Creative Commons Corporation
Creative Commons Corporation at a glance
In short: Creative Commons Corporation reported $38K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $37,941 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -75.4% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $9,257,455
- -15.5% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $2,439,364
- -50.1% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $138,363
- +374.0% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $3,912,384
- -17.8% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Creative Commons Corporation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Creative Commons Corporation
Who Creative Commons Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Creative Commons Corporation gives
- Giving grew 2277% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $383K (2022). In 2024 it reported $38K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC | Consulting on the global campaign to open climate change & biodiversity research. | $154,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,257,455 | $2,439,364 | $3,912,384 | $37,941 | Total only | $138,363 |
| 2023 | $10,951,751 | $4,891,109 | $4,758,015 | $154,500 | 1 | $29,191 |
| 2022 | $12,542,497 | $7,655,908 | $4,273,672 | $382,888 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | $9,584,245 | $9,853,619 | $3,127,102 | $6,500 | 1 | $113 |
| 2020 | $2,939,542 | $942,784 | $4,129,882 | $6,500 | 1 | $12,681 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Creative Commons Corporation
Based on IRS filings
Creative Commons Corporation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain View, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $9.3M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $38K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $138K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Creative Commons Corporation is led by Catherine Stihler, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 19 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Catherine Stihler
CEO
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2022
Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$69K (2020) → $116K (2024)
Anna K. Tumadottir
CEO
Chief Operating Officer → Interim CEO, 2023
Interim CEO → CEO, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$150K (2022) → $230K (2024)
Delia Browne
Chair
Chair → Interim Board Chair, 2023
Interim Board Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Oduor Lungati
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cable Green
Director of Open Education
CEO & Director Open Education → Director of Open Knowledge, 2021
Director of Open Knowledge → Director of Open Education, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$188K (2020) → $197K (2024)
Jennryn Wetzler
Director of Training & Learning
Assistant Director of Open Education → Director of Training & Learning, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$118K (2020) → $144K (2024)
Brigitte Vezina
Director of Open Culture
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$129K (2022) → $144K (2024)
Marlena Reimer
Director of Development
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$135K (2024)
Monica Granados
Director of Open Science
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Hinchliff Pearson
General Counsel & Secretary
Senior Counsel → General Counsel, 2021
General Counsel → General Counsel & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$136K (2020) → $72K (2024)
Kathleen Walsh
Licensing, Copyright Counsel & Secretary
General Counsel → General Counsel & Secretary, 2023
General Counsel & Secretary → Licensing, Copyright Counsel & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$126K (2022) → $156K (2024)
Alek Tarkowski
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bilal Randeree
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Brown
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeni Tennison
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Grimmelmann
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luis Villa
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marta Belcher
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erika Drushka
COO
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Carolina Botero (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mari Moresehead (2020–2023) — Secretary & Chief of Staff
- Former: Cyra E. Copeland (2023) — Director of Finance
- Former: Nathan Angell (2023) — Director of Comms & Community
- Former: Amy Brand (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Molly Shaffer Van Houweling (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Ruth Okediji (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alexander Macgillivray (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Diane Peters (2020–2021) — Fmr Secretary & General Counsel
- Former: Ben Adida (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Charles Steuer (2020) — Creative Director
- Former: Jami Vass (2020) — Director of Development
- Former: Kriti Godey (2020) — Director of Engineering
- Former: Renata Avila (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Whitney Valentine-Wafer (2020) — Treasurer & Director of Finance
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $230K, to Anna Tumadottir (CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Creative Commons Corporation
How much does Creative Commons Corporation give each year?
Creative Commons Corporation reported $38K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $155K across 1 grant.
How large is Creative Commons Corporation?
Creative Commons Corporation reported $9.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What is Creative Commons Corporation?
Creative Commons Corporation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain View, CA. It holds $9.3M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Creative Commons Corporation operate?
Creative Commons Corporation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York.
What is Creative Commons Corporation's EIN?
Creative Commons Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3585301. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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