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
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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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 4.0Address
Head Office
149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor
San Francisco CA 94105
UNITED STATESEU Office
149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor
San Francisco CA 94105
UNITED STATESWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 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 23 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
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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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
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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.
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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.pdfOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
5 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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Date 04 Feb 2025 Location Brussels Subject Enforcement of competition rules and the DMA, and ensuring fair competition in the AI space. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez Attending - Anna Vernet (Cabinet member)
- Sean Mernagh (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Implementation and enforcement of the GDPR DG Justice and Consumers Attending - Ana Gallego (Director-General)
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Date 09 Mar 2023 Location videoconference call Subject disinformation, access to data Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)