CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION
211 HOPE STREET NO 1866, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94042 www.creativecommons.org

Total Revenue
$3,267,812
Total Expenses
$4,211,547
Net Assets
$5,362,309

Organizations Filed Purposes: CREATIVE COMMONS DEVELOPS, SUPPORTS, AND STEWARDS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAXIMIZES DIGITAL CREATIVITY, SHARING, AND INNOVATION.OUR VISION IS NOTHING LESS THAN REALIZING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE INTERNET - UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, FULL PARTICIPATION IN CULTURE - TO DRIVE A NEW ERA OF DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, AND PRODUCTIVITY.

DEVELOPS LEGAL AND TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL CREATIVITY, SHARING, AND INNOVATION.

CC CERTIFICATE - OFFER THE CREATIVE COMMONS CERTIFICATE, AN IN-DEPTH COURSE FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN BECOMING EXPERTS IN CREATING AND ENGAGING WITH OPENLY LICENSED WORKS.GLAM - THE OPENGLAM PROGRAM SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF PROGRESSIVE OPEN ACCESS POLICIES BY GLAM INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF CREATIVE COMMONS TOOLS. THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING THE LARGE SCALE, GLOBAL ACCEPTANCE OF OPEN POLICIES BY THESE INSTITUTIONS, TOGETHER WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS OF SUCH POLICIES TO ACHIEVE KNOWLEDGE EQUITY.CC LICENSES - PROVIDE CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSES AND PUBLIC DOMAIN TOOLS THAT GIVE EVERY PERSON AND ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD A FREE, SIMPLE, AND STANDARDIZED WAY TO GRANT COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS FOR CREATIVE AND ACADEMIC WORKS; ENSURE PROPER ATTRIBUTION; AND ALLOW OTHERS TO COPY, DISTRIBUTE, AND MAKE USE OF THOSE WORKS.GLOBAL SUMMIT - PRODUCE CC SUMMIT, AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF EDUCATORS, ARTISTS, TECHNOLOGISTS, LEGAL EXPERTS, AND ACTIVISTS TO PROMOTE THE POWER OF OPEN LICENSING AND GLOBAL ACCESS.POLICY: PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL AND POLICY POSITION PAPERS ON ISSUES RELATING TO COPYRIGHT REFORM FOR THE POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC.OPEN EDUCATION: MINIMIZE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE EDUCATION THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORING AND ADVOCACY ON USING OPEN LICENSES AND OPEN POLICIES TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND PRACTICES.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Diane PetersGENERAL COUNSEL40$195,734
Cable GreenCEO/DIR OF OPEN EDUCATION40$169,466
Kriti GodeyDIR OF ENGINEERING40$148,213
Eric SteuerCREATIVE DIRECTOR40$143,253
Whitney Valentine-WaferDIR OF FINANCE40$135,174
Sarah PearsonSENIOR COUNSEL40$132,234
Jamise E VassDIR OF FUNDRAISING40$116,150
Mari MoresheadASSISTANT SECRETARY5$0
Ryan MerkleyCEO (THRU 9/13/19)5$0
Alek TarkowskiBOARD MEMBER2$0
Bilal RandereeBOARD MEMBER2$0
Alexander MacgillivrayBOARD MEMBER2$0
Delia BrowneBOARD MEMBER2$0
Amy BrandBOARD MEMBER2$0
Carolina BoteroBOARD MEMBER2$0
Lawrence LessigBOARD MEMBER EMERITIS2$0
Johanthan NightingaleBOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/8/19)2$0
Renata AvilaBOARD MEMBER2$0
Ben AdidaBOARD MEMBER2$0
Ruth OkedijiBOARD MEMBER2$0
Tom RubinVICE CHAIR (THRU 12/8/19)2$0
Molly Van HouwelingCHAIR5$0

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