 0 63 87 6260 2468 4238850 2915456 102486 0 0 2677336 2095321 0 187950 3148146 2397039 5927968 4492360 -1689118 -1576904 4628846 2664337 620693 276983 4008153 2387354 CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DESIGNING METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT FACILITATE SHARING OF EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, CREATIVE, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL WORKS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. false false 3896388 STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2014. OONLINE ANNUAL REPORT DETAILS PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://STATEOF.CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG/?UTM_CAMPAIGN=2014. HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2014:EDUCATION & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSIN 2014, CREATIVE COMMONS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE OPEN POLICY NETWORK AND THE INSTITUTE FOR OPEN LEADERSHIP. BOTH PROJECTS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP CONNECT AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO ADVOCATE FOR OPEN POLICIES. TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS WERE $2,769,922.LEGALIN 2014, CC CONTINUED TO CREATE TRANSLATED VERSIONS 4.0 CREATIVE COMMON LICENSES. THESE FREELY AVAILABLE, PUBLIC LICENSES ARE THE MORE INTERNATIONAL AND ROBUST LICENSES PUBLISHED TO DATE, AND REPRESENT YEARS OF WORK BY CC STAFF AS WELL AS DOZENS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EXPERTS AROUND THE WORLD. TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES FOR LEGAL WERE $345,359. TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & CULTUREIN LATE 2014, CREATIVE COMMONS BEGAN DEVELOPING AN APP THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE THE SHARING OF DIGITAL IMAGES ON THE INTERNET. 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Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AS THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER APPROVAL, A COPY OF FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE GOVERNING BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts BASED ON THE ANNUAL CONFLICT DISCLOSURE SURVEY, A LIST OF THE ENTITIES IN WHICH THE BOARD AND STAFF HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IS POSTED ON TEAMSPACE WHERE IT CAN BE CHECKED BY COUNSEL AGAINST ANY NEW CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL CONFLICTS QUESTIONNAIRE AND TO REVIEW ANY ALLEGED/SUSPECTED CONFLICTS. COUNSEL ARE ALSO ALWAYS REVIEWING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS WELL. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees AS EACH NEW EMPLOYEE WAS INITIALLY HIRED, AND WHEN RAISES WERE GRANTED, THE NEW WAGE WAS ASSESSED ON THE BASIS OF PAST PAYROLL EXPERIENCE. ALL POSITIONS HAVE UNDERGONE A COMPARISON SURVEY AT SOME POINT IN TIME, SO WE ONLY PERFORM NEW SURVEYS WHEN THE WAGE EXCEEDS EARLIER WAGE RANGES OR IS AN ENTIRELY NEW POSITION FOR WHICH WE HAVE NO DATA. FOR NEW, UNUSUAL COMPENSATIONS, OR FOR LOCATIONS WHERE WE HAVE NO EXPERIENCE, WE PERFORM A SURVEY USING VARIOUS ONLINE SITES, PAID SALARY SURVEY SOURCES AND FROM LITERATURE PROVIDED BY NONPROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION DATABASES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents deemed "publicly viewable" by management are uploaded to Creative Commons' internal website. 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