Internet Society

“Form 990, Part I, Line 5 In 2013, Internet Society had 56 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 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.”

“Form 990, Part III, Line 4A - The Internet Engineering Task Force 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. Expenses - $5,106,401. Revenue - $2,460,712. Form 990, Part III, Line 4B - Regional Development Regional Development represents costs to address and help remove the fundamental impediments to Internet growth and usability, particularly in developing countries. 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 informing 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. Expenses - $8,040,701. Grants - $2,218,384. Revenue - $1,549. Form 990, Part III, Line 4c - Communications 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. Expenses - $4,602,185. Grants - $20,000. Revenue - $135,610. 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 human rights, cybersecurity, trust, identity, censorship/freedom of expression, spam, internet governance, intellectual property, and access to information. The Internet Society also participates in regional, local, national and international forums that promote awareness of an open internet. Internet Society also participates with organizations such as ECOSOC, CITEL, WIPO, 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 - $2,729,953. (2) Trust & Identity - The Inter”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The Internet Society by-laws provide for the recognition of organizational members, individual members, and chapters. Organizational members are corporate, non-profit, government, or academic 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. Individual membership is free, but members are encouraged to financially support Internet Society's activities. Individual members may also belong to one of ISOC's chapters, but are not required to do so. Chapters are individual members who are committed to furthering Internet Society's mission within their geographic or special interest area.”

“Form 990, 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 as defined in ISOC procedures. 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 counted by at least two members of the Elections Committee 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 a 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, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B 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 review 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.”

“Form 990, 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.”

“Part VI, Section B, Lines 15A & 15B The Internet Society engaged a compensation specialist 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 2012, 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 CEO receives the benefits available to other Internet Society employees, including a company contribution toward a retirement plan. Annually, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees draws up achievement targets for the CEO. The CEO submits a self-evaluation at year-end to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews her performance and makes a determination as to the amount of variable compensation earned. The Compensation Committee then instructs the Internet Society's CFO to pay the award, less applicable statutory withholdings. The Internet Society employs a goal management process 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.”

“Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All information is available on the organization's website. Other Changes in Net Assets Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Exchange Loss Adjustment - $22,937”

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