Thorn

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 15, 2025.

222 Pacific Coast Hwy 10th Fl
EL Segundo, California 90245

Thorn (EIN: 27-0943677) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Thorn, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 111 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $262,612. The highest compensated employee at Thorn is Julie Cordua with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $355,491.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$16,355,617

Expenses

$21,769,314

Employee compensation

$17,609,858

Reported Compensated Employees

Julie Cordua

Chief Executive Officer

$355,491

$317,694 from orgNo related comp$37,797 other

James Williams

General Counsel

$313,870

$277,819 from orgNo related comp$36,051 other

James Pitkow

Chief Technology Officer

$294,501

$278,954 from orgNo related comp$15,547 other

Pamela Smith

Vice President, External Affairs

$294,000

$268,723 from orgNo related comp$25,277 other

John Starr

Vice President Industry

$289,585

$254,238 from orgNo related comp$35,347 other

Rebecca Portnoff

Vice President DATA Science

$263,079

$228,502 from orgNo related comp$34,577 other

Lisa Fierstein

Chief Financial Officer

$259,137

$245,043 from orgNo related comp$14,094 other

Emily Schultz

Vice President, Engineering

$252,886

$240,514 from orgNo related comp$12,372 other

Amanda Volz

Vice President, Customers and Partnerships

$251,256

$228,417 from orgNo related comp$22,839 other

Smita Menon

Vice President Product

$244,173

$237,757 from orgNo related comp$6,416 other

Michelle Cormack

CFO (Until 04/2024)

$70,754

$60,653 from orgNo related comp$10,101 other

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Ernie Allen

Member

Fernando Ruiz

Member (Until 01/2024)

Member (Until 03/2024)

Contractors

Finsbury Glover Hering Europe Gmbh

Strategic Management and Advisory Servic

$543,532

Amazon Web Services Inc.

Api Provider

$539,611

Gregory Fca Communications

Marketing and Communications

$168,500

Benenson Strategy Group

Surveys

$160,400

Sheikh Pifer & Association

Wellness

$139,100

Mission Statement

THORN IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A WORLD WHERE EVERY CHILD IS FREE TO SIMPLY BE A KID BY BUILDING TECHNOLOGY AND DEPLOYING PROGRAMS TO DEFEND CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. THORN'S WORK IS GUIDED BY THREE PRINCIPLES: (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)(1) ACCELERATION OF VICTIM IDENTIFICATION AND RESCUE, (2) EQUIPPING ONLINE PLATFORMS WITH TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO PREVENT RE-VICTIMIZATION THROUGH THE SPREAD AND RECIRCULATION OF ONLINE CONTENT, AND (3) TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP THE PUBLIC TO PROTECT AGAINST THE CREATION OF CSAM AND TO CREATE PUBLIC PRESSURE FOR ACTION BY OTHER AUDIENCES.