PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY (EIN 33-1025119)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-06
IRS object ID: 201203119349301205
Schema version: 2011v1.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-06T12:16:01-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Grant Thornton LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2010 CORPORATE RIDGE SUITE 400	AddressLine1
City	MCLEAN	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	22102	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	331025119	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Public Interest Registry	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% LAWRENCE C MARTIN	InCareOfName
Name Control	PUBL	NameControl
Phone	7038895778	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 Wiehle Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Reston	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	20190	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Lawrence Martin	Name
Title	VP FINACE	Title
Phone	7038895778	Phone
Date Signed	2012-11-06	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Mary Torretta	Name
Phone	7038477500	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Brian Cute	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 Wiehle Avenue	AddressLine1
City	Reston	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	20190	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Activity Or Mission Description	Lessening the burdens of government, and supporting The Internet Society ("ISOC") as an integral part of its activity to promote and support the growth and evolution of the internet for public benefit.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Nbr Independent Voting Members	4	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	19	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	1	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	9512338	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY'S EXEMPT PURPOSES ARE LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INTERNET SOCIETY (ISOC), A 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTING THE IMPORTANT MISSION OF ISOC TO FACILITATE, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE EVOLUTION AND GROWTH OF THE INTERNET AS A GLOBAL RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY OF NONCOMMERCIAL, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT HOW TO UTILIZE THE INTERNET MORE EFFECTIVELY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSIONS TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.	MissionDescription
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	59677781	Expense
Grants	24250000	Grants
Revenue	61065446	Revenue
Description	Public Interest Registry's (PIR) primary activity is to maintain the .ORG domain registry as the exemplary top level domain (TLD) registry service, by advocating for higher standards of Internet security, safety and reliability. PIR's mission is to facilitate the effective use of a global Internet among non-commercial and other Internet users worldwide. PIR is committed to supporting ISOC's goals of encouraging the evolution of the internet as a research, education and communication infrastructure equally accessible to the global Non-commercial, NGO and non-profit community. PIR's activities also include funding educational programs focused on expanding the knowledge and ability of non-commercial, NGO and non-profit organizations located in technologically deprived areas of the world to more efficiently and effectively use the internet as a tool to better accomplish their important mission. Additionally, in 2011 PIR initiated activity responding to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) initiative to expand the number of generic TLDs available in the internet in an effort to increase competition, enhance consumer choice, and enable innovation. PIR engaged in extensive conversations with members of the global NGO community about their interest in and support for a unique .NGO domain. The outreach effort was designed to seek better understanding of what the NGO community would look for in a new .NGO domain and to help develop the ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION for building such a domain. In addition, PIR explored the option to offer multiple Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) versions of .ORG in a variety of languages. Such preparatory work was essential in assessing the level of interest in these new domains as well as preparing for the development of detailed applications to ICANN, targeted for submission in April 2012. PIR has established a resource center on its various websites and launched targeted educational campaigns to make available documents and applications such as marketing tools, white papers and FAQ's on internet topics such as social media networking and internationalized domain names (IDN's). In addition, PIR, since its founding, has been an active supporter of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) within ICANN. The NCUC represents the views of non-commercial, NGO and nonprofit organizations. PIR provides webinars and forums for educational purposes within the scope of the registry industry, such as the .Org Forum and DNSSEC webinars. Managing the .ORG registry includes making sure our community has a voice in critical issues related to internet policies and procedures. To effectively represent specific and collective interests, .ORG relies on the insight and knowledge of its Advisory Council, Board of Directors and registrars. Working with the ICANN, the Internet Society (ISOC), technical engineers and various Internet leaders around the world, PIR initiates, supports and funds internet enhancements that meet the needs and goals of .ORG customers. .ORG is used by individuals, organizations and companies to educate, mobilize and empower their communities. See additional information about PIR's activities on the PIR website at PIR.ORG.	Description
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Hospital	false	Hospital
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Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
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Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	19	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
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Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
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Number Independent Voting Members	4	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
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Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
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The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	LAWRENCE C MARTIN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7038895778	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 WIEHLE AVENUE 200	AddressLine1
City	Reston	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	20190	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
Maarten Botterman See SchO
Chair/Interim CEO/Consultant	12.0	X	X	72832	0	0
Glenn Ricart
Director & Secretary	8.0	X	X	14913	0	0
Erik Huizer
Director & Chair/Vice Chair	8.0	X	X	12000	0	0
Amitabh Singhal
Director/Asst Sec/Secretary	8.0	X	X	12000	0	0
Arthur Reilly
Director	8.0	X		3000	0	0
Raimundo Beca
Director	8.0	X		3000	0	0
Barbara Fraser
Director	8.0	X		0	0	0
Brian Cute
CEO	40.0		X	271223	0	57256
David Maher
SVP Law & Policy	40.0		X	152320	0	26330
Lawrence Martin
VP Finance and Admin	40.0		X	182713	0	50339
Lance Wolak
VP of Mktg & Sales	40.0		X	170203	0	36459
Mitchell Weintraub See SchJ
Treasurer- Cordia Partners	2.0		X	25397	0	0
Kathy Kleiman
Director of Policy	40.0			157282	0	19940	X
Laura Wood
Controller	40.0			124982	0	29501		X
Michelle Coon
Sr Mgr Operations & Compliance	40.0			110719	0	29304		X
Don Blumenthal
Senior Policy Advisor	40.0			131346	0	6255		X
Thuy LeDinh
Sr Mgr Mktg & Communications	40.0			110292	0	39438		X
Lauren Price
Sr Channel Mgr	40.0			101405	0	36341		X

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Total Reportable Comp From Org	1655627	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	331163	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	10	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	true	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

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Afilias
300 Welsh Rd Bldg 3 Ste 105	HORSHAM	PA	19044	Registry IT	28704215
Solution Street
3206 Latigo Ct	OAKTON	VA	22124	Software Devlp	348547
Holland Knight
11050 Lake Underhill Rd	ORLANDO	FL	32825	Legal	302073
AM Global
2001 Massachusetts Ave	WASHINGTON DC	DC	20036	Consulting	210427
Windward Directives
22 Fernwood Drive	GUILFORD	CT	06437	Marketing	207500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	7	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Total Contributions	0	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
REGISTRATION FEES	900099	59493084	59493084
RELATED REGISTRY REVENUE	900099	1572362	1572362

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	61065446	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column	732837	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$732,837	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	4017806	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	3719400	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	298406	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$298,406	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	62096689	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	61065446	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$1,031,243	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24250000	Total
Program Services	24250000	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1102281	Total
Program Services	908442	ProgramServices
Management And General	193839	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	1048864	ProgramServices
Management And General	230238	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	241798	ProgramServices
Management And General	53078	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	166972	ProgramServices
Management And General	36652	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	122168	ProgramServices
Management And General	26817	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	255790	ProgramServices
Management And General	61724	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	376598	Total
Program Services	308810	ProgramServices
Management And General	67788	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	81350	Total
Program Services	66707	ProgramServices
Management And General	14643	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29807	Total
Program Services	24442	ProgramServices
Management And General	5365	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	45879	ProgramServices
Management And General	10071	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	160986	Total
Program Services	132009	ProgramServices
Management And General	28977	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	214708	Total
Program Services	176061	ProgramServices
Management And General	38647	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	278830	Total
Program Services	228641	ProgramServices
Management And General	50189	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	779182	Total
Program Services	638929	ProgramServices
Management And General	140253	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	181449	Total
Program Services	148788	ProgramServices
Management And General	32661	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	95789	Total
Program Services	78547	ProgramServices
Management And General	17242	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	96344	Total
Program Services	79002	ProgramServices
Management And General	17342	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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REGISTRY ADMIN & DEVELOPMENT	28307800	28307800
MARKETING	2366997	1940938	426059
OTHER MISC EXP	174163	142814	31349
BUSINESS/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT	444366	364380	79986

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Management And General	1562920	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7742650	BOY
EOY	7226536	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	590345	BOY
EOY	733663	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	137763	BOY
EOY	499690	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	371323	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	255576	BOY
EOY	388868	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36399757	BOY
EOY	41069847	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27120506	BOY
EOY	28763342	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	72246597	BOY
EOY	78681946	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	259076	BOY
EOY	884980	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	56308470	BOY
EOY	62713117	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6240781	BOY
EOY	5571511	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62808327	BOY
EOY	69169608	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9438270	BOY
EOY	9512338	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9438270	BOY
EOY	9512338	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	72246597	BOY
EOY	78681946	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	855988	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-781920	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Both	X	FinancialStatementBoth

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	X	SupportingOrganization509a3
Supporting Org509a3 Type1	X	SupportingOrg509a3Type1
Certification Checkbox	X	CertificationCheckbox
Contrib By Controlling Individual	false	ContribByControllingIndividual
Contribution By Related Party	false	ContributionByRelatedParty
Contrib By35 Controlled Entity	false	ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformation

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNET SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541650477	EIN
Type Of Organization	07	TypeOfOrganization
Listed In Governing Doc	true	ListedInGoverningDoc
Supported Organization Notified	true	SupportedOrganizationNotified
Organized In US	true	OrganizedInUS
Amount	$24,250,000	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Supported Orgs	1	TotalNumberOfSupportedOrgs
Sum Of Amounts	24250000	SumOfAmounts

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Current Year Minus3 Years		CurrentYearMinus3Years
Land		Land
Buildings		Buildings
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	760191	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	371323	Depreciation
Book Value	388868	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	388868	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
DEFERRED REGISTRY EXPENSES	28759307
SECURITY DEPOSITS	4035

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	28763342	TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
ICANN FEE LIABILITY	$702,947
OTHER LIABILITIES	$73,837
CUSTOMER DEPOSITS	$3,006,886
AFILIAS PAYABLE	$1,787,841

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	5571511	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	62096689	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	61240701	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	855988	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-811727	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Investment Expenses	29807	InvestmentExpenses
Total Adjustments	-781920	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	74068	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	61314769	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-811727	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-811727	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	62126496	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	-29807	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-29807	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	62096689	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	61240701	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	61240701	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	61240701	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	FIN 48 (ASC) 740 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	PIR is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. No taxable unrelated business income was generated and, accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statements. PIR follows the accounting guidance that creates a single model to address uncertainty in tax positions and clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in its financial statements. Under the requirements of this guidance, organizations could now be required to record an obligation as the result of tax positions they have historically taken on various tax exposure items.	Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

RegionRegion	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	See Form 990, Part III	16000
North America	0	Program Services	See Form 990, Part III	5000
South Asia	0	Program Services	See Form 990, Part III	107000
South America	0	Program Services	See Form 990, Part III	9000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	Program Services	See Sch. F, Part V	72632

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	0	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	1	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	0	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	1	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	209632	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	209632	TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier

ExplanationExplanation

Form 990, Schedule F, Part I, Line 3

PIR does not generally maintain any offices outside of the United States. However, during January, 2011, PIR employed Maarten Botterman, a citizen and resident of the Netherlands, as an interim CEO on a contractual basis because of the unexpected resignation of PIR's previous CEO, Alexa Raad, on September 24, 2010. The board recognized that it would take time to identify and hire her successor, and it would be detrimental to the organization if it had no CEO during this hiatus. To assist PIR during this transition period, PIR's board chair, Maarten Botterman, stepped down from his role as Board Chair to assume the position of interim CEO until Brian Cute joined PIR as new CEO on February 1, 2011. Maarten Botterman was compensated for three roles he carried out for PIR in 2011. He was paid $26,382 for his role as Interim CEO for January 2011, $34,550 for his role as consultant to PIR regarding its outreach to the NGO community about their interest in and support for a unique .NGO domain from February to June 2011, and $12,000 for his role as Board Chairman and/ or Board Director from February - December 2011. Mr. Botterman performed most of his services as interim CEO from the office of his consulting firm. See schedule O for additional information.

Form 990, Schedule F, Part I, Line 3

PIR contracted with organizations outside of the United States to conduct workshops that enabled PIR to engage in extensive conversations with members of the global NGO community about their interest in and support for a unique .NGO domain. The outreach effort was designed to seek a better understanding of what the NGO community would look for in a new .NGO domain and to help develop the ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION for building such a domain. ADDITIONALLY, THE WORKSHOPS WERE A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO FACILITATE BRINGING NGO'S ONLINE, WITH TRAINING ON REGISTERING DOMAIN NAMES, AND BUILDING AND MAINTAINING WEBSITES.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNET SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 WIEHLE AVENUE STE 201	AddressLine1
City	RESTON	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	20190	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient	541650477	EINOfRecipient
IRC Section	501(c)(3)	IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant	24250000	AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of Valuation	FMV	MethodOfValuation
Purpose Of Grant	SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrant

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	1	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Procedure for Monitoring Use of Grant Funds Inside U.S.	Identifier
Return Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	Pursuant to its governing documents, Public Interest Registry (PIR) is a Type I supporting organization that is obligated to support the Internet Society (ISOC), a global multi-stakeholder publicly supported 501(c)(3) organization. As a result of this relationship, the IRS has classified PIR as a supporting organization. PIR maintains records to substantiate the amount of its grants to ISOC.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	true	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Brian Cute
231223	0	40000	0	0	0	36750	0	20506	0	328479	0	0	0
David Maher
152320	0	0	0	0	0	23090	0	3240	0	178650	0	0	0
Lawrence Martin
172713	0	10000	0	0	0	26819	0	23520	0	233052	0	0	0
Lance Wolak
170203	0	0	0	0	0	24585	0	11874	0	206662	0	0	0
Kathy Kleiman
67070	0	0	0	90212	0	10378	0	9562	0	177222	0	0	0
Laura Wood
124982	0	0	0	0	0	18747	0	10754	0	154483	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 5:	Mitchell Weintraub served as treasurer to PIR. PIR paid $ 25,397 to Cordia Partners for his services. Mitchell Weintraub is a 35% owner of Cordia Partners.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A:	KATHY KLEIMAN - SEVERANCE PAY = $90,212. KATHY KLEIMAN - SEVERANCE PAY - MEDICAL PREMIUM COVERAGE = $3,578.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (13 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI SECTION A, LINE 1B, INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS:	With the resignation of the CEO, Alexa Raad, effective September 24, 2010, Maarten Botterman stepped in to the Interim CEO role and stepped down as Board Chair. Maarten Botterman was compensated for this role which was effective until February 1, 2011 at which time new CEO Brian Cute joined PIR . Additionally, Maarten Botterman provided consultation services to PIR in its bid to become the registry of the new top level domain .NGO.
FORM 990, PART VI SECTION A, LINE 6, MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS:	The Public Interest Registry is a membership corporation and its only member is the Internet Society (ISOC), which is classified as a publicly supported charitable organization under code section 501(c)(3).
FORM 990, PART VI SECTION A, LINE 7A, ELECTION OF MEMBERS:	The Internet Society appoints the members of the governing body.
FORM 990, PART VI SECTION A, LINE 7B, BOARD APPROVAL:	The following decisions of the governing body are subject to the member's approval: (1) Amendment, revocation or repeal of the bylaws; (2) Entering into, amending, terminating, assigning, or bringing any legal action with respect to, or waiving any material right under, and agreement or contract with (i) The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) or (ii) Afilias Limited; and (iii) Payment, contribution or subvention of any amount in excess of $50,000 to any person, entity or organization, charitable or otherwise, other than in connection with the purchase of goods or services received by the corporation.
FORM 990, PART VI SECTION B, LINE 11, BOARD REVIEW OF THE FORM 990:	The supporting documents for the Form 990 are prepared by the finance team. Once prepared, the Form 990 supporting documents are reviewed by the Vice President of Finance prior to sending to the Independent Accounting Firm. The Independent Accounting Firm will then perform a review of the supporting documents for the Form 990 and prepare the Form 990. The finance team, executive team, Legal Counsel and Treasurer will complete a final review once the 990 is delivered. Once reviewed and finalized, the Form 990 is then presented at a Board meeting for the Board for review. After the Board's review, the Form 990 is filed.
FORM 990, PART VI SECTION B, LINE 12C, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY:	PIR's Conflict of Interest policy requires disclosure of any actual or potential conflict of interest on the part of an officer, director, manager, or member of a committee with Board-delegated powers. An interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest, and must disclose all material facts to the Board of Directors and/or the members of the committee with Board-delegated powers concerning the proposed transaction or arrangement. The disinterested members of the Board or committee will determine whether a conflict of interest exists, after considering all material facts, and after a discussion with the interested person. The interested person will be required to leave the Board or committee meeting while the Board or committee discusses the matter and votes on whether a conflict of interest exists.
FORM 990, PART VI SECTION B, LINE 15B, PROCESS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION:	The CEO compensation was set by the Board who hired a compensation consultant to determine reasonable CEO compensation. Compensation for other Officers and Key Employees is determined by the CEO after review of an independent compensation consultant's report on compensation levels.
FORM 990 PART VI SECTION C, LINE 18, PUBLIC INSPECTION:	The 990 is distributed to Guidestar and is freely available on their website. In addition PIR makes its 990 return available to the general public upon written request.
FORM 990 PART VI SECTION C, LINE 19, PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS:	Public Interest Registry makes these documents available upon request.
Form 990, Part VII,Section B, Comp. of Five Highest Paid Ind. Contractors:	Afilias LTD. (Afilias) provides registry technical services to PIR including electronic connection to customers (registrars),to add, modify or delete domain names within the .Org database. These services include 24/7, 365 days a year, technical support to Registrars, development of registry computer software systems including customer billing, and revenue recognition in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, (GAAP). In addition, Afilias provides technical support in implementing PIR's domain name abuse policies designed to stop or reduce malware, virus or other activities. Also, Afilias collaborates with PIR on the analysis and discussion of customer and business trends both domestically and internationally. Starting in 2009, PIR commissioned a consultant to determine if the proposed contract extension in discussion with Afilias represented a Fair Market Price. The consultant concluded that the fees paid to Afilias under the proposed extension were a Fair Market Price. The study was extensive and compared the proposed fees for the services to be rendered to other similar registries that had at least 3 million domain names under management. In early 2012, PIR's board initiated an internal update of this study, and again compared the fee structure, including fees that would accrue to Afilias as a result of a price increase for domain names. PIR found that the fees paid to Afilias would still be within the range of Fair Market Value for the services rendered.
Form 990,Part VII,Supplemental Information Regarding the List of Officers:	Alexa Raad, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Interest Registry submitted her resignation, effective September 24, 2010, to the Board of Directors and her resignation was accepted by the Board at a scheduled Board meeting held August 31, 2010. The current Board Chair, Maarten Botterman, temporarily stepped down as Board Chair to act as Interim CEO. Erik Huizer was elected Board Chair until a new CEO was hired. A Board committee conducted a new CEO search, and on February 1, 2011, Brian Cute joined PIR as the new CEO. Effective February 1, 2011, Maarten Botterman resumed his position as Board Chair. See Schedule F for additional information.
FORM 990 PART XI, LINE 2D, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING:	The Public Interest Registry issues audited financial statements on a separate basis. Additionally, PIR's financial results are included in a consolidated audited financial statement report issued by the Internet Society, PIR's sole member.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5, OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS:	Unrealized gains $(811,727) Investment expenses 29,807 -------------- Total other changes in Net Assets $ (781,920)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNET SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1775 WIEHLE AVENUE STE 201	AddressLine1
City	RESTON	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	20190	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	541650477	EIN
Primary Activities	Education	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	7	PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org	false	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	true	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	true	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	false	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
The Internet Society
b	24250000	fmv
The Internet Society
j	219400	fmv
The Internet Society
m	32461	fmv
The Internet Society
o	29562	fmv
The Internet Society
p	12000	fmv