Who owns Physics Forums and is it a for-profit website?

[petergreat]

Who owns PF? Is PF a for-profit website? Are there any full-time staff?

 

[G037H3]

i'm pretty sure it's owned by some guy named Richard D. James, you should check out his music

no, not from what i can tell

volunteers i believe

 

[Borek]

Greg Bernhardt, non-profit, no paid staff, although many people working full time to keep it going.

 

[lisab]

Here's a link to PF history:

https://www.physicsforums.com/library.php?do=view_item&itemid=83

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Greg Bernhardt, non-profit, no paid staff, although many people working full time to keep it going.

Well, no paid staff anyway.

I don't think we can lay claim to being non-profit.

 

[Redbelly98]

Greg Bernhardt, non-profit, no paid staff, although many people working full time to keep it going.

Just to clarify, the people working are all volunteers, and the amount of time they are willing to spend at the forum is their own choice. There are no paid employees.

 

[Evo]

Well, no paid staff anyway.

I don't think we can lay claim to being non-profit.

There is a difference in not making a profit (or much) and filing for tax exempt status as a non-profit organization.

 

[Borek]

Just to clarify - when I wrote about non-profit I didn't mean legal status of the site, just that PF is not a site designed to make Greg rich.

Famous perhaps.