Internet Archive
Internet Archive was founded in 1996 to build an Internet library with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format including texts, audio, movies, images, software and web pages.
Internet Archive at a glance
In short: Internet Archive gave $135K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $135K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $135,014
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $135,014
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $135,014
- Total assets
- $9,668,632
- -9.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Internet Archive funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gatherings for Good ($135K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Internet Archive gives
- Giving fell 71% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2021) to $540K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $135K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gatherings for Good San Francisco, CA | General Support | $135,014 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,668,632 | $23,709,162 | $27,766,880 | $135,014 | 1 | $-4,682,272 |
| 2024 | $10,704,807 | $26,831,969 | $23,501,138 | $539,836 | 1 | $626,730 |
| 2023 | $16,585,711 | $23,678,074 | $32,674,667 | $514,271 | Total only | $31,105 |
| 2022 | $7,320,849 | $30,547,311 | $25,827,598 | $461,707 | 2 | $40 |
| 2021 | $10,754,395 | $29,414,365 | $25,327,789 | $18,222 | 1 | $141,673 |
| 2020 | $9,168,473 | $21,753,624 | $19,950,582 | $354,871 | 3 | $83 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Internet Archive
Based on IRS filings
Internet Archive is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $135K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Internet Archive is led by Brewster Kahle, Board Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brewster Kahle
Board Chair
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jefferson Bailey
Director & Web Archiving
On filings since 2020
$190K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Joy Chesbrough
Director Philanthropy
On filings since 2020
$200K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Mark Graham
Director Wayback Mach.
On filings since 2020
$200K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Tracey Jaquith
Senior Engineer
On filings since 2020
$186K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Samuel Stoller
Senior Engineer
On filings since 2021
$136K (2021) → $0 (2025)
David Rumsey
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Burch
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Prelinger
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Ovbiagele
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Fong til
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Scott Fong (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Kenji Nagahashi (2024) — Senior Engineer
- Former: Wendy Hanamura (2020–2022) — Director of Partnership
- Former: Jacques Cressaty (2020–2021) — Secretary · Filing note: Retired
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $159K, to Wendy Hanamura (Dir of Partnership). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Internet Archive
How much does Internet Archive give each year?
Internet Archive gave $135K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $540K across 1 grant.
How large is Internet Archive?
Internet Archive reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23.7M.
What is Internet Archive?
Internet Archive is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $9.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Internet Archive operate?
Internet Archive has awarded grants in California, Florida.
What is Internet Archive's EIN?
Internet Archive's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3242767. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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