Fast Facts:
- Created by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web; and led by CEO Steve Bratt (see Our History)
- Mission: Advance the Web to empower people
- First announced in 2008 and operationally-launched on 15 November 2009
- Organization: International not-for-profit:
- Headquarters: Switzerland (tax exempt charity)
- Friends of the Web Foundation: United States (501(c)(3)), expanding to other countries
- Seed funding: From John S and James L Knight Foundation and its Media Innovation Initiative.
- Program funding: Through charitable donations and partnerships.
- Types of activities: In-the-field training and tools to support creation of Web services; advancement of the next-general Web research and technology to make the Web accessible to all people; and assisting other organizations to leverage Web technologies to better communicate, collaborate, create and scale. (see Programs, Projects)
Executive Summary
See our printable two-page Executive Summary for an overview of the Web Foundation’s vision, mission, challenges and programs.
