Open Source Initiative

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on November 13, 2018.

855 El Camino Real Ste 13a -270
The Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94301

Open Source Initiative (EIN: 91-2037395) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2017. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Open Source Initiative, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 5 employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $100,000. The highest compensated employee at Open Source Initiative is Patrick Masson with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $100,000.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$209,500

Expenses

$187,884

Employee compensation

$110,807
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Mission Statement

To (1) educate the public about the advantages of open source software [software that users are free to modify and redistribute]; (2) encourage the software community to participate in open source software development; (3) identify how software users' objectives are best served through open source software; (4) persuade organizations and software authors to distribute source software freely they otherwise would not distribute; (5) provide resources for sharing information about open source software and licenses; (6) assist attorneys to craft open source licenses; (7) manage a certification program to allow use of one or more certification marks in association with open source software; and (8) advocate for open source principles.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 3, 2025:
2024 Open Source Initiative 990 filed
November 13, 2024:
2023 Open Source Initiative 990 filed
November 14, 2023:
2022 Open Source Initiative 990 filed

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