Program areas at Internet Archive
The Archive continues growing our digital library collections to provide more material for researchers, historians, scholars and the general public; improving the website for a better user experience; and advancing our processes and technologies to make the collections more useful.
The Internet Archive is a non-profit library dedicated to preserving physical and digital materials and providing free public access to knowledge.the organization stores 30 petabytes of digital content as well as several hundred thousand physical books, films, lps, and other types of media. The digital content includes archival copies of web pages, texts, audio, moving images and software. Internet Archive works with hundreds of partners, including the library of congress, the smithsonian, and many national, state, and local libraries and agencies to create digital representations of physical materials and make that content more broadly available to the public. It also helps organizations to Archive web pages relevant to their missions. Additionally Internet Archive works to serve the information needs of blind or reading disabled people.as of 2015, Internet Archive provides free access to the following collections via archive.org:237 billion archived web pages dating from 1996 to the
Fees collected for providing web crawling and hosting services as well as book scanning services.
Miscellaneous income
Who funds Internet Archive
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Internet Archive
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Scott Fong | Secretary | $0 | 2024-11-13 |
| Jefferson Bailey | Director , Web Archiving | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Joy Chesbrough | Director Philanthropy | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Mark Graham | Director Wayback Mach. | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
| Brewster Kahle | Board Chair | $0 | 2023-12-31 |
Financials for Internet Archive
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $16,069,951 | $23,120,084 | -30.5% |
| Program services | $7,302,441 | $6,837,834 | 6.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $656 | $40 | 1540% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $30,449 | $0 | 999% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $274,577 | $589,353 | -53.4% |
| Total revenues | $23,678,074 | $30,547,311 | -22.5% |
Organizations like Internet Archive
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting | 501(c)(3) | Baton Rouge, LA | $7,920,852 |
| New Tang Dynasty | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $48,942,676 |
| NJPBS | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $10,675,373 |
| KCTS9 Kcts9org Crosscutcom | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $38,552,567 |
| Commonwealth Fund for KET | 501(c)(3) | Lexington, KY | $15,032,998 |
| KSPS Public TV | 501(c)(3) | Spokane, WA | $6,500,985 |
| Virginia Foundation for Public Media | 501(c)(3) | Richmond, VA | $7,231,441 |
| Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) | 501(c)(3) | Saint Paul, MN | $51,760,017 |
| SFPBS Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Boynton Beach, FL | $7,461,693 |
| Tvo | 501(c)(3) | Canada, | $50,739,762 |
Data update history
January 14, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
January 3, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Libraries and archivesArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMedia and communications organizationsTelevision producers / broadcastersChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman services
Characteristics
Operates internationallyReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
- Address
- 300 Funston Ave
- San Francisco, CA 94118
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- San Francisco County, CA
- Phone
- (415) 561-6767
IRS details
- EIN
- 94-3242767
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1996
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A32: Television
- NAICS code, primary
- 51912: Libraries and Archives
- Parent/child status
- Subordinate organization
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- 102094
- FTB Entity ID
- 1965397
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-04-16
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