Software Freedom Conservancy Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.2m
year to 28 February 2025
Expenses
$3.8m
year to 28 February 2025
Total assets
$5.4m
$1.1m liabilities
Net assets
$4.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.4 years on average
Staff
8
5,000 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Software Freedom Conservancy Inc's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Randal | Board Chairperson, Vice President, and Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anthony K Sebro Jr | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Bdale Garbee | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Bradley M Kuhn | Director, Policy Fellow, Outgoing Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeremy Allison | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Laura Fortunato | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mark Galassi | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Karen M Sandler | President and Executive Director | since 2021 |
| Rick Sanders | General Counsel | since 2024 |
| Sage A Sharp | Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 28 February 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen M Sandler | President and Executive Director | 45 | $179k | $62k | |
| Rick Sanders | General Counsel | 40 | $125k | $69k | |
| Bradley M Kuhn | Director, Policy Fellow, Outgoing Treasurer | 40 | $113k | $41k | |
| Sage Sharp | Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion | 40 | $108k | $55k | |
| Jeremy Allison | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Laura Fortunato | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mark Galassi | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bdale Garbee | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Allison Randal | Board Chairperson, Vice President, and Director | 4.25 | $0 | ||
| Anthony K Sebro Jr | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Software Freedom Conservancy Inc
- EIN
- 412203632
- Address
- 137 Montague St Ste 380, Brooklyn, NY, 11201-3548
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) promotes, improves, develops, facilitates & defends Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) & the right to software repair. SFC advocates for the public's software rights & freedoms. SFC provides a home & infrastructure to FOSS initiatives. SFC helps volunteers focus on improving FOSS for the public. Projects include: creation of FOSS for general public... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U41 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Karen Sandler (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2006
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsAllison Randal
≥5years on the filingsAnthony K Sebro Jr
≥5years on the filingsBdale Garbee
≥5years on the filingsBradley M Kuhn
Latest return
year to 28 February 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 28 February 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5.4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.5m
- Program service revenue
- $550k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $53k
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 5,000
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.5m | $4.5m | Deficit $2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 20 March 2006
- Registered agent
- Bradley M. Kuhn (city and state not held)