2024-11-14T12:32:58-08:00 2023-12-31 Gary S Eisenkraft CPA 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 New York NY 10016 990 2023-01-01 844023862 WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM INC WORL 3392732711 401 EDGEWATER PLACE 600 WAKEFIELD MA 01880 SETH DOBBS CEO 2024-11-14 true true Gary S Eisenkraft CPA P00055181 2126892655 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SETH DOBBS 401 EDGEWATER PLACE 600 WAKEFIELD MA 01880 7071076 false X WWW.W3.ORG X 2019 DE THE W3C MISSION IS TO LEAD THE WORLD WIDE WEB TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL BY DEVELOPING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE WEB. 11 11 8 10000 0 1210422 80691 5870411 -9757 0 80691 7071076 0 0 64943 1491987 0 0 205891 3512969 270834 5004956 -190143 2066120 861365 4886410 1048557 3007482 -187192 1878928 THE W3C MISSION IS TO LEAD THE WORLD WIDE WEB TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL BY DEVELOPING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES THAT ENSURE THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE WEB. BELOW WE DISCUSS IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THIS MISSION ALL OF WHICH FURTHER W3C'S VISION OF THE WEB. TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION TO MAKE THE WEB WORK, FOR EVERYONE, WE UPHOLD THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES:-THE WEB IS FOR ALL HUMANITY.-THE WEB IS DESIGNED FOR THE GOOD OF ITS USERS.-THE WEB MUST BE SAFE FOR ITS USERS.-THERE IS ONE INTEROPERABLE WORLD-WIDE WEB. WE ARE AN OPEN FORUM WHERE DIVERSE VOICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND INDUSTRIES COME TOGETHER, INCUBATE AND BUILD CONSENSUS FOR GLOBAL STANDARDS FOR WEB TECHNOLOGIES.WE ARE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT THE WEB IS FOR EVERYONE; WE GREATLY EMPHASIZE ACCESSIBILITY, INTERNATIONALIZATION,PRIVACY, AND SECURITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING OPEN AND ROYALTY-FREE STANDARDS WITH HIGH FOCUS ON INTEROPERABILITY AND COLLECTIVE EMPOWERMENT. false false 4036338 5870411 DEVELOPMENT OF WEB STANDARDS: STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE CONSORTIUM ARE ADOPTED VOLUNTARILY. THEY MUST THEREFORE BE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. IN ADDITION, THEY MUST MEET REAL WORLD NEEDS, INCLUDING OVERCOMING THE MANY BARRIERS FACED BY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. WEB STANDARDS MUST BALANCE THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND TECHNOLOGISTS, FOR THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF SERVING ALL OF HUMANITY. FURTHER, BECAUSE THE WEB IS A GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CONSORTIUM MUST FIND SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS A RANGE OF REGIONAL AND CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS. THE CONSORTIUM CONDUCTS ITS WORK IN PUBLIC AND SEEKS WIDE REVIEW ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO HELP ENSURE THAT WIDE-RANGE PERSPECTIVES INFORM CONSENSUS DECISIONS ABOUT FUTURE WEB TECHNOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSORTIUM'S PROCESS REQUIRES THAT ALL STANDARDS UNDERGO REVIEW BY CHARTERED GROUPS WITH EXPERTISE IN ACCESSIBILITY, INTERNATIONALIZATION, PRIVACY AND SECURITY; THESE GROUPS HELP ENSURE THAT THE STANDARDS MEET THE SOCIAL NEEDS THAT MOTIVATE THE CONSORTIUM'S MISSION. THIS IS KNOWN IN THE CONSORTIUM AS "HORIZONTAL REVIEW," BECAUSE IT IS APPLIED ACROSS STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES. APPROXIMATELY 59% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 59% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.RESEARCH: THE CONSORTIUM, WITH PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS, CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO THE WEB. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE FIELD OF WEB PRIVACY, THE CONSORTIUM'S COORDINATION OF STANDARDIZATION WORK IMPROVES SUPPORT FOR USER PRIVACY ON THE WEB AND DEVELOPS GENERAL EXPERTISE IN PRIVACY-BY-DESIGN FOR WEB STANDARDS. APPROXIMATELY 24% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 24% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS/RESOURCES: THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE CONSORTIUM'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS (INCLUDING THE W3C MEMBERS), THE CONSORTIUM PRODUCES WRITTEN DELIVERABLES THAT INCLUDE STANDARDS, GUIDELINES, AND TOOLS THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE AND HELP WEB DEVELOPERS WORLDWIDE IMPROVE THEIR SITES IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND INTERNATIONALIZATION. THE CONSORTIUM'S STANDARDS HAVE BEEN GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING THROUGH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ACCESSIBLE WEB SITES, AND WITH AN EMMY AWARD FOR THE CONSORTIUM'S STANDARDS TO MAKE VIDEO CONTENT MORE ACCESSIBLE ON THE WEB WITH TEXT CAPTIONING AND SUBTITLES. APPROXIMATELY 12% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 12% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY.EDUCATIONAL COURSES: THE CONSORTIUM DEVELOPS FREE EDUCATIONAL COURSES ("W3Cx") TO INFORM DEVELOPERS ABOUT WEB BEST PRACTICES, INCLUDING WEB ACCESSIBILITY. APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S TIME AND 5% OF THE CONSORTIUM'S OVERALL RESOURCES WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THIS ACTIVITY. 4036338 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true false true true false X X Shelby Graham 7812460500 401 EDGEWATER PLACE 600 WAKEFIELD MA 01880 RALPH SWICK COO 40.00 0.00 X 314456 0 1705 JOHN A BIRD Business development 40.00 0.00 207228 0 0 WILLIAM JUDGE CFO 40.00 0.00 X 176594 0 23019 PHILIPPE P LE HEGARET PROJECT MANAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 188310 0 0 SAMUEL WEILER WEB SECURITY 40.00 0.00 136716 0 1060 SETH DOBBS CEO 40.00 0.00 X 34817 0 0 DAVID SINGER Chairman 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN BERJON Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GONZALO CAMARILLO Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOMINIQUE HAZAEL-MASSIEUX Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHUNMING HU Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KOICHI MORIYAMA Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUN MURAI Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SIOW Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEONIE WATSON Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HONGRU JUDY ZHU Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK NOTTINGHAM Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 1058121 25784 5 false true false European Research Consortium 2004 Route des Lucioles Sophia Antipolis Alpes-Maritimes FR 06410 drive W3C Membership 1051769 Web Consortium Asia Pacific 5F KS Risona Bldg 1-5-6 Tokyo Chiyoda-ku JA 102-0074 drive W3C Membership 317905 Virtual Inc 401 Edgewater Pl Ste 600 Wakefield MA 02109 Management Services 317286 GESMER UPDERGROVE LL 40 BROAD STREET BOSTON MA 01880 LEGAL SERVICE 178313 Impressivenet Inc PO Box 3334 Garibaldi Highlands BC CA V0N 1T0 Web Services 164510 5 1210422 82381 1210422 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 541519 212023 212023 MEMBERSHIP DUES 518210 5312686 5312686 PROGRAM INCOME 518210 345702 345702 5870411 -9757 -9757 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7071076 5870411 -9757 X 0 0 0 0 946129 756903 189226 0 231983 185587 46396 0 231423 185138 46285 82452 65962 16490 160591 160591 265313 265313 169388 169388 0 0 0 1942352 1892649 49703 4943 4943 31154 24923 6231 0 0 0 61159 61159 0 0 0 0 17458 17458 13670 13670 credit loss expense 382588 382588 CONFERENCE 296710 296710 SOFTWARE 75342 75342 membership management 66000 66000 26301 20976 5325 5004956 4036338 968618 0 827217 3657555 0 396755 23241 635099 0 0 0 0 10907 86544 97381 17458 79923 0 0 0 0 30534 861365 4886410 266362 599461 782195 2408021 1048557 3007482 X -187192 1878928 -187192 1878928 861365 4886410 2066120 X false true X true false X 1480 1480 80691 5870411 5951102 0 0 0 80691 5871891 5952582 45000 1648450 1693450 292496 292496 45000 1940946 1985946 3966636 0 0 0 0 80691 5871891 5952582 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 82381 16476 65905 15000 982 14018 79923 7071076 7071076 7071076 5004956 5004956 5004956 Asia Pacific 0 2 program services Drive W3C Membership 320275 Europe 0 1 program services Drive W3C Membership 1051769 3 3 1372044 1372044 false false false false false false Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting Accrual basis GAAP X X X false false false false false false false false false JOHN A BIRD Business development 207228 207228 PHILIPPE P LE HEGARET PROJECT MANAGEMENT 188310 188310 RALPH SWICK COO 314456 1705 316161 WILLIAM JUDGE CFO 176594 23019 199613 X EQUIPMENT 1 82381 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 W3C HAS THREE (3) CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP:1. CONSORTIUM MEMBER: ALL PERSONS WHO (I) MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSAS SET FORTH IN THE PROCESS DOCUMENT AND (II) COMMIT TO THE TERMS OF THEMEMBER AGREEMENT, THE PROCESS DOCUMENT AND ANY DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BYREFERENCE THEREIN (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PATENT POLICY).2. PARTNER MEMBER: ANY PERSON THAT HAS ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTTHAT IS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT WITH THIS CORPORATION (OR, THROUGH 2022, A2022 HOST AGREEMENT).3. DIRECTOR MEMBER: EVERYONE IN OFFICE AS A DIRECTOR OF THIS CORPORATION. Consortium Members and Partner Members are empowered TO select MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Consortium Members and Partner Members are empowered TO select MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b SEE RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS 6 AND 7A PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE AUDIT, GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES REVIEW THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH DIRECTOR, EACH CORPORATE OFFICER, THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, THE TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL, AND EACH KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE CHARITY,AND OTHERS THAT THE CHARITY MAY IDENTIFY, SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT, THAT: AFFIRMS THAT THE PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, DISCLOSES THE PERSON'S FINANCIAL INTERESTS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD AUTHORIZES AND OVERSEES AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE REVIEW CONSIDERS THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY, THE CONTINUING SUITABILITY OF THE POLICY, AND WHETHER THE POLICY SHOUD BE MODIFIED AND IMPROVED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a salaries are discussed and approved by independent board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b W3C key employees came from its predecessor organization, MIT. Key employees' comp were vetted and approved by MIT. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.