NonprofitsPublic Knowledge

Public & Societal Benefit

Public Knowledge

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$2.9M

Total expenses

$3.7M

Net assets

$5.1M

Grants received

$7.7M

67 grants

EIN

522336690

Tax year

2024

Mission

Promote fairness amongst laws governing digital communications.

Programs

4 programs

Digital rights management/copyright: public knowledge (pk) works to create a copyright system that recognizes the role that technology plays in our everyday lives. Pk supports the public's right to remix content into new expressions or create or share lawful content online. Pk advocates for policies that protect innovation without constraining fair use. Pk urges congress to fix the dmca so that consumers can own, lend, or repair their devices.

Expenses: $736K

Press/public education: pk's modes of advocacy include educating the press, the public, and policymakers using plain-language analysis, white papers, blog posts, op-eds, fact sheets, and videos. Pk experts are regularly featured in the news, on podcasts, and in other media. Pk's work also includes coordinating, hosting, and facilitating events that provide a forum for policymakers, the public, industry, and the press to exchange ideas about pk's core issues. Additionally, pk organizes and runs coalitions to harness the power of public interest organizations.

Expenses: $83K

Policy strategy center

Expenses: $77K

International

Expenses: $2K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.7M
Program service revenue$4K
Investment income$166K
Other revenue$198
Total revenue$2.9M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$2.8M
Fundraising$248K
Other expenses$893K
Total expenses$3.7M
Total assets$6.6M
Net assets$5.1M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHRISTOPHER J LEWIS

PRESIDENT/CEO

Board

$252K

40 hrs/wk

COURTNEY LEE

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Board

$132K

40 hrs/wk

MEREDITH C WHIPPLE

CHIEF OF STAFF

Board

$126K

40 hrs/wk

CHARLOTTE SLAIMAN

VICE PRESIDENT (THRU FEB)

Board

$22K

40 hrs/wk

BRIAN VO

DIRECTOR

Board

10 hrs/wk

VICKIE ROBINSON

DIRECTOR

Board

10 hrs/wk

MARCUS REESE

DIRECTOR

Board

10 hrs/wk

BREWSTER KAHLE

DIRECTOR

Board

10 hrs/wk

MAURA COLLETON CORBETT

DIRECTOR

Board

10 hrs/wk

MOSES BOYD

DIRECTOR

Board

10 hrs/wk

MICHAL ROSENN

BOARD TREASURER

Board

10 hrs/wk

LAURENT CRENSHAW

SECRETARY

Board

10 hrs/wk

GARY SLAIMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

10 hrs/wk

VIRGINIA LAM ABRAMS

BOARD CHAIR

Board

10 hrs/wk

HAROLD FELD

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Staff

$198K

40 hrs/wk

ALISA VALENTIN

BROADBAND POLICY DIRECTOR

Staff

$139K

40 hrs/wk

JOHN BERGMAYER

LEGAL DIRECTOR

Staff

$127K

40 hrs/wk

SARA N COLLINS

DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Staff

$123K

40 hrs/wk

STEPHEN L BENNETT

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

LISA MACPHERSON

POLICY DIRECTOR

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 67 of 67

FromAmountPurposeYear
$450K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$175K
General support
2024
$100K
TO SUPPORT A NONPARTISAN POLICY TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP AT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
2024
$50K
TO SUPPORT AN UPDATED STUDY ON EARLY-CAREER TECH POLICY ROLES
2024
$25K
SHERWIN LEE SIY MEMORIAL
2024
$6K
MAP Fellowship Support
2024
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$400K
General support
2023
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$125K
General operating support
2023
$114K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$100K
TO SUPPORT POLICY RESEARCH ON MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND ONLINE INFORMATION, AND TO PROPOSE APPROACHES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHIER ONLINE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
2023
$100K
Support Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund
2023
$100K
TO SUPPORT A NONPARTISAN POLICY TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP AT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
2023
$100K
TO SUPPORT POLICY RESEARCH ON MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND ONLINE INFORMATION, AND TO PROPOSE APPROACHES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHIER ONLINE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
2023
$100K
TO SUPPORT A NONPARTISAN POLICY TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP AT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
2023
$50K
NET NEUTRALITY
2023
$25K
SHERWIN LEE SIY MEMORIAL
2023
$15K
Sponsorship of IP3 Event
2023
$7K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$884
General & Unrestricted
2023
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$201K
BETTER INTERNET PROJECT-PARTNERSHIP.
2022
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$200K
General operating support
2022
$101K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT POLICY RESEARCH ON MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND ONLINE INFORMATION, AND TO PROPOSE APPROACHES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHIER ONLINE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$25K
General support
2022
$6K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$130K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$130K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$25K
NET NEUTRALITY
2021
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$750K
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
2020
$350K
To support research and dissemination on antitrust enforcement in the current economy
2020
$225K
to provide general support
2020
$218K
TO SUPPORT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL FOR AN INFORMATION SUPERFUND, A MARKET-BASED MECHANISM TO IMPROVE ONLINE INFORMATION QUALITY THAT WOULD BE FUNDED BY DOMINANT DIGITAL PLATFORMS.
2020
$200K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
$200K
General Support
2020
$150K
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT TO SLI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS CENTER FOR THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES (CSF) IS TO SUPPORT THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) WITH INTEGRATING A FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH INTO THEIR CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON NOLA.
2020
$103K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$100K
Program support for fellows to examine diversity in tech advocacy nonprofits
2020
$100K
Program support for fellows to examine diversity in tech advocacy nonprofits
2020
$50K
Vulnerable peoples
2020
$35K
NET NEUTRALITY
2020
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$10K
GROWING THE INTERNET & STRENGTHENING THE INTERNET
2020
$6K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$500
Matching Gifts
2020
$57K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$30K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2019
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$8K
support payment
2019
$206K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$110K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$7.7M from 26 funders · 67 grants · 2017–2024

The Ford Foundation

$3M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$950K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

John S And James L Knight Foundation

$818K · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Democracy Fund Inc

$775K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Omidyar Network Fund Inc

$675K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Foundation To Promote Open Society

$225K · 1 grant · 2020

Creative Commons Corporation

$201K · 1 grant · 2022

Hopewell Fund

$200K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN522336690
NTEE codeW052
Subsection03
Ruling date2002-03
Formed2001
Employees22
Volunteers10
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