Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
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(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 11,171,289 | 13,410,355 | 16,354,259 | 23,341,383 | 27,048,212 | 91,325,498 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 11,171,289 | 13,410,355 | 16,354,259 | 23,341,383 | 27,048,212 | 91,325,498 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 78,598,451 | |||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 12,727,047 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 11,171,289 | 13,410,355 | 16,354,259 | 23,341,383 | 27,048,212 | 91,325,498 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 246,295 | 256,148 | 149,073 | 236,002 | 404,859 | 1,292,377 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | -17,070 | -31,931 | 816 | 360 | 7,240 | -40,585 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 92,577,290 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| 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 13.7475% 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 52,000 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 52,000 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 seven different countries including United States, Australia, Uruguay, Sweden, Benin, Tunisia, 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. |
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| Total Number of Individuals Employed in Calendar year 2011 | Form 990, Part I, Line 5 | In 2011, Internet Society had 34 employees that 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 events 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 | Regional Development and Leadership Programs 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 | Form 990, Part III, Line 4c - Program Service Accomplishments | Represents communications cost relating to all aspects 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 - $1,869,575 Grants - $39,676 (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 - $903,402 Grants - $0 (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 - $ 2,416,979 Grants - $1,066,654 (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 - $ 2,247,196 Grants - $194,977 (5) Deployment & Operationalization Hub (DoHub) - The Internet Society's DoHub works with first adopters to collect and create technical resources on new and emerging technologies, including IPv6 and DNSSEC. These resources are provided to network engineers responsible for implementing new technologies in the operation centers of fast following networks. DO Hub maintains a web portal with a knowledge base of technical and educational articles and guidelines and best current operational practices, conducts conferences to bring together network engineers and leading industry experts and maintains social media and public relations campaigns to promote key Internet technologies. Expenses - $ 357,258 Grants - $0 |
| 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, giving 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 of trustees by organizational members and chapters. The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) appoints trustees according to an appointment process of its choosing. 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 a petition 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. Candidates are allowed to submit biographical information and an election statement. After, the petition period closes and a final slate is announced. Ballots are distributed and must be returned in 28 days. Voting closes and at least two member of the Elections Committee count the ballots at a time and place of their choosing. The Elections Committee certifies the results to the Board of Trustees and publishes the results. A challenge period is provided for. In the cases of a challenge, 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 challenge about the Board's decision and the challenge period closes. The new trustees are seated at the following 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 representative of the independent accounting firm's tax team is present to address any questions from the audit committee members. After review, 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 Form 8879EO, the IRS E-File Signature Authorization form, and returns this form to the Internet Society's accounting firm. The accounting firm then electronically files the return with the Internal Revenue Service. |
| Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Part VI, Section B, Line 12C | Annually, Trustees, and Officers 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 and officers to inform them of issues that might arise in the interim period between questionnaire submissions. Key employees also complete conflict of interest questionnaires, which are reviewed by the CEO. 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 2011, the Internet Society obtained independent compensation studies for the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Internet Technology Officer. The compensation of the Chief Executive Officer was established in a contract February 1, 2011. As part of the contract process, Towers Watson was engaged by the Internet Society Board of Trustees to provide an opinion on reasonableness of and supporting comparability data with respect to total compensation of the Chief Executive Officer. The sources of comparability data utilized by Towers Watson were Mercer Executive Compensation Survey-2010, PRM Consulting Group-2010 Management Compensation Survey Report for Non-Profit Organizations, Towers Watson Data Services-2010/2011 Top Management Compensation Report and Towers Watson Data Services-2010 General Industry Report for Switzerland. The Internet Society's Human Resources Department also procured two additional compensation studies, American Research Company US Compensation Study and Guidestar Survey for US non-profit organizations. 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 evaluations, compensation surveys, and standards for the individual country of employment. The Internet Society also awards variable compensation to staff based on individual and corporate 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 2011, replacing an expiring employment contract. The CEO is to receive a base compensation to be paid monthly, and is eligible for annual variable compensation equal to 35% of the base compensation. The contract provides for a fixed annual increase through its expiration date of January 31, 2014. The Internet Society also contributes to a 457(b) deferred compensation plan to provide retirement income under certain circumstances. The CEO receives the benefits available to other Internet Society employees, including a company contribution toward a 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 Towers Watson, a global management and human resource consulting firm, to review and establish a compensation package for its CEO. Towers Watson used benchmark studies from Mercer, PRM Consulting Group, and two of its own studies (Swiss Report and Top Management Report). Besides compensation benchmarks, Towers Watson reviewed the proposed CEO contract to ensure other provisions of the contract were within total compensation standards. 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. Information about CompassRose Relationship Form 990, Part VII, Section B Walda Roseman, ISOC's COO is a principal of CompassRose, which is listed as one of Internet Society's 2011 Top 5 Paid Independent Contractors. In years previous to 2011, CompassRose had contracted with Internet Society for public policy advisory services. In January 2011, ISOC offered Ms. Roseman the COO position and as a condition of her full-time employment required that no other contract work be performed. As Ms. Roseman had minor existing commitments with CompassRose through May 2011, her date of hire was June 1, 2011. From February 1, 2011 through May 31, 2011 Internet Society paid CompassRose to represent the Company at a number of meetings, and to make organizational recommendations. In 2011, Internet Society paid CompassRose $20,000 for a public policy engagement initiated in 2010, plus $160,000 for her work from February until May 2011. Thereafter, after all engagement contracts under CompassRose had ended, Ms. Roseman assumed her full-time role as COO. After Ms. Roseman joined ISOC, the organization had no transactions with CompassRose. The Internet Society regularly seeks formal confirmation of the reasonableness of compensation for its disqualified individuals. During this "intermediate sanctions" process, the Compensation Committee reviewed work by an independent consultant as to the reasonableness of Ms. Roseman's compensation. The consultant presented the compensation to the ISOC Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, who discussed the findings, and found Ms. Roseman's compensation to be reasonable. |
| Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances | Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 | Other Changes in net assets or Fund Balances: $(381,106) - Unrealized Losses: $(244,100) - Foreign Currency Fluctuation: $(137,006) |
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