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The Linux Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2019. Filed on November 13, 2020.

548 Market St Pmb 57274
San Francisco, California 94104

The Linux Foundation (EIN: 46-0503801) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2019 IRS Form 990 filing, The Linux Foundation, a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 14 out of 199 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $540,262. The highest compensated employee at The Linux Foundation is Linus Torvalds with fiscal year 2019 compensation of $1,644,231.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$124,492,699

Expenses

$111,490,264

Employee compensation

$44,227,570
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Linus Torvalds
Fellow
$1,644,231
$625,426 No related comp$1,018,805
James Zemlin
Executive Director
$1,151,332
$894,995 No related comp$256,337
Arpit Joshipura
General Manager, Networkin
$465,965
$402,432 No related comp$63,533
Daniel Kohn
Executive Director
$459,527
$426,282 No related comp$33,245
Lisbeth McNabb
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
$450,984
$397,547 No related comp$53,437
Shubra Kar
Vice President of Products
$423,066
$365,533 No related comp$57,533
Jamie Smith
Chief Marketing Officer
$416,225
$403,071 No related comp$13,154
Abigail Kearns
Executive Director
$409,250
$351,582 No related comp$57,668
Brian Behlendorf
Executive Director
$408,131
$351,586 No related comp$56,545
Daniel Cauchy
Executive Director
$405,479
$367,132 No related comp$38,347
Chris Aniszczyk
Vice President Strategic and Developer
$401,060
$350,952 No related comp$50,108
Angela Brown
General Manager, Events
$335,000
$289,381 No related comp$45,619

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan Clark
Director
Brandon Jung
Director
Chris Dibona
Director
Chris Mason
Director
Chris Price
Director
Chris Rice
Director
Daniel Park
Director
David Marr
Director
David Ward
Director
Dirk Hohndel
Secretary
Eileen Evans
Director
Erica Brescia
Director

Contractors

Vulk Cooperative
Consulting
$1,350,192
Pinnacle Branding
Consulting
$997,162
E3 Webcasting LLC
Consulting
$686,945
Rethinkit Media LLC
Consulting
$636,850
Speakeasy Strategies LLC
Consulting
$601,239

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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