Internet Archive
Internet Archive reported $23.7 million in revenue and $27.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.58 went to program services, $7.59 to management and general costs and $5.83 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 85.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $248,705 (Senior Engineer). Revenue fell 35% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $28MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$70.14 $20M
- Government grants$0.98 $279K
- Program service revenue$26.54 $7.5M
- Other revenue$2.34 $663K
Investment income was negative: −$4.7M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.6% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.6% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.8% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 85.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 31.8% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $248,705 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.90% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 4 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe 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
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Engineer Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $242,958 | $5,747 | $248,705 |
| Dir. Philanthropy Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $240,173 | $5,938 | $246,111 |
| Dir Wayback Mach. Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $230,751 | $9,573 | $240,324 |
| Senior Engineer Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $228,851 | $10,116 | $238,967 |
| Dir, Web Archiving Listed in Part VII, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $230,731 | $7,405 | $238,136 |
| Secretary Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $0 | $183,476 | $722 | $184,198 |
| Secretary Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $0 | $158,055 | $483 | $158,538 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Internet Archive (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $0 (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 650
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Open Staffing Foundation Staffing | $14,993,337 |
| George Blood Audio LP Digitization | $391,312 |
| WolfTech Ltd Contractor | $205,589 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
40 private foundations reported grants to Internet Archive totaling $1.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Internet Archive's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Internet Archive, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Internet Archive's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Internet Archive reported that 86.6% of its $27.8 million in expenses went to program services, 7.6% to management and general and 5.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Internet Archive pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Internet Archive reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $248,705, for the role of Senior Engineer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Internet Archive get its money?
Of $23.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 85.2% came from contributions and grants (including 1.2% from government grants) and 31.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Internet Archive a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3242767 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612369349301361 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532629349300733 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413189349306331 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313169349300956 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349312193 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349300902 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349323056 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3242767: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.