LINUX KERNEL ORGANIZATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $265K · expenses $265K · assets $0

EIN
74-3183459
Address
2810 N CHURCH ST PMB 57274, WILMINGTON, DE 19802-4447
Website
WWW.KERNEL.ORG
NTEE code
U40
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James Zemlin EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2014-2024 1 $0 reported 6

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES ZEMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $06

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2018 · 1 grant to organizations · $7K
2016 · 1 grant to organizations · $4K
2015 · 1 grant to organizations · $16K
2014 · 1 grant to organizations · $69K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2015 · 1 contributor · $16K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 THE LINUX FOUNDATION Person SAN FRANCISCO, CA $16,168- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $69K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 THE LINUX FOUNDATION Person SAN FRANCISCO, CA $68,509- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$265,300$265,300 $0$0 $265,300- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$192,828$192,828 $0$0 $192,828- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,228$137,228 $0$0 $137,228- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,511$79,511 $0$0 $79,511- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,158$64,158 $0$0 $64,158- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,983$35,983 $0$0 $35,983- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$7,561 $0$0 $0- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$460 $7,561$7,561 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,369$4,923 $12,390$8,021 $4,369- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,168$16,549 $24,743$8,575 $16,168- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,509$69,002 $8,956$8,956 $68,509- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $67,467 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$35,700 2024$20,500
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$31,767 2024$18,915
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ROCKS BUILD AMERICA FOUNDATIONVAU40 $254,249$33,195 PRES. & CEO (UNTIL 10/2024)$628,500 Same NTEE code U40, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$31,108,0007 42018–2024 OPENAI INC; LA-MAS INC; MATHEMATICAL METAPHYSICS INSTITUTE; PLAYING AT LEARNING
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$8,299,35021 132018–2024 OPENAI INC; YOUTH CODE JAM SAN ANTONIO; ENGINE FOUNDATION INC; GRACETECH SERVICES and 9 more
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APHORISM FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,000,0001 12017–2017 OPENAI INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$583,90031 102019–2025 PLAYING AT LEARNING; ARMENIAN ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF AMERICA INC; REUSEUM EDUCATIONAL INC; GEORGIAFIRST ROBOTICS INC and 6 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $265,300 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,674
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $262,095 98.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,674 0.6%
Fees: other professional $1,200 0.5%
Taxes $331 0.1%
Total$265,300100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $192,828 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,236
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $189,167 98.1%
Fees: other professional $2,309 1.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,236 0.6%
Taxes $116 0.1%
Total$192,828100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $137,228 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $134,747 98.2%
Fees: other professional $2,230 1.6%
Taxes $251 0.2%
Total$137,228100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $79,511 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $77,320 97.2%
Fees: accounting $2,083 2.6%
Taxes $108 0.1%
Total$79,511100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $64,158 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $61,933 96.5%
Fees: accounting $1,861 2.9%
Taxes $261 0.4%
Fees: legal $103 0.2%
Total$64,158100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $35,983 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,395
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $30,515 84.8%
Fees: other professional $2,400 6.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,395 6.7%
Fees: legal $663 1.8%
Taxes $10 0.0%
Total$35,983100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $7,561 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,471 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $7,471 98.8%
Other expenses $90 1.2%
Total$7,561100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $460 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $460 100.0%
Total$460100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $4,923 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,369 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,369 88.7%
Other expenses $554 11.3%
Total$4,923100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $16,549 spent · pay $0 · grants $16,168 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $16,168 97.7%
Other expenses $381 2.3%
Total$16,549100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $69,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $68,509 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $68,509 99.3%
Other expenses $493 0.7%
Total$69,002100%

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