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Creative Commons Corporation

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on November 6, 2018.

PO Box 1866
Mountain View, California 94042

Creative Commons Corporation (EIN: 04-3585301) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Creative Commons Corporation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 11 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $151,594. The highest compensated employee at Creative Commons Corporation is Ryan Merkley with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $237,580.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$1,639,408

Expenses

$3,600,414

Employee compensation

$1,712,813
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Ryan Merkley
Chief Executive Officer
$237,580
$0 $219,919 $17,661
Diane Peters
General Counsel
$175,047
$164,253 No related comp$10,794
Cable Green
Director of OPEN Education
$166,302
$130,739 No related comp$35,563
Eric Steuer
Director of Content and Community
$137,415
$119,900 No related comp$17,515
Sarah Pearson
Senior Counsel
$136,844
$120,871 No related comp$15,973
Trevor Seethaler
Finance Director
$126,166
$118,708 No related comp$7,458
Jane Park
Director of Product and Research
$121,553
$107,500 No related comp$14,053
Rebecca Lendl
Development Director
$111,846
$106,400 No related comp$5,446

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Ben Adida
Board Member
Christopher Thorne
Vice Chair
Johnathan Nightingale
Board Member
Jongsoo Yoon
Board Member
Kate Spelman
Board Member
Lawrence Lessig
Board Member Emertis
Molly van Houweling
Chair
Paul Brest
Board Member
Paul Keller
Board Member
Renata Avila
Board Member
Ruth Okediji
Board Member
Tom Rubin
Board Member

Mission Statement

DEVELOPS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL CREATIVITY, SHARING, AND INNOVATION.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 13, 2025:
2024 Creative Commons Corporation 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2023 Creative Commons Corporation 990 filed
November 16, 2023:
2022 Creative Commons Corporation 990 filed

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