Nonprofit

World Wide Web Foundation

Washington, DC | webfoundation.org
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About Us

The World Wide Web Foundation was established in 2009 by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to advance the open Web as a public good and a basic right. We’re building a future in which the Web empowers everyone, everywhere, to take part in building a fairer world.

The Web Foundation blends powerful advocacy, cutting-edge research, and practical innovation to build a better Web for all. We focus on three key dimensions of human rights online:


  • We’re working to expand access to the Web for the 60% of the planet who are still not connected.
  • We’re fighting to ensure that everyone’s voices can be heard online, and that the Web serves people, not governments or corporations.
  • We’re innovating to make knowledge and data freely accessible to all online.

Our team works from hubs in Washington DC, Cape Town, Jakarta and London.

The World Wide Web Foundation was established in 2009 by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee to advance the open Web as a public good and a basic right. We’re building a future in which the Web empowers everyone, everywhere, to take part in building…

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Location

  • 1100 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA
    Suite 800
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