FURP.ORG / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 04-3091431)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-11
IRS object ID
202301319349307165
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-05-11T17:08:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954557617PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Harrington Group CPAs LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12698 Mataro StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityPasadenaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91107ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043091431EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Electronic Frontier Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELECBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4154369333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCindy CohnPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4154369333PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCindyPersonFirstNm
Person LastCohnPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTonetta L Conner CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01775198PTIN
Phone6264036801PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCindy CohnPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$23,878,631GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.eff.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSee Schedule OElectronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. ("EFF") was formed for the purpose of understanding and fostering the opportunities of digital communication in a free and open society.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee99TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers81TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$16,647,324PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$21,718,499CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$69,610PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,354CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$469,006PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$647,954CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$506,964PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,505,874CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,692,904PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$23,876,681CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,035,456PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,740,564CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$6,952CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,272,485CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,392,389PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,999,782CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,427,845PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,747,298CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,265,059PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,129,383CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$46,555,416TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$46,412,039TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,112,228TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$992,938TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$45,443,188NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$45,419,101NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSee Schedule OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$11,891,011ExpenseAmt
Revenue$94,893RevenueAmt
DescEducated the public regarding new forms of technology, fostered discussion as well as public policy analysis regarding the legal and social issues raised by technology, and conducted litigation in the public interest to preserve human and civil rights.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$11,891,011TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document37IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee99EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldALStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldARStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldHIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldKSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldKYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNMStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldORStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldUTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWVStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldRIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldAKStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOKStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNVStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kelly EsguerraBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4154369333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94109ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Pamela Samuelson
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Behlendorf
Vice-Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anil Dash
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Deutsch
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Farber
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Gilmore
Member/Emeritus (trans 10/21)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brewster Kahle
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Schneier
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gigi Sohn
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shari Steele
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Vasile
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan Zittrain
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Cohn
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$292,031$0$21,238
Kurt Opsahl
Secretary/Deputy Exec. Director40.00Yes (X)$236,191$0$18,154
Kelly Esguerra
Treasurer/Finance Dir.40.00Yes (X)$184,826$0$37,515
Corynne McSherry
Legal Director40.00$215,855$0$7,393Yes (X)
Loraine Reitman
Chief Program Officer (End 3/22)40.00$180,069$0$25,207Yes (X)
David Greene
Civil Liberties Director40.00$195,272$0$26,941Yes (X)
Lee Tien
Legislative Director40.00$197,543$0$44,638Yes (X)
Adam Schwartz
Assistant Director - Legal40.00$166,896$0$19,339Yes (X)
Jennifer Lynch
Surveillance Litigation Director40.00$161,805$0$21,859Yes (X)
Jon Callas
Public Interest Technology Director40.00$155,099$0$48,068Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,985,587TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$270,352TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K61IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
Globalization Partners LLC
175 Federal St 17th FloorBostonMA02110Technical Consultants$203,705
Jillian C York
International Consultant$159,703c/o trust7 Consulting Am BorsigturmBerlinGM13507
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$32,272FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$5,412,191MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$9,760FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$16,264,276AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,647,959NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$21,718,499TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLitigation RevenueDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,354TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,354RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,354TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$647,954TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$647,954ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$1,950FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$9,760ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,950FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$90,539GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$90,539TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$90,539RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CY Pres Awards900099$1,403,125$1,403,125
Other income900099$12,210$12,210
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,415,335OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,876,681TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$94,893RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,063,289ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,180,060TotalAmt
Program Services$610,940ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$468,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,537FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,266,271TotalAmt
Program Services$7,515,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,543,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,207,632FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,183TotalAmt
Program Services$186,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,142FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,230,736TotalAmt
Program Services$907,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,857ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$205,389FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$806,314TotalAmt
Program Services$574,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$138,346FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,262TotalAmt
Program Services$7,893ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$156FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,500TotalAmt
Management And General$31,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,000TotalAmt
Program Services$42,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$829FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,952TotalAmt
Fundraising$6,952FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,328TotalAmt
Management And General$96,328ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,195,827TotalAmt
Program Services$1,135,051ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,324FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,438TotalAmt
Program Services$5,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,157TotalAmt
Program Services$137,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,799FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,908TotalAmt
Program Services$45,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,503FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,552TotalAmt
Program Services$156,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,067FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,407TotalAmt
Program Services$29,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,832FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$305,548TotalAmt
Program Services$219,333ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,443FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,889TotalAmt
Program Services$119,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,769FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Membership expenses$417,629$417,629
Litigation$128,115$128,115
Planning & development$69,690$7,436$46,155$16,099
Event expenses$24,397$15,447$8,949$1

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,135TotalAmt
Program Services$15,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,156FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,747,298TotalAmt
Program Services$11,891,011ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,583,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,272,485FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,151,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,065,173EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,527,897BOYAmt
EOY$4,147,611EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,471,749BOYAmt
EOY$5,406,886EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$185,087BOYAmt
EOY$189,649EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,554BOYAmt
EOY$119,991EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,427BOYAmt
EOY$103,420EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,634,912LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,353,312LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,576,874BOYAmt
EOY$10,281,600EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,492,828BOYAmt
EOY$25,097,709EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,555,416BOYAmt
EOY$46,412,039EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,110,728BOYAmt
EOY$984,570EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,500BOYAmt
EOY$8,368EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,112,228BOYAmt
EOY$992,938EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,345,519BOYAmt
EOY$35,559,917EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,097,669BOYAmt
EOY$9,859,184EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,443,188BOYAmt
EOY$45,419,101EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,555,416BOYAmt
EOY$46,412,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,129,383ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$7,153,470NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,933,810CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,707,275CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,778,555CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,647,324CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,718,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$74,785,463TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,933,810CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,707,275CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,778,555CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,647,324CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,718,499CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$74,785,463TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,356,756SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$70,428,707PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$490,763CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$690,104CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$679,879CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$469,006CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$647,954CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,977,706TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,276,235CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$507,443CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$115,723CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$380,276CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,415,335CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,695,012TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$82,458,181TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,293,842GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85410PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMiscellaneous - 2019 Amount: $ 2,775. 2020 Amount: $ 58,642. 2021 Amount: $ 12,210. Cy Pres Awards - 2017 Amount: $ 2,276,235. 2018 Amount: $ 507,443. 2019 Amount: $ 112,948. 2020 Amount: $ 321,634. 2021 Amount: $ 1,403,125.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$128,083FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$156,346FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$284,429FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,462,868FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,747,297FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$987,365FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$246,841FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$878,359CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$899,039CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$924,542CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$987,365CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,689,305TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,533,958LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$184,343CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$193,432CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$195,569CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$284,429CurrentYearAmt
Total$857,773TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$219,590CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$224,760CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$231,136CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$246,841CurrentYearAmt
Total$922,327TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,383,491GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$115,957CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$121,472CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$77,228CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$128,083CurrentYearAmt
Total$442,740TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,634,998BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$500,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,336,726InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,074,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,724,272EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,048,559BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,554,939InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$968,500OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$21,634,998EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,582,749BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$961,810InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$496,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,048,559EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,011,541BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,019,208InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$448,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,582,749EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,401,266BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,250,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,634,578InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$226,500OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$47,803AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$17,011,541EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.80800BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.17000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02200TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,689,197OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,689,197BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,601,189OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,030,227DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,570,962BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$344,526OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$323,085DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,441BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,281,600TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,636,486TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$7,153,470NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$7,653DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,950OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$7,143,867RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,780,353RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$96,328InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$96,328RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,876,681TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,660,573TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$7,653DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,950OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$9,603ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,650,970ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$96,328InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$96,328ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,747,298TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:EFF'S Board-designated endowment was established to further the charitable purposes of the organization by providing general support in meeting the operational needs of the organization, as determined by the EFF Board of Directors. EFF's donor-restricted endowment was established to permanently pay the salary of the holder of the Adams Chair for Internet Freedom.
Part X, Line 2:EFF is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701d and the Massachusetts General Law Chapter 180, Section 4, and is considered by the IRS to be an organization other than a private foundation. Generally accepted accounting principles provide accounting and disclosure guidance about positions taken by an organization in its tax returns that might be uncertain. Management has considered its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by EFF in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. EFF's returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Event Expenses 1,950.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Event Expenses 1,950.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,0ProgramProfessional services$2,537
East Asia and the Pacific1ProgramMerchandise & consulting$50,629
Europe10ProgramConsultants, coalition dues, professional services, web Services, legal, and translations$222,095
Middle East and North Africa1ProgramTranslations$1,680
North America1ProgramCoalition dues, professional services, consulting, web services, meetings, translations and payment processing$329,257
South America4ProgramConsultant, translations$90,495
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees17SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee17TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$696,693SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$696,693TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart III Accounting Method:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Cindy Cohn
Executive Director$289,750$0$0$0$2,281$0$4,600$0$16,638$0$313,269$0$0$0
Kurt Opsahl
Secretary/Deputy Exec. Director$214,388$0$19,846$0$1,957$0$4,600$0$13,554$0$254,345$0$0$0
Lee Tien
Legislative Director$175,640$0$19,846$0$2,057$0$4,500$0$40,138$0$242,181$0$0$0
Corynne McSherry
Legal Director$211,763$0$0$0$4,092$0$3,900$0$3,493$0$223,248$0$0$0
Kelly Esguerra
Treasurer/Finance Dir.$172,841$0$10,154$0$1,831$0$3,010$0$34,505$0$222,341$0$0$0
David Greene
Civil Liberties Director$191,892$0$0$0$3,380$0$4,600$0$22,341$0$222,213$0$0$0
Loraine Reitman
Chief Program Officer (End 3/22)$178,837$0$0$0$1,232$0$3,950$0$21,257$0$205,276$0$0$0
Jon Callas
Public Interest Technology Director$153,521$0$0$0$1,578$0$2,000$0$46,068$0$203,167$0$0$0
Adam Schwartz
Assistant Director - Legal$164,687$0$0$0$2,209$0$4,600$0$14,739$0$186,235$0$0$0
Jennifer Lynch
Surveillance Litigation Director$159,495$0$0$0$2,310$0$4,340$0$17,519$0$183,664$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,470NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSale priceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution32ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,223,271NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCryptocurrencyDesc
Contribution330ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,398,218NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Column (b):The number of contributions is based on the number of donors.
Part I, Line 32b:EFF uses Charitable Adult Rides and Services, Inc. to solicit, process and sell vehicles. The donor contacts Charitable Adult Rides and Services, Inc, and they handle the processing and sale of the vehicle. The sales price will be divided between EFF and Charitable Adult Rides and Services, Inc. (70% EFF and 30% to Charitable Adult Rides and Services, Inc.), and fees and expenses are deducted from EFF's portion.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1EFF was formed to perform the following activities: 1) To educate the general public regarding new forms of technology including, but not limited to, digital, computing and communication technology; 2) To educate the general public as well as foster discussion & public policy analysis regarding relationships between technology and society; 3) To educate the general public, foster discussion and public policy analysis regarding legal and social issues raised by existing and new technology; 4) To conduct scientific research in the public interest to develop and expand existing technology in order to make existing advances in digital, computing and communication technology more accessible to the general public, as well as to make the results of such research available to the public on a non-discriminatory basis; and 5) To conduct litigation in the public interest in order to preserve and protect the human and civil rights of those using or involved with technology, including but not limited to, digital, computing and communication technology.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bAfter the Form 990 is prepared, but before it is filed with the IRS, the completed form will be presented to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, who will be given at least one week to review and provide feedback and revisions. The completed form will then be sent to the remaining members of the Board of Directors. The Form 990 may be filed with the IRS only after all comments from the audit committee and the remaining board members comments have been addressed and the head of the audit committee has given final approval.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cWe, the Directors of Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF, resolve that each member of the Board of Directors and staff shall make his or her best efforts to disclose any potential conflict of interest that he or she has, or that any member of his or her immediate family has, due to having material economic involvement regarding any matter being discussed at EFF. The Board or staff member may also disqualify himself or herself and be excused from the meeting until discussion is over on the matter involved. The president of the meeting is expected to make inquiry, if such conflict appears to exist, and the Board member or staff has not made it known.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15EFF adopted a policy that requires the analysis of compensation of key employees, including the Executive Director, Legal Director and other top management officials, on at least an annual basis. The salaries shall be compared to equivalent organizations based on mission, budget size, job description, demands, and other factors. Based on the analysis, the Compensation Committee shall conclude on whether each officer and key employee's compensation is appropriate. Such analysis shall be documented and filed in the corporation's records. The Compensation Committee will also propose a reasonable salary for the Executive Director for full board approval based on this analysis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19EFF makes documents available to the public upon request.