the Mozilla Foundation

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.2 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

4

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    the Mozilla Foundation

    EU Transparency Register

    133978448647-87 First registered on 17 Jan 2023

    Goals / Remit

    The Mozilla Foundation works to ensure the internet remains a public resource that is open and accessible to us all. Mozilla’s work is guided by the Mozilla Manifesto. Founded as a community open source project in 1998, Mozilla consists of two main organizations, the Mozilla Foundation, which leads our movement building work; and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation, which leads our market-based work. The Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiaries work in close concert with each other and a global community of tens of thousands of volunteers under the single banner: Mozilla.

    Main EU files targeted

    The Mozilla Foundation is actively following a number of files related to artificial intelligence, digital policy, internet health, the rights of internet users, and consumer protection:

    - The Digital Services Act
    - The Digital Markets Act
    - The AI Act and the Code of Practice on General Purpose AI
    - The EU's Consumer Protection Framework Fitness Check
    - the AI Liability Directive
    - Internet Governance and Web 4.0

    Address

    Head Office
    149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor
    San Francisco CA 94105
    UNITED STATES
    EU Office
    149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor
    San Francisco CA 94105
    UNITED STATES

    Website

    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%2
    10%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 04 Mar 2025

    Name Start date End Date
    Claire Pershan 13 Nov 2024 13 Nov 2025

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    The Mozilla Foundation is partner of of the European AI & Society Fund, which works to ensure that civil society is an active and effective partner in shaping AI policies.
    https://europeanaifund.org/our-partners/

    Mozilla Foundation colleagues are members of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, a coalition of academics, journalists, civil society researchers, and community scientists that works to advance, defend, and sustain the right to study the impact of technology on society.
    https://independenttechresearch.org/members/

    The Mozilla Foundation is a member of the Green Screen Coalition, a group of funders and practitioners looking to build bridges across the digital rights and climate justice movements.
    https://greenscreen.network/en/about/

    We are members of the NetGain Partnership, a network of foundations seeking to advance the public interest in the digital age.
    https://www.netgainpartnership.org/

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    36,095,843€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Donations, Grants, Other

    Funding types "other" information

    Investment income, licensing royalties, grants, and donations. No contributor exceeded 10% of our budget.

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Other financial info

    In the current year, FY24, we expect to recognize approximately 25,000 EUR from GIZ. This is an estimate, and not yet finalized.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    DSA Implementation
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/open-letter-to-meta-support-crowdtangle-through-2024-and-maintain-crowdtangle-approach/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/dont-be-fooled-by-metas-transparency-display-election-integrity-risks-remain/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/digital-services-act-and-platform-accountability/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/the-digital-services-act-must-ensure-public-data-for-public-interest-research/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/cutting-through-the-jargon-independent-audits-in-the-digital-services-act/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/library/navigating-the-digital-services-act-exploring-key-elements-and-scenarios/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/EU-Digital-Services-Act-and-The-State-of-X-Transparency/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/library/full-disclosure-stress-testing-tech-platforms-ad-repositories/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/new-research-tech-platforms-data-access-initiatives-vary-widely/

    AI Act
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/openness-ai-fostering-innovation-accountability-in-the-eus-ai-act/
    https://openfuture.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240618AIAtransparency_template_requirements-2.pdf
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/the-ai-act-foundation-models-from-gridlock-to-go-ahead/
    https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/internet-policy/eu-ai-act/
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/the-eus-ai-act-and-foundation-models-the-final-stretch/

    Code of Practice on GPAI
    https://openfuture.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240618AIAtransparency_template_requirements-2.pdf

    AI policy more broadly
    https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/library/public-ai/
    https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/ai/public-ai-counterpoint/
    https://blog.mozilla.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/278/files/2024/10/External-researcher-access-to-closed-foundation-models.pdf
    https://blog.mozilla.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/278/files/2024/10/Stopping-Big-Tech-from-Becoming-Big-AI.pdf

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    4 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

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