Public reports
The purpose of this portal is to provide transparent access to public documents concerning the financial status and governance of the Creative Commons organization.
Contents
Governance documents
- Incorporation document and charter
- Board Governance Policies (effective Jan 1, 2022)
- Organization Bylaws (amended 2021 December)
- Form 1023 tax-exempt non-profit application and supplements
- IRS tax-exempt determination letter
- Audit Committee Charter
- License versioning process
Policies for staff, board and officers, and community members
- CC Global Network Charter, including Code of Conduct for all participants
- CC Board Governance Policies
- Board Director Expectations
- Summit Code of Conduct, updated in advance of each Summit]
- All Employee Handbook, April 2022
- Creative Commons Employee Handbook (no longer in use)
- 0941176 B.C. LTD Employee Handbook(no longer in use)
- Code of Conduct (Employees) updated 2018 March (no longer in use)
- Code of Conduct (Directors) updated 2018 March (no longer in use)
Other policies
- Website terms of use
- Copyright and trademark policies
- Privacy policy
- Lobbying policy
- Affiliate Internet Services Policy
- Merchandising Policy
- Policy & Advocacy Guidelines
- Enforcement policy for our Slack and open source codes of conduct
- Creative Commons Guidelines for Screening Donors
Annual reports
Organizational strategy document
- The Future of Creative Commons, June 2013
Organization-wide report
- (Also see Annual Reports - Creative Commons)
- 2023 Annual Report (7mb PDF)
- State of the Commons 2022 - Creative Commons
- Creative Commons 2021 State of the Commons Annual Report - Creative Commons
- State of the Common | 2020 (2.5mb PDF)
- State of the Common | 2019 (4.1mb PDF)
- State of the Commons, 2017
- State of the Commons, 2016
- State of the Commons, 2015
- 2013-2014
- 2011-2012
Affiliate Network reports
Funding sources
- Donor List: Supporters - Creative Commons
- Public announcements of major grants:
Other
Tax returns and audit information
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
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