Nonprofit · EIN 94-3242767
INTERNET ARCHIVE
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $23,709,162 | $27,766,880 | -$4,057,718 | $9,668,632 | $6,910,149 | $2,758,483 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $26,831,969 | $23,501,138 | $3,330,831 | $10,704,807 | $9,751,199 | $953,608 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $23,678,074 | $32,674,667 | -$8,996,593 | $16,585,711 | $20,115,729 | -$3,530,018 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,192,691
- of which government grants
- $278,925
- Program service revenue
- $7,536,144
- Investment income
- -$4,682,272
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$4,796,670
- Other revenue
- $662,599
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $684,386
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,031,680
- Accounting fees
- $47,392
- Occupancy
- $1,250,028
- Depreciation
- $177,335
- Program services (functional)
- $24,039,679
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,108,911
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,618,290
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,704,807
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,668,632
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,910,149
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,758,483
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $110,245
- Publicly traded securities
- $104,964
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,767,213
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $991,270
- Gross receipts
- $36,112,358
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracey Jaquith | Senior Engineer | 0 | $0 | $242,958 | $5,747 |
| Joy Chesbrough | Dir. Philanthropy | 0 | $0 | $240,173 | $5,938 |
| Mark Graham | Dir Wayback Mach. | 0 | $0 | $230,751 | $9,573 |
| Samuel Stoller | Senior Engineer | 0 | $0 | $228,851 | $10,116 |
| Jefferson Bailey | Dir, Web Archiving | 0 | $0 | $230,731 | $7,405 |
| Scott Fong til 103125 | Secretary Officer | 30 | $0 | $183,476 | $722 |
| Jessica Ovbiagele from 11125 | Secretary Officer | 30 | $0 | $158,055 | $483 |
| Rick Prelinger | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brewster Kahle | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathleen Burch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Rumsey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Chesbrough | Dir. Philanthropy | 0 | $0 | $246,421 | $8,685 |
| Mark Graham | Dir Wayback Mach. | 0 | $0 | $229,362 | $8,629 |
| Jefferson Bailey | Dir, Web Archiving | 0 | $0 | $229,246 | $8,415 |
| Samuel Stroller | Senior Engineer | 0 | $0 | $222,134 | $8,677 |
| Kenji Nagahashi | Senior Engineer | 0 | $0 | $218,406 | $6,934 |
| Scott Fong | Secretary Officer | 30 | $0 | $193,259 | $666 |
| Rick Prelinger | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brewster Kahle | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathleen Burch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Rumsey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Chesbrough | Dir. Philanthropy | 0 | $0 | $235,817 | $8,649 |
| Mark Graham | Dir Wayback Mach. | 0 | $0 | $220,000 | $8,651 |
| Jefferson Bailey | Dir, Web Archiving | 0 | $0 | $212,207 | $8,424 |
| Tracy Jaquith | Senior Engineer | 0 | $0 | $207,956 | $8,630 |
| Samuel Stroller | Senior Engineer | 0 | $0 | $206,350 | $8,679 |
| Scott Fong | Secretary Officer | 30 | $0 | $182,779 | $623 |
| Rick Prelinger | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brewster Kahle | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathleen Burch | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Rumsey | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 300 FUNSTON AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118-2116
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jessica Ovbiagele
- Signed the 990
- Jessica Ovbiagele, Secretary
- Phone
- (415) 561-6767
- Website
- www.archive.org
- 990-N for 2021 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Ethridge Darlene, 659 lake road, Atkins AR 72823. Mailing address: 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco CA 94118. Website: www.internetarchive.com
- Return prepared by
- Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3242767 or by the name INTERNET ARCHIVE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Internet Archive was founded in 1996 to build an Internet library with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format including texts, audio, movies, images, software and web pages.
Program accomplishments
- The Archive continues growing our digital library collections to provide more material for researchers, historians, scholars and the general public; improving the website for a better user experience; and advancing our processes and technologies to make the collections more useful.Expenses $24,039,679 · grants $684,386 · revenue $7,536,144
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3242767
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,668,632
- Income (IRS master file)
- $36,112,358
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $23,709,162 | $27,766,880 | $9,668,632 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $26,831,969 | $23,501,138 | $10,704,807 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $23,678,074 | $32,674,667 | $16,585,711 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $30,547,311 | $25,827,598 | $7,320,849 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Ethridge Darlene Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-3242767).
Questions about INTERNET ARCHIVE
- What is the EIN of INTERNET ARCHIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNET ARCHIVE is 94-3242767.
- Is INTERNET ARCHIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to INTERNET ARCHIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INTERNET ARCHIVE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INTERNET ARCHIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNET ARCHIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNET ARCHIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jessica Ovbiagele.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNET ARCHIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does INTERNET ARCHIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,709,162, expenses of $27,766,880 and total assets of $9,668,632 at year end.
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