2011-11-01T10:32:52-05:00 2010-12-31 Grant Thornton LLP 2010 CORPORATE RIDGE SUITE 400 MCLEAN VA 22102 990 2010-01-01 541650477 Internet Society INTE 7034392120 1775 WIEHLE AVENUE RESTON VA 201905108 GREGORY M KAPFER 2011-10-30 Mary Torreta 7038477500 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Lynn M StAmour 1775 Wiehle Ave Suite 201 Reston VA 20190 26226019 false X www.isoc.org X 1992 DC The mission of the Internet Society is to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people throughout the world. 12 12 31 3500 0 0 16354259 23341383 2267451 2309026 92643 389724 14826 4733 18729179 26044866 3617060 2697499 0 0 7065446 7781358 0 0 0 7261781 12046819 17944287 22525676 784892 3519190 12442124 16814633 2737208 3501113 9704916 13313520 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false 4332918 2230159 See Schedule O 3243817 606873 1887 See Schedule O 2787820 76583 74590 See Schedule O 7198312 2065687 2390 17562867 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false true false true true true true false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true 33 0 true 31 true false true SZ false false false false false false false false X 12 12 true false false false true true false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false X GREGORY M KAPFER 7034392120 INTERNET SOCIETY 1775 WIEHLE AVE RESTON VA 20190 X Raul Echeberria 5.0 X 0 0 0 Hiroshi Esaki 5.0 X 0 0 0 Ted Hardie 5.0 X 0 0 0 Desiree Miloshevic 5.0 X 0 0 0 Alejandro Pisanty 5.0 X 0 0 0 Patrick Vande Walle 5.0 X 0 0 0 Bert Wijnen 5.0 X 0 0 0 Eric Burger 5.0 X 0 0 0 Khaled Koubaa 5.0 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Zittrain 5.0 X 0 0 0 Philip Smith 5.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Karrenberg 5.0 X 0 0 0 Eva Frolich 5.0 X 0 0 0 narelle clark 5.0 X 0 0 0 bob hinden 5.0 X 0 0 0 Lawrence Lessig 5.0 X 0 0 0 Lynn St Amour 40.0 X 456791 0 221710 Gregory M Kapfer 40.0 X 204965 0 80043 Scott Bradner 5.0 X 0 0 0 Jon McNerney 40.0 X 322347 0 73370 Scott Hoyt 40.0 X 225358 0 79023 Peter Godwin 40.0 X 215073 0 44075 Leslie Daigle 40.0 X 193925 0 56931 Lucy Lynch 40.0 X 188305 0 59347 Anne Lord 40.0 X 186530 0 33428 Karen Rose 40.0 X 164632 0 28909 2157926 0 676836 25 false true false ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS L 48337 FREMONT BLVD SUITE 117 FREMONT CA 84538 2210975 FINANCIAL DYNAMICS PO BOX 630391 BALTIMORE MD 212630391 713047 DIETZE CONSTRUCTION 45155 RESEARCH PLACE SUITE 300 ASHBURN VA 20147 365438 FD SPRL RUE LOUIS ERNOTTE 48C B1170 BRUSSELS 0 BE 308220 RIVERONCE LLC 300 HESSEL BLVD CHAMPAIGN IL 618206416 204600 16 1063244 21000000 1278139 306731 23341383 IETF PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 2230159 2230159 NDSS PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 74590 74590 ION PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 2390 2390 INET PROGRAM REVENUE 541900 1887 1887 2309026 231629 231629 0 4373 4373 181153 181153 158095 158095 158095 158095 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 360 360 360 26044866 2309026 0 394457 1701430 1701430 0 996069 996069 0 1478968 633783 845185 0 4537607 3247690 1289917 680642 487154 193488 742984 486023 256961 341157 223168 117989 0 115538 42860 72678 74799 74799 0 0 0 5897027 5719750 177277 10255 10255 600049 328087 271962 274368 76281 198087 0 331648 13945 317703 1711433 1454791 256642 0 2281979 2063332 218647 0 0 508123 508123 86296 43259 43037 EMPLOYEE TRAINING 5829 2209 3620 TAXES 14660 14660 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 49425 9179 40246 TEMPORARY HELP 74429 12491 61938 GAIN/LOSS ON SALES 10961 11111 -150 22525676 17562867 4962809 0 694401 1331564 2668217 4287943 153625 210919 630280 285326 2146189 701207 1283409 1444982 6161962 8265238 658144 846893 192086 141768 12442124 16814633 1757153 2064202 401213 707527 578842 729384 2737208 3501113 X 9641071 11152717 63845 2160803 9704916 13313520 12442124 16814633 X 3519190 89414 X false true true X false X 6556063 11171289 13410355 16354259 23341383 70833349 6556063 11171289 13410355 16354259 23341383 70833349 60825208 10008141 91732 246295 256148 149073 236002 979250 -10178 -17070 -31931 816 360 -58003 71754596 13744182 0.13948 0.15884 X The Internet Society is a non profit charitable and educational organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in internet related standards, education, and policy. With offices in Washington D.C., USA, and Geneva, Switzerland, it is dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. Internet Society qualifies as publicly supported because it meets the "10% plus facts and circumstances" under the Treas. Reg 1.170A-9(E)(3) in the following respects: 1. 10% of support limitation. Internet Society's public support fraction is 13.9477% well above the 10% threshold. 2. Attraction of public support. Internet Society is organized and operated to attract new and additional support on a continuous basis. ISOC involves both individual and corporate members in its activities. The Internet Society has a corporate membership dues structure, and is continuously seeking to expand its base of corporate members. The Internet Society also has more than 43,500 individual members around the world. It does not charge membership dues to individuals since many of them are located in developing countries, but the Internet Society does seek and receive contributions from individuals. The Internet Society also seeks and receives grants and contributions for the support of specific programs and activities, including its conferences and meetings. The Internet Society also seeks grants from nonprofit and foundation grant makers to seek a broader public support base and an expansion of our mission and core programs. 3. Sources of support. The Internet Society and its members are supported by a diverse and representative group of members and donors, including more than 120 organizations, including nonprofits and universities, and more than 43,500 individual members. Its programs and activities have broad public appeal to members of the public, around the globe, that share an interest in the promotion of an open, stable and globally accessible Internet infrastructure worldwide. 4. Representative governing body. Internet Society is governed by a thirteen member Board of Trustees. In addition to its President, who is an ex officio nonvoting member, there are twelve trustees from eight different countries including United States, Australia, Uruguay, Sweden, Germany, Tunisia, Mexico and the Netherlands. These individuals all have significant backgrounds in issues involving the Internet community. 5. Availability of public facilities or services; public participation in programs or policies. Internet Society conducts a variety of programs and activities that are designed to ensure an open and accessible Internet. These programs are widely accessible to the interested segments of the public and include publicly available briefings and forums in such areas as increasing access to the internet in developing countries, mentoring new Internet leaders worldwide, promotion of an open, secure and stable Internet infrastructure, removal of impediments to Internet growth, and end-to-end access for Internet users. The products of Internet Society's efforts are freely made available through conferences, seminars, publications and through Internet Society's website. www.internetsociety.org The Internet Society acts not only as a global clearinghouse for Internet information and education, but also as a facilitator and coordinator of Internet - related initiatives around the world. For nearly 20 years, Internet Society has run international network training and development programs for developing countries and these have played a vital role in setting up the Internet connections and networks in virtually every country connecting to the Internet during this time. Through its workshops, events, developing-country training workshops, tutorials, public policy briefings, and regional bureaus and local chapters, the Internet Society serves the educational and public policy needs of the growing global Internet community. The Internet Society's goal is to enhance the availability and utility of the Internet on the widest possible scale. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1436522 306194 1130328 499641 334208 165433 210026 60805 149221 1444982 0 DEFERRED RENT 150755 SECURITY DEPOSIT 4035 DEFERRED CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCE 574594 729384 FIN48 Footnote Schedule D, Part XIV - Supplemental Information Effective in 2009, Internet Society and Public Interest Registry adopted new 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 consolidated 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. The impact of the adoption of this guidance, the determination of when to record a liability for a tax exposure was based on whether a liability was considered probably and reasonably estimable in accordance with guidance concerning recording contingencies. true Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) Program Services Regional Development 434287 East Asia and the Pacific 2 Program Services Regional Development 275632 South America 2 Program Services Regional Development 694851 Sub-Saharan Africa 2 Program Services Regional Development 1073491 Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) 1 4 Program Services Communications 389755 East Asia and the Pacific Program Services Communications 273574 South America Program Services Communications 708758 Sub-Saharan Africa Program Services Communications 1151412 Europe (inc. 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Iceland and Greenland) 2 Program Services Standards & Technology 296317 Middle East and North Africa Program Services Standards & Technology 13506 Russia and the Newly Ind. States Program Services Standards & Technology 1608 South America Program Services Standards & Technology 9326 South Asia Program Services Standards & Technology 6753 Sub-Saharan Africa Program Services Standards & Technology 7718 North America Program Services Standards & Technology 34087 Central America and the Caribbean Program Services Trust & Identity 857 East Asia and the Pacific Program Services Trust & Identity 231263 Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) Program Services Trust & Identity 145642 Middle East and North Africa Program Services Trust & Identity 8994 Russia and the Newly Ind. 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Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Membership & Chapters 77585 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking Membership & Chapters 44649 Russia and the Newly Ind. States Grantmaking Membership & Chapters 20196 South America Grantmaking Membership & Chapters 21356 South Asia Grantmaking Membership & Chapters 28638 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking Membership & Chapters 80366 Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Standards & Technology 5000 Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Trust & Identity 55000 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking Regional Development 56677 Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Regional Development 42491 Middle East and North Africa Grantmaking Regional Development 6462 South America Grantmaking Regional Development 129837 South Asia Grantmaking Regional Development 15000 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking Regional Development 264242 Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Public Policy 109738 South America Grantmaking Public Policy 7126 Sub-Saharan Africa Grantmaking Public Policy 5000 Europe (inc. Iceland and Greenland) Grantmaking Communications 20000 East Asia and the Pacific Grantmaking Communications 56538 1 14 4 1 18 8559696 4253691 12813387 Europe/Iceland/Greenland Sponsorship 124554 EFT or Wire Cent. America/Caribbean Sponsorship 6000 Eft or Wire South America Sponsorship 111000 Eft or wire South Asia Sponsorship 50000 Eft or Wire Sub-Saharan Africa Sponsorship 140400 Eft or Wire East Asia/Pacific Sponsorship 10000 Eft or Wire 11 1 ISOC FELLOWSHIP TO THE IETF East Asia/Pacific 12 37429 eft or wire ISOC FELLOWSHIP TO THE IETF Europe/Iceland/Greenland 9 23250 eft or wire IGF AMBASSADOR PROGRAM EXPENSE Europe/Iceland/Greenland 15 33506 eft or wire COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM Sub-Saharan Africa 5 45390 eft or wire COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM East Asia/Pacific 4 28348 eft or wire COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM Europe/Iceland/Greenland 2 20000 eft or wire Inet london fellows Europe/Iceland/Greenland 8 31715 eft or wire Inet tunis fellows Middle East/North Africa 8 8715 eft or wire next generation leaders Middle East/North Africa 8 24896 eft or wire AFPIF fellows Sub-Saharan Africa 7 22548 eft or wire Postel Award East Asia/Pacific 1 20000 eft or wire Community Grants Program Middle East/North Africa 2 19125 eft or wire community grants program Russia 2 19969 eft or wire Community Grants program South America 1 10000 eft or wire community grants program South Asia 3 27240 eft or wire false false false false false false Part 1, Line 2 - Procedures for Monitoring Use of Grant Funds Outside US Upon receipt of a proposal for a grant or sponsorship an initial review is conducted following the protocol of the specific department to which the proposal was submitted. After verifying the proposal meets the required criteria for ISOC sponsorship and securing the required approvals, a proposal decision is made and an Agreement is established with clear understanding of requirements listed along with follow up reports if required. The Agreement is signed by appropriate staff and payment is made. The Sponsored Programs and Grant Manager is notified of payment; follow up and order fulfillment is initiated. Once the reports and receipts (if applicable) are received by ISOC the sponsorship/grant is considered complete. true University of Oregon PO Box 3237 Eugene OR 97403 936001786 501(c)(3) 10000 Sponsorship United State Telecommunications Training Institute 521294659 501(c)(3) 35000 Annual Contribution Kantara Initiative 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway NJ 08854 223639558 501(c)(6) 15000 Matching Funds for Consumer Research Project WC3 In Care OF MIT 600 memorial drive Cambridge MA 02139 042103594 501(c)(3) 1500000 Contribution Univeristy of Colorado 430 ucb boulder CO 80309 846000555 501(c)(3) 25000 Directed Gift undesa two united nations plaza new york NY 10017 15000 Contribution Internet systems consortium inc 950 charter street redwod city CA 94063 200141248 501(c)(3) 10000 Grant one computer one child 2012 1st street nw washington DC 20001 900193644 501(c)(3) 9945 Grant 7 1 PART 2 - GRANTMAKERS EXPLANATION FOR GRANTS MADE IN THE US Upon receipt of a proposal for a grant or sponsorship, an initial review is conducted following the protocol of the specific department to which the proposal was submitted. After verifying the proposal meets the required criteria for Internet Society sponsorship and securing the required approvals, a proposal decision is made and an Agreement is established with clear understanding of requirements listed along with follow up reports if required. The Agreement is signed by appropriate staff and payment is made. The Sponsored Programs and Grant Manager is notified of payment; follow up and order fulfillment is initiated. Once the reports and receipts (if applicable) are received by Internet Society, the sponsorship/grant is considered complete. X X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Lynn St Amour 326480 0 109918 0 20393 0 190234 0 31475 0 678500 0 0 0 Gregory M Kapfer 186968 0 16965 0 1032 0 51714 0 28329 0 285008 0 16965 0 Jon McNerney 252585 0 50595 0 19167 0 61116 0 12254 0 395717 0 12073 0 Scott Hoyt 197763 0 12720 0 14875 0 54533 0 24490 0 304381 0 12720 0 Peter Godwin 201270 0 0 0 13803 0 35479 0 8595 0 259147 0 0 0 Leslie Daigle 180935 0 12750 0 240 0 44925 0 12006 0 250856 0 12750 0 Lucy Lynch 152196 0 12525 0 23584 0 43754 0 15593 0 247652 0 12525 0 Anne Lord 186530 0 0 0 0 0 31388 0 2041 0 219959 0 0 0 Karen Rose 164416 0 0 0 216 0 27770 0 1139 0 193541 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part II Since Internet Society reports expenses in U.S. dollars but pays staff in local currency, the declining exchange rate of the U.S. dollar increased reported 2010 compensation figures for many of those staff members paid in other currencies. Column B (ii) represents the amount of ISOC's Variable Compensation Plan earned in 2009 (the prior calendar year), but paid in 2010. See explanation of Column C and Column F as related to additional variable compensation information. Column B(iii) represents the amount of employee contributions to their own retirement accounts that are non-taxable according to local tax laws, plus employees' taxable cost of life insurance, if applicable, and any taxable health stipend paid to the employee. Column C includes Internet Society's contribution to employees' retirement Plans, plus any variable compensation earned in 2010 (current tax year) but paid in 2011. Since Column B(ii) reports the 2009 variable compensation (as paid in 2010) and Column C reports the 2010 variable compensation (to be paid in the 2011 - the next tax year), total compensation reported on this tax return includes two years of variable compensation (2009 and 2010). Column D includes employees' non taxable medical and other non-taxed benefits. Column F is informative only and shows variable compensation earned and reported in 2009 (prior tax year) and paid in 2010 (current tax year). ADDITIONAL NOTE REGARDING PRESIDENT & CEO: The Internet Society reports compensation in compliance with the IRS Form 990 Instructions. The Instructions require organizations to report certain compensation which is earned, but not paid out as reportable compensation, in Schedule J, Part II, Column C in the year in which it is accrued. When that same compensation is paid in a subsequent year, it is reported as reportable compensation in Schedule J, Part II, Column B to the employee. In 2010, as part of her employment agreement, Lynn St. Amour was paid a variable compensation component of $109,918 earned in 2009 and reflected in column B(ii). Ms. St. Amour also earned a variable compensation component of $122,196 in 2010, paid in 2011 and reflected in Column C. Therefore, Schedule J, Part II (as well as 990 Part VII, Column F) report two years of variable compensation in this 2010 tax return. X Meeting Fees 4 69531 COST/SELLING PRICE X Venue For Meetings 2 140380 COST/SELLING PRICE X Connectivity 2 96820 Cost/Selling Price 0 false false false Total Number of Individuals Employed in Calendar year 2010 Form 990, Part I, Line 5 In 2010, Internet Society had 51 total employees of which 31 resided in the United States. According to form 990 instructions, only U.S. employees are reported on Line 5. Organization's Mission Form 990 Part III, Line 1. Organization'S Mission Internet Society is operated exclusively for educational, charitable, & scientific purposes relating to the internet. Including A. To facilitate & support the technical evolution of the internet as a research & educational infrastructure to stimulate the involvement of the scientific community, industry, government, & others in the evolution of the internet; B. To educate the scientific community, industry, & the public at large concerning the technology, use and application of the internet; C. To promote educational applications of internet technology for the benefit of government, colleges, & universities, industry & the public at large; D. To promote a forum for exploration of the new internet applications & to stimulate collaboration among organizations in their operational use of global internet. Internet Engineering Task Force Form 990, Part III, Line 4A - Program Service Accomplishments The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a volunteer group dedicated to the protocol, engineering and development efforts for the global internet. The IETF is an international volunteer community of network designers, operators, and researchers, responsible for defining the open standards that support the Internet. It exists as a collection of happenings and works very largely virtually; has no members or dues, although registration fees are charged for meeting attendance. Three meetings per year are held and all information and standards produced during these meetings are made freely available to the public for the open development of the Internet. Regional Development Form 990, Part III, Line 4B - Program Service Accomplishments Represents costs to address and help remove the fundamental impediments to Internet growth and usability, particularly in developing countries. For example regional development program works to improve access to technical skills and knowledge, the regulatory and policy environment for information and telecommunications services, and broader economic and market factors, language diversity and the diffusion and reliability of basic infrastructures and services. The impact of this initiative is visible through ongoing deployment of scalable Internet services and critical infrastructures in the developing world. The program also funds Internet Society's regional bureaus which are a focal point for regional activities including policy, education, membership, and chapter activities. Bureaus help to focus Internet Society's strategic initiatives with regional contexts, while simultaneously forming the Internet Society's global awareness of differing regional needs and priority. The bureaus are integral hubs in the Internet Society's work by helping build capacity where it is needed, mobilizing local support for global efforts, and developing policy and educational awareness. Bureaus are instrumental in building awareness of the Internet Society's commitment to regional communities, and understanding and addressing local issues important to Internet development. Communications Program Form 990, Part III, Line 4c - Program Service Accomplishments Represents communications cost relating to all aspect of Internet Society's programs by engaging with participants of the global Internet community on a variety of levels including government, business, education and civil society sectors, and supports the Internet Society's policy and global engagement programs. Communications also maintain the Internet Society's website which is an active repository of information on current activities, educational materials, events listings, news and internet community resources. Communications also provide logistical support for various Internet Society seminars and conferences including regional INET conferences, IETF events and Internet Society chapter meetings. other program services descriptions form 990, part III, line 4d - other program services (1) Public Policy- The Internet Society briefs members and the general public on public policy issues including censorship/freedom of expression, spam, governance, intellectual property, and access to information. The Internet Society also participates in local, national and international forums that promote awareness of an open internet. Internet Society also participates with organizations such as OECD, ITU, UNESCO, APEC and others in advancing the discussion of internet governance and related policy issues. Under this program, the Internet Society continues to pursue partnership development at the international level and will represent the principles and interest of the global Internet Society community. Expenses - $1,459,496 Grants - $144,590 (2) Trust & Identity - The Internet Society's Trust & Identity initiative recognizes that in order to be trusted, the Internet must provide channels for secure, reliable, private communications between entities, which can be clearly authenticated in a mutually understood manner. The goal of the Trust & Identity Initiative is to educate end-users on the critical importance of user managed identity security measures. Internet Society attempts to deliver two messages: 1) Network Confidence: there is a clear distinction between a trusted network and network security. Trust enabling network technologies provide long-term solutions to the issues that underlie many of the current concerns about cyber-security. 2) User managed identity: User education regarding identity management is essential to achieving trust in the internet. Another important goal of Internet Society is advancing the importance of a managed network identity technologies by the general public. This will be supported by participation in the trust and Identity consultations and by published reports and tools. The Internet Society is seeking to elevate "identity" to a core issue in network research and standards development and ensure that user education regarding identity management is seen as vital to creating a trusted internet. Expenses - $781,369 Grants - $80,000 (3) Standards & Technology - The Internet Society's Standards & Technology program addresses the issue of the Internet being built on open standards, which allows all devices, services and applications to be interoperable across a distributed network of networks. Internet standards are developed by volunteer groups which operate under the administrative umbrella of the Internet Society. The Internet Society is the organizational home of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), The Internet Engineering Group (IESG), the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Thousands of volunteers from around the world participate and the standards they develop are free and accessible to everyone. The Internet Society and the IETF collaborate with other technical standards setting bodies to exchange the global development of the Internet. Expenses - $ 2,673,433 Grants - $1,522,500 Revenue - $2,390 (4) Membership & Chapters- The Internet Society engages in outreach to chapters to enable them to connect with one another to support and promote the Internet Society's mission, and to provide insight about important local/regional issues affecting the Internet. The Internet Society also provides unique opportunities for individual members without a chapter affiliation to work collaboratively with the Internet Society globally to further the Internet Society's mission and strategic goals. Expenses - $ 2,284,014 Grants - $318,597 Explanation of Business Relationship Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Bert Wijnen was appointed to the ISOC Board of Trustees by the IAB in June 2008. A year later, Mr. Wijnen joined the staff of RIPE NCC. Daniel Karrenberg, an ISOC Trustee since 2005, is a member of the RIPE's senior management team. Both individuals have reported this business relationship to ISOC's Board of Trustees on annual disclosure forms. The ISOC's Board has determined that this business relationship does not constitute a conflict of interest. Mr. Wijnen was appointed to a second term on ISOC's Board of Trustees by the IAB in July 2011 and Mr. Karrenberg completed his second full term on ISOC's Board in July 2011 and is no longer a Trustee. Explanation of Member or Stockholders Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The Internet Society by-laws provide for the recognition of organizational members and individual members. Organizational members are corporate, non-profit, or government contributors to ISOC's overall charitable mission. Individual members may be sustaining members or global members. Both levels give individuals opportunities as members to participate in Internet Society's activities. Global membership is free to all individuals, while sustaining members make a contribution to ISOC. Individual members may also belong to one of ISOC's chapters, but are not required to do so. Explanation of Election of Governing Body by Members or Stockholders Part VI, Section A, Line 7A The Internet Society by-laws call for the election or appointment of a Board of Trustees. According to the by-laws, the Board defines the process for election or appointment of trustees, and elections procedures provide for organizational members, chapters and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) to appoint or elect trustees. The IAB recommendation must be approved by the IESG, which is the steering committee of the IETF. To participate in an election, a potential nominee must be a member in good standing as of December 31st of the previous year. For an organizational member, dues must be paid in full. For a chapter, the chapter must be in good standing. A person may be a candidate in only one constituency (organizational member, chapter, IAB) in one year. Trustee terms are 3 years and limited to no more than two consecutive terms. The two important committees involved in the process are the Elections and the Nominations Committees. The Nominations Committee establishes selection criteria for prospective trustees, advertises the nomination process, solicits candidates for the process, names a slate of candidates, oversees any petitions process and monitors the process to ensure that an individual is not a candidate in more than one constituency at the same time. Once candidates are nominated, petitions for additional nominees are accepted for 30 days. Candidates are allowed to submit biographical information and an election statement. After 30 days, the petition period closes and a final slate is announced. Ballots are distributed and must be returned in 28 days. At the 28th day, voting closes and at least two member of the Elections Committee count the ballots at a time and place of their choosing. Within 10 days after the close of the election process, the Elections Committee certifies the results to the Board of Trustees and publishes the results. 20 days is allowed for challenges to the election. The CEO, after consultation with the chairs of the Nominations Committee, Elections Committee and members of the Board of Trustees, advises the author of any challenges about the Board's decision and the challenge period closes. The new trustees are seated at the Board of Trustees meeting following the annual general meeting (AGM). Form 990 Review Process Part VI, Section B, Line 11A The Internet Society's accounting firm prepares and signs the return as paid preparer and delivers the return to the Internet Society. Prior to filing, the CFO and the CEO of the Internet Society reviews the return with the Audit Committee elected by the Board of Trustees. A copy of the return in its final form is sent to each member of the Board of Trustees prior to filing the return. The CEO or the CFO signs the return and files by certified mail with the Internal Revenue Service. Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Part VI, Section B, Line 12C Annually, Trustees, Officers and key employees of Internet Society fill out a conflict of interest questionnaire; these completed questionnaires are reviewed and monitored by the Audit Committee, and the results are reported to the Board of Trustees. The Audit Committee and the chair of ISOC's Board of Trustees rely on the trustees, officers and key employees to inform them of issues that might arise in the interim period between questionnaire submissions. At the beginning of each Board meeting, the chair solicits all trustees to disclose any conflicts with the agenda items for that board meeting. Trustees who report potential conflicts may be required to abstain from any formal decision by the Board of Trustees, and may be required to retire from any discussion or deliberation. The Board of Trustees, acting as a body led by the chair, makes the determination of whether a conflict exists and the participation restrictions to be imposed. Should the chair be determined to have a conflict, an acting chair or the CEO is appointed for the affected deliberation before the Board of Trustees. Compensation Review & Approval Process for Officers & Key Employees Part VI, Section B, Line 15A & 15B The Internet Society engaged a compensation specialist in 2009 to establish a comprehensive compensation program for the Company. The goals were to establish internal compensation equity, achieve external equity to ensure fair and competitive pay, to develop an objective merit review process, and develop tools to maintain the compensation program. The Internet Society developed compensation benchmarks for each position within the organization, using several compensation studies for U.S. based employees and benchmarks from Mercer Towers Watson for worldwide employees. These benchmarks are updated annually. In 2010, the Internet Society obtained independent compensation studies for the Chief Financial Officer as a statutory officer of the Internet Society. The contract of the Chief Executive Officer was established in February 2006, under a five-year contract, and will be reviewed in the following year. The Internet Society employs a goal management system to establish and track goals for all members of its staff. Staff members fill out self evaluations, followed by an evaluation by their manager, and a meeting is held between the employee and their respective manager to discuss their previous year's achievements and current year's goals. The Internet Society has established the practice to review performance of all employees on a common review date of December 31. Annual salary reviews are based on these performance reviews and compensation surveys. The Internet Society also awards variable compensation to staff based on individual performance during the year. These awards were determined in consultation with the compensation consultant, based on recommendations by the CEO, CFO and awardees direct supervisors. Additional information on the compensation of the CEO: The Internet Society entered into an employment contract with its CEO in February 2006, replacing a prior employment contract. The CEO is to receive a base compensation to be paid monthly, and is eligible for annual variable compensation equal to 30% of the base compensation. The contract provides for a fixed annual increase through its expiration date of February 2011. The CEO receives no additional compensation other than benefits available to other Internet Society employees, including a company contribution toward its retirement plan. Annually, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees draws up achievement targets for the CEO. The CEO submits a self-evaluation at year-end to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee reviews her performance and makes a determination as to the amount of variable compensation earned. The Executive Committee then instructs the Internet Society's CFO to pay the award, less applicable statutory withholdings. The corporation engaged the Hay Group, a global management and human resource consulting firm and PriceWaterhouseCoopers to help review and establish a compensation package for its CEO. Besides compensation benchmarks, the Hay Group and PriceWaterhouseCoopers suggested work valuation, role design and performance management techniques based on job evaluation methodology form their database of the 8,000 organizations they work with worldwide. The Internet Society also used information and advice from Guidestar and American Research Corporation to determine compensation for the CEO. See schedule j for further discussion of reported compensation for the ceo. Other Organization Document Publicly Available Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All information is available on the organization's website. 990, Part XI, Line 1 Includes $2,000,000 of directed funds from Public Interest Registry to support the IETF. Other Changes in Net assets or fund balances Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 Other Changes in net assets or Fund Balances: Unrealized Gains - $89,414 Public Interest Registry 1775 Wiehle Avenue 200 Reston VA 20190 331025119 Regist Domain PA 501(c)(3) 11a NA false false true false false false false false true false false false true false true true false false Public Interest Registry c 21000000 public interest registry i 151516 public interest registry m 31846 public interest registry o 1850 public interest registry p 5148