Mission
TO ADVANCE THE OPEN WEB AS A PUBLIC GOOD AND A BASIC RIGHT. AFTER 15 YEARS OF WORKING TOWARDS A WEB THAT IS SAFE, TRUSTED, AND OPEN FOR ALL, THE WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION CLOSED ITS DOORS ON THE 27TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.
Public Charity
WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION
WORLD WIDE WEB FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $7K in revenue, $864K in expenses. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 262852431
WASHINGTON, DC
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7K
Total Expenses$864K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$7.5M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at World Wide Web Foundation
How World Wide Web Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$23
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$38
Obgv
$18
General fund which operates to achieve the wider aims of the foundation; to advance the open web as a public good and a basic right
$15
Filecoin
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$500,000
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$1,000,000
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
$1,000,000
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$550,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$50,200
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SECRETARY
Brian Mcneil
TREASURER
Jonathan Goldstein
CEO
Mark Sanderson
DIRECTOR
Martha Wikstrom
DIRECTOR
Rosemary Leith
DIRECTOR
Sam Tidwell Norrish
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7K | $864K | — |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $667K | $928K |
| 2022 | $4.1M | $5.0M | $533K |
| 2021 | $5.0M | $5.3M | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $4.5M | $4.9M | $1.4M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.5M to $7K (-100%).
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.