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THORN

EIN: 27-0943677El Segundo, CAZIP: 90245
P62 - Human Services501(c)(3)

Mission

THORN IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A WORLD WHERE EVERY CHILD IS FREE TO SIMPLY BE A KID BY BUILDING TECHNOLOGY AND DEPLOYING PROGRAMS TO DEFEND CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. THORN'S WORK IS GUIDED BY THREE PRINCIPLES: (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)(1) ACCELERATION OF VICTIM IDENTIFICATION AND RESCUE, (2) EQUIPPING ONLINE PLATFORMS WITH TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO PREVENT RE-VICTIMIZATION THROUGH THE SPREAD AND RECIRCULATION OF ONLINE CONTENT, AND (3) TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP THE PUBLIC TO PROTECT AGAINST THE CREATION OF CSAM AND TO CREATE PUBLIC PRESSURE FOR ACTION BY OTHER AUDIENCES.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$16.4M$0$32.7M
2023$15.8M$0$38.5M

Compensation

2024

JULIE CORDUA
Chief Executive Officer
chief executive officer
$317,694
$0
$0
$355,491
JAMES WILLIAMS
General Counsel
key employee
$277,819
$0
$0
$313,870
JAMES PITKOW
Chief Technology Officer
key employee
$278,954
$0
$0
$294,501
PAMELA SMITH
Vice President, External Affairs
vice president
$268,723
$0
$0
$294,000
JOHN STARR
Vice President, Industry
vice president
$254,238
$0
$0
$289,585
REBECCA PORTNOFF
Vice President, Data Science
vice president
$228,502
$0
$0
$263,079
LISA FIERSTEIN
Chief Financial Officer
chief financial officer
$245,043
$0
$0
$259,137
EMILY SCHULTZ
Vice President, Engineering
vice president
$240,514
$0
$0
$252,886
AMANDA VOLZ
Vp, Customers & Partnerships
vice president
$228,417
$0
$0
$251,256
SMITA MENON
Vice President, Product
vice president
$237,757
$0
$0
$244,173
MICHELLE CORMACK
CFO (until 04/2024)
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$70,754
VANESSA KANU
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SARA CLEMENS
Interim Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
FERNANDO RUIZ
Member (until 01/2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NEELIE KROES
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUZANNE BELL
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN BENNETT
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RAY CHAMBERS
Member (until 03/2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIKE ABBOT
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERNIE ALLEN
Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

NORA ABDOUN
Head, People + Culture
highest compensated employee
$292,674
$0
$47,306
$355,364
JULIE CORDUA
CEO/Board Member
officer (unspecified)
$306,360
$0
$0
$342,867
JAMES WILLIAMS
General Counsel
key employee
$270,568
$0
$0
$305,007
JAMES PITKOW
Chief Technology Officer
key employee
$275,352
$0
$0
$290,817
JOHN STARR
Vp, Industry
vice president
$245,266
$0
$0
$279,935
MUHAMMAD BILAL LAKHANI
Vp, Marketing & Communication
vice president
$249,243
$0
$0
$274,203
MICHELLE CORMACK
Vp, Finance
vice president
$238,935
$0
$0
$270,808
EMILY SCHULTZ
Director, Engineering
highest compensated employee
$226,500
$0
$0
$239,195
KRISTIN BOORSE
Vp, Victim Identification
vice president
$226,308
$0
$0
$233,797
SMITA MENON
Vp, Product
vice president
$221,302
$0
$0
$228,626
CHRISTOPHER A KUTCHER
Co-Founder/Chairman (Thru 09/2023)
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
SARA CLEMENS
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUZANNE BELL
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
RAY CHAMBERS
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VANESSA KANU
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERNIE ALLEN
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FERNANDO RUIZ
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NEELIE KROES
Board Member
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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