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The Linux Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2016. Filed on November 14, 2017.

1 Letterman Drive No D4700
San Francisco, California 94129

The Linux Foundation (EIN: 46-0503801) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2016 IRS Form 990 filing, The Linux Foundation, a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 11 out of 169 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $582,600. The highest compensated employee at The Linux Foundation is Linus Torvalds with fiscal year 2016 compensation of $1,672,056.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$61,085,552

Expenses

$51,733,209

Employee compensation

$31,108,577
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Linus Torvalds
Fellow
$1,672,056
$640,119 No related comp$1,031,937
James Zemlin
Executive Director
$639,275
$588,200 No related comp$51,075
Mike Woster
Chief Revenue Officer
$607,445
$546,843 No related comp$60,602
Chris Aniszczyk
Vice President of Developer Relations
$478,400
$443,400 No related comp$35,000
Angela Brown
Vice President, Events
$456,912
$399,737 No related comp$57,175
Nicholas van Someren
Chief Technology Officer
$455,752
$421,538 No related comp$34,214
Russell Farnell
Vice President, Finance
$432,185
$380,890 No related comp$51,295
Michael Dolan
Vice President of Strategic Programs
$428,748
$393,187 No related comp$35,561
Samir Ramji
Executive Director, Cloud Foundry
$416,638
$376,250 No related comp$40,388
Gregory Kroah-Hartman
Fellow
$414,865
$352,308 No related comp$62,557
Nicolas Jacques
Executive Director, Opendaylight
$406,321
$343,744 No related comp$62,577

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan Clark
Secretary
Chris Mason
Director
David Marr
Director
David Ward
Director
Doug Fisher
Chair
Eileen Evans
Director
Erica Brescia
Director
Frank Fanzilli
Treasurer
Hiromi Wada
Director
Hisashi Hashimoto
Director
Jeff Garzik
Director
Jim Wasko
Director

Contractors

Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
Legal Fees
$695,862
E3 Webcasting LLC
Video Consultant
$259,589
Amanda Mcpherson
Consulting
$189,000
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
Legal Fees
$179,703
Rightround LLC
Event
$150,222

Mission Statement

THE LINUX FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF SUSTAINABLE OPEN SOURCE ECOSYSTEMS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, INFRASTRUCTURE, EVENTS, TRAINING, AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS TO PROGRESS OPEN INNOVATION. WORKING TOGETHER WITH ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES OF OPEN SOURCE ENGINEERS, THE LINUX FOUNDATION AND ITS PROJECTS FORM THE MOST AMBITIOUS AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT IN THE CREATION OF SHARED TECHNOLOGY.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 15, 2025:
2024 The Linux Foundation 990 filed
November 14, 2024:
2023 The Linux Foundation 990 filed
November 15, 2023:
2022 The Linux Foundation 990 filed

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