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Thorn

Fiscal year ending 2022. Filed on November 16, 2023.

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 2022 IRS Form 990 filing, Thorn, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 115 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $247,587. The highest compensated employee at Thorn is Julie Cordua with fiscal year 2022 compensation of $334,675.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$14,667,821

Expenses

$23,987,273

Employee compensation

$16,928,922
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Julie Cordua
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
$334,675
$301,860 No related comp$32,815
James Pitkow
Chief Technology Officer
$285,340
$262,052 No related comp$23,288
James Williams
General Counsel
$270,752
$248,291 No related comp$22,461
Sarah Gardner
Vice President, External Affairs
$269,338
$245,158 No related comp$24,180
John Starr
Vice President, Industry
$260,498
$231,115 No related comp$29,383
Michelle Cormack
Vice President, Finance
$248,843
$225,338 No related comp$23,505
Nora Abdoun
HEAD, People + Culture
$248,762
$234,969 No related comp$13,793
Emily Schultz
Director, Engineering
$227,378
$215,985 No related comp$11,393
Kristin Boorse
Vice President, Victim Identification
$226,855
$219,804 No related comp$7,051
Muhammad Bilal Lakhani
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
$224,216
$211,428 No related comp$12,788
Melissa Stroebel
Vice President, Research and Insights
$206,530
$203,051 No related comp$3,479
Brooke Istook
Vice President, Youth and Communities
$167,859
$155,175 No related comp$12,684

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Christopher A Kutcher
Co-Founder/Chairman
Ernie Allen
Board Member
Fernando Ruiz
Board Member
Joe Lonsdale
Board Member THRU 2/2022
Neelie Kroes
Board Member
Ray Chambers
Board Member
Sara Clemens
Board Member
Suzanne Bell
Secretary
Vanessa Kanu
Board Member

Contractors

Finsbury Glover Hering Europe Gmbh
Strategic Management and Advisory Servic
$713,328
Ideo Lp
Consulting and Strategic Research Firm
$575,210
Metalab Design Ltd.
Creative Agency/Consulting Firm
$417,347
Putnam Recruiting Group
Recruiting
$351,600
Tiktok Inc.
Advertising for Campaign
$313,188

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 15, 2025:
2024 Thorn 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2023 Thorn 990 filed
November 16, 2023:
2022 Thorn 990 filed

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