2024-11-15T15:44:06-06:00 2023-12-31 941254756 HOOD & STRONG LLP 2580 N 1ST ST STE 460 SAN JOSE CA 95131 990 2023-01-01 043585301 CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION CREA 4154296753 211 HOPE STREET 1866 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94042 ANGELA ODUOR LUNGATI BOARD CHAIR 4154296753 2024-11-14 1 0 MAGA E KISRIEV P01008919 4089988400 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ANNA TUMADOTTIR 211 HOPE STREET 1866 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94042 5282455 0 X WWW.CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG X 2001 MA DEVELOPS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL CREATIVITY, SHARING, AND INNOVATION. 10 9 16 726 0 0 7330744 4880570 331635 353624 0 29191 -6471 -372276 7655908 4891109 663166 476947 0 0 2656808 3342372 0 0 299317 953698 938696 4273672 4758015 3382236 133094 12542497 10951751 258530 334590 12283967 10617161 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 3361085 476947 353624 CC CERTIFICATE - OFFER THE CREATIVE COMMONS CERTIFICATE, AN IN-DEPTH COURSE FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BECOMING EXPERTS IN CREATING AND ENGAGING WITH OPENLY LICENSED WORKS.GLAM - THE OPENGLAM PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE ADOPTION OF PROGRESSIVE OPEN ACCESS POLICIES BY GLAM INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF CREATIVE COMMONS TOOLS. THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING THE LARGE SCALE, GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE OF OPEN POLICIES BY THESE INSTITUTIONS, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS OF SUCH POLICIES TO ACHIEVE KNOWLEDGE EQUITY.CC LICENSES - PROVIDE CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES AND PUBLIC DOMAIN TOOLS THAT GIVE EVERY PERSON AND ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD A FREE, SIMPLE, AND STANDARDIZED WAY TO GRANT COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS FOR CREATIVE AND ACADEMIC WORKS; ENSURE PROPER ATTRIBUTION; AND ALLOW OTHERS TO COPY, DISTRIBUTE, AND MAKE USE OF THOSE WORKS.GLOBAL SUMMIT - PRODUCE CC SUMMIT, AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, TECHNOLOGISTS, LEGAL EXPERTS, AND ACTIVISTS TO PROMOTE THE POWER OF OPEN LICENSING AND GLOBAL ACCESS.POLICY: PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL AND POLICY POSITION PAPERS ON ISSUES RELATING TO COPYRIGHT REFORM FOR THE POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC.OPEN EDUCATION: MINIMIZE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE EDUCATION THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORING AND ADVOCACY ON USING OPEN LICENSES AND OPEN POLICIES TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND PRACTICES.THROUGH OUR DIRECT FEE-FOR-SERVICE CONSULTATIONS, CREATIVE COMMONS HELPS ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP OPEN LICENSING EXPERTISE, AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR SHARING THEIR CONTENT WITH THE PUBLIC.OPEN SCIENCE - THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK IN OPEN SCIENCE IS FOCUSED ON MAKING LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND CLIMATE RESEARCH MORE OPENLY AVAILABLE. 3361085 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 22 0 1 16 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA CT FL MA NY X X ERIKA DRUSHKA 4154296753 211 HOPE STREET 1866 MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94042 X DELIA BROWNE INTERIM BOARD CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GLENN BROWN VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BILAL RANDEREE TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEK TARKOWSKI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENI TENNISON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA ODUOR LUNGATI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARTA BELCHER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES GRIMMELMANN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS VILLA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINA BOTERO BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/5/23) 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE STIHLER CEO (THRU 12/29/23) 40.00 0.00 X X 289246 0 42857 MARI MORESEHEAD SEC/CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 12/8/23) 40.00 0.00 X 0 127681 5742 ANNA TUMADOTTIR INTERIM CEO 40.00 0.00 X 161500 0 19882 KATHLEEN WALSH GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY 40.00 0.00 X 148400 0 19239 NATHAN ANGELL DIR OF COMMS & COMMUNITY (11/30/23) 40.00 0.00 X 135877 0 33146 CYRA E COPELAND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 0.00 X 122499 0 23050 CABLE GREEN DIRECTOR OF OPEN EDUCATION 40.00 0.00 X 181100 0 38583 BRIGITTE VEZINA DIRECTOR OF OPEN CULTURE 40.00 0.00 X 144699 0 0 JENNRYN WETZLER DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AND LEARNING 40.00 0.00 X 140000 0 8003 1323321 127681 190502 12 0 1 0 0 170000 67151 4643419 4880570 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 611430 353624 353624 353624 29191 29191 19070 170000 391346 -372276 -372276 4891109 353624 0 -343085 159650 159650 25664 25664 291633 291633 705819 545038 75013 85768 1781773 1548350 169680 63743 117876 83409 14884 19583 557845 238855 243819 75171 179059 150566 28493 21753 270 21483 40650 40650 174520 87268 87081 171 13601 10795 2607 199 107652 21561 74594 11497 19176 1836 16177 1163 338604 177226 152532 8846 10786 2941 7821 24 68100 68100 PAYROLL EXPENSES 75395 409 74986 EVENT EXPENSES 15157 7936 3451 3770 PROFESSIONAL/ORG DEVEL. 10343 1267 9076 BUSINESS REG FEES 1866 1866 41093 6411 33793 889 4758015 3361085 1097613 299317 2691146 3827018 3274000 3294015 6505393 3799135 69738 31047 8265 8265 1608 0 612 536 12542497 10951751 191787 293172 15284 10918 22750 30500 28709 0 258530 334590 X 3201695 3689302 9082272 6927859 12283967 10617161 12542497 10951751 X 133094 -1799900 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2736370 718244 9506488 7330744 4880570 25172416 2736370 718244 9506488 7330744 4880570 25172416 15701255 9471161 95503 13212 113 0 29191 138019 7262 19070 26332 25336767 1500605 0.37380 0.34920 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: GROSS INCOME FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,580. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 19,070. 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MANAGEMENT CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATES TAX POSITIONS REFLECTED IN THE CREATIVE COMMONS' TAX FILINGS AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS EXIST. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING 181579 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 1900 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 26930 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTMAKING 300 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 21090 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 15204 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 4350 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTMAKING 32779 0 0 0 0 0 0 284132 0 284132 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) PROJECT SUPPORT 154000 ACH/WIRE 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC PROJECT SUPPORT 21479 ACH/WIRE 0 1 1 PROJECT SUPPORT EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 18 27579 ACH/WIRE PROJECT SUPPORT NORTH AMERICA 7 1900 ACH/WIRE PROJECT SUPPORT SOUTH AMERICA 22 26930 ACH/WIRE PROJECT SUPPORT CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 300 ACH/WIRE PROJECT SUPPORT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 25 21040 ACH/WIRE PROJECT SUPPORT SOUTH ASIA 11 15204 ACH/WIRE PROJECT SUPPORT MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 4 4350 ACH/WIRE PROJECT SUPPORT EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 8 11300 ACH/WIRE 1 0 1 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE MEANT TO PROVIDE QUICK, PRACTICAL-LEVEL SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS, AND EVENTS DONE BY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES OF CREATIVE COMMONS FROM KICKSTARTING PROJECTS, FACILITATING TRAVEL AND MENTORSHIPS, TO SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION OF CC-THEMED EVENTS AROUND THE GLOBE. 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X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CATHERINE STIHLER CEO (THRU 12/29/23) 289246 0 0 0 0 0 13879 0 28978 0 332103 0 0 0 CABLE GREEN DIRECTOR OF OPEN EDUCATION 181100 0 0 0 0 0 9869 0 28714 0 219683 0 0 0 ANNA TUMADOTTIR INTERIM CEO 161500 0 0 0 0 0 8250 0 11632 0 181382 0 0 0 NATHAN ANGELL DIR OF COMMS & COMMUNITY (11/30/23) 130251 0 0 0 5626 0 7155 0 25991 0 169023 0 0 0 KATHLEEN WALSH GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY 148400 0 0 0 0 0 7420 0 11819 0 167639 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A NATHAN ANGELL, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY, RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS $5,626. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 CREATIVE COMMONS (CC) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO HELPING BUILD AND SUSTAIN A THRIVING COMMONS OF SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE. TOGETHER WITH AN EXTENSIVE MEMBER NETWORK AND MULTIPLE PARTNERS, WE BUILD CAPACITY, WE DEVELOP PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, AND WE ADVOCATE FOR BETTER OPEN SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST. AS PART OF THIS WORK, WE HELP OVERCOME LEGAL OBSTACLES TO THE SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY TO ADDRESS THE WORLD'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND TREASURER. AFTER APPROVAL, A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS GIVEN TO THE ENTIRE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION POLICY COVERS ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES. ANNUALLY, THE STAFF AND BOARD ARE SURVEYED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE CONFLICTS ARE LISTED ON A PRIVATE INTERNAL WEBSITE. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE SENT TO THE LEGAL TEAM FOR REVIEW. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS IS MADE BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE MAKES A FINAL DETERMINATION AND REPORTS OUTCOMES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PERSONS WITH ACTUAL AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ARE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OF RELEVANCE TO THE DETERMINATIONS DURING THE MEETINGS AND THE REVIEW, BUT CANNOT ATTEND WHEN THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF THE CONFLICT IS DECIDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE CEO'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED IS MANAGED BY AN AD HOC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD THAT IS LED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS COMPARABLE COMPENSATION USING SALARY SURVEYS AND SALARY RESEARCH SOFTWARE TO COMPARE DATA FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED FOR PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE INFORMATION AND DELIBERATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE. THE FINAL DECISION IS MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE WITH THE CEO ABSENT FROM THE PROCEEDINGS. 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