2017-05-11T16:31:51-07:00 2016-06-30 DORAN & ASSOCIATES 55 MITCHELL BOULEVARD STE 3 SAN RAFAEL CA 94903 990 2015-07-01 043091431 ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION ELEC 4154369333 815 Eddy Street San Francisco CA 94109 CINDY COHN Executive Director 2017-05-11 true Lisa Doran CPA P00791709 4154911130 X 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z CINDY COHN 815 EDDY STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 11852890 false false X WWW.EFF.ORG X 1990 MA THE CORPORATION WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERSTANDING AND FOSTERING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IN A FREE AND OPEN SOCIETY. 12 10 77 363 0 16019464 9547886 95306 89475 862614 1386881 155101 32686 17132485 11056928 0 0 6877714 8044960 0 1270141 2367771 2319798 9245485 10364758 7887000 692170 30221213 28829197 375347 429864 29845866 28399333 The Corporation was formed to perform the following activies:1) To educate the general public regarding new forms of technology including, but not limited to, digital, computing and communications technology;2) To educate the general public and foster discussion and public policy analysis regarding the relationship between technology and society;3) To educate the general public and foster discussion and public policy analysis regarding the 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 communications technology more accessible to the general public, and 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 no false false 7695899 89475 EDUCATED THE PUBLIC REGARDING NEW FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY, FOSTERED DISCUSSION AND 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. 7695899 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false true true false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false true 59 0 true 77 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false true false false false false false false X 12 10 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AK AL AR CA CO CT FL HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NV NY OK OR PA RI SC UT VA WI WV X X Kelly Esguerra 4154369333 815 Eddy Street San Francisco CA 94109 BRIAN BEHLENDORF Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PAMELA SAMUELSON VICE-CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN GILMORE Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID FARBER MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BREWSTER KAHLE MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN PERRY BARLOW MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH DEUTSCH MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD TEMPLETON MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARI STEELE EXEC DIR (FMR) 1.00 0.00 X X 58829 0 3192 CINDY COHN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 242374 0 14489 JONATHAN ZITTRAIN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE SCHNEIER MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY ESGUERRA FINANCE DIR. 40.00 0.00 X 105988 0 8842 KURT OPSAHL Deputy Exec Dir 40.00 0.00 X 170439 0 11367 CORYNNE MCSHERRY LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 169763 0 6148 DAVID GREENE CIVIL LIB. 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EFFs Board-designated endowment was established to further the charitable purposes of the organization by providing general support in meeting the operating needs of the organization, as determined by the EFF Board of Directors. EFFs donor-restricted endowment was established to permanently pay the salary of the holder of the Adams Chair for Internet Freedom. Part X : FIN48 Footnote ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Corporation to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by the Corporation. The Corporation has determined whether any tax positions have met the recognition threshold and have measured the Corporation's exposure to those tax positions. Management believes that the Corporation has adequately addressed all relevant tax positions and that there are no unrecorded tax liabilities. Federal and state tax authorities generally have the right to examine and audit the previous three years of tax returns filed. Any interest or penalties assessed to the Corporation are recorded in operating expenses. No interest or penalties from federal or state tax authorities were recorded in the accompanying financial statements. true EUROPE 0 0 FUNDRAISING 136 EUROPE 0 2 PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT 144817 SOUTH AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT 43279 EUROPE 0 0 INTERNET SERVICE 36 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 INVENTORY PRODUCTION 12330 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIB. 0 0 PROGRAM MEETINGS AND TRAININGS 519 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM MEETINGS AND TRAININGS 161 EUROPE 0 0 PROGRAM MEETINGS AND TRAININGS 25073 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM MEETINGS AND TRAININGS 10510 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM MEETINGS AND TRAININGS 4201 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM MEETINGS AND TRAININGS 1097 EUROPE 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 5907 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 5000 EUROPE 0 2 PROGRAM TRANSLATION 4058 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 1 PROGRAM TRANSLATION 335 NORTH AMERICA 0 1 PROGRAM TRANSLATION 2822 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES 0 2 PROGRAM TRANSLATION 4643 SOUTH AMERICA 0 2 PROGRAM TRANSLATION 7480 SOUTH ASIA 0 1 PROGRAM TRANSLATION 714 EUROPE 0 1 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 723 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 1 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 8400 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 89120 9 5 14 264924 106437 371361 false false false false false false false BIRTHDAY/EFF PARTY 52399 26950 25449 14153 7049 3630 12988 PIONEER AWARD 39500 38900 600 651 11253 6252 3 5398 1 10364 6379 3985 101 2953 4885 1572 102263 72229 30034 752 28359 18186 3633 19958 70888 -40854 X X false false false false false false false false false false CINDY COHN Executive Dir. 242374 2400 12089 256863 CORYNNE MCSHERRY LEGAL DIRECTOR 169763 1800 4348 175911 DAVID GREENE CIVIL LIB. DIR. 147053 2400 22626 172079 KURT OPSAHL Deputy Exec Dir 170439 1800 9567 181806 LEE TIEN SR. STAFF ATTY. 139500 2400 29295 171195 PETER ECKERSLEY COMPUTER SCIENTIST 145964 8348 154312 RICHARD ESGUERRA STAFF 119784 COMP. AND BENEFITS false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information The Corporation hired the spouse of the Development Director to serve as the Finance Director of EFF. This action increased the inherent risk of fraud due to the proximity of the working relationship between the married individuals and their access to the Corporations assets. Controls were implemented to reduce the direct working relationship between the married individuals. These include: 1) requiring either the Executive Director, Legal Director or General Counsel to sign off on all withdrawals from any EFF financial accounts, 2) implementing procedures that require others to review all transactions initiated by either of the married individuals, and 3) creating a separate weekly review process for each individual with the Executive Director to help identify any potential conflicts. This hiring was made with the knowledge of the Board of Directors. X 25 13957 SALES PRICE X 37 161665 SALES PRICE false false true Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties EFF USES CHARITABLE ADULT RIDES AND SERVICES, INC. TO SOLICIT, PROCESS AND SELL VEHICLES. DONORS CONTACT 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% TO EFF AND 30% TO CHARITABLE ADULT RIDES AND SERVICES, INC.) AND FEES AND EXPENSES ARE DEDUCTED FROM EFF'S PORTION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents CHANGE TO BY-LAWS TO MAKE BOARD TITLES GENDER NEUTRAL Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process After the Form 990 is prepared, but before it is filed with the IRS, the completedform will be presented to all members of the Board of Directors, who will be givenat least one week to review and provide feedback and revisions. The Form 990may be filed with the IRS only after all board member comments have beenaddressed and at least one board member has given final approval. The Board was given 5 days to review the tax forms for the current tax year and all comments wereaddressed and final approval was given prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts We, the Directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, 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. A majority of the Board may also request that the board or staff member excuse him or herself. 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, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees EFF 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 AND DEMANDS, AND OTHER FACTORS. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS, THE BOARD SHALL CONCLUDE ON WHETHER EACH KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATE. SUCH ANALYSIS SHALL BE DOCUMENTED AND FILED IN THE CORPORATION'S RECORDS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available EFF MAKES DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases DONATED CAPITAL ASSETS AND INVENTORY = $32605