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ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 04-3091431)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-04-08
IRS object ID
202610989349301676
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-04-08T22:03:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Harrington Group CPAs LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityPasadenaCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN043091431EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonCindy CohnPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4154369333PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-08SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Form 990 IRS990

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Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
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ZIP94109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,592,581GrossReceiptsAmt
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 OThe mission of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. ("EFF") is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities EOY$250,752TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$57,097,851NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$56,095,509NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSee Schedule OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,332,068ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,000GrantAmt
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
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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
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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
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Kelly EsguerraBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4154369333PhoneNum

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CitySan FranciscoCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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Gigi Sohn
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Behlendorf
Vice-Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erica Astrella
Member1.00Yes (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
Brewster Kahle
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tadayoshi Kohno
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela Samuelson
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce Schneier
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Vasile
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tarah Wheeler
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan Zittrain
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Cohn
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$352,039$0$24,127
Kelly Esguerra
Treasurer/CFO40.00Yes (X)$244,097$0$36,956
Jennifer Lynch
Secretary & Gen. Counsel40.00Yes (X)$250,023$0$23,829
Corynne McSherry
Legal Director40.00$242,711$0$6,888Yes (X)
Rebecca Jeschke
Chief Operating Officer40.00$258,050$0$28,078Yes (X)
Nathan Sheard
Managing Director, Advocacy40.00$220,910$0$18,529Yes (X)
Genevieve Gebhart
Managing Director, Technology40.00$208,617$0$19,880Yes (X)
David Greene
Civil Liberties Director40.00$240,649$0$48,309Yes (X)
Lee Tien
Legislative Director40.00$230,014$0$47,194Yes (X)
Adam Schwartz
Assistant Director - Legal40.00$212,923$0$24,115Yes (X)
Horace Walker
Chief People Officer40.00$219,032$0$46,717Yes (X)
Allison Morris
Chief Development Officer40.00$247,311$0$48,992Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Globalization Partners LLC
175 Federal St 17th FloorBostonMA02110International Consultants$1,226,832
Armanino Advisory LLC
PO Box 744935Los AngelesCA90074Technical Consultants$403,405
Chaminade Resort & Spa
One Chaminade LaneSanta CruzCA95065Staff Retreat Venue and Accomodations$143,576
Babylon Burning Screen Printing Inc
939 Howard StSan FranciscoCA94103Membership Premiums$139,035
Antica Productions Ltd
Technical Consultants$133,600320 Glen RoadTorontoOntarioCAM4W 2X3
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$27,675FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$4,250,001MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$15,182,562AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$864,425NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$19,460,238TotalContributionsAmt

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Exclusion$1,416,407ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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CY Pres Awards900099$474,244$474,244
Other income900099$130,164$130,164
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$650,846OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total$10,000TotalAmt
Program Services$10,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$2,029,184TotalAmt
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Management And General$605,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,152FundraisingAmt

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Total$14,376,126TotalAmt
Program Services$10,380,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,468,094ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,527,240FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$367,700ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$88,216FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$2,313,555TotalAmt
Program Services$1,696,784ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$217,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$399,141FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,232,165TotalAmt
Program Services$884,508ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,036ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$223,621FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,338TotalAmt
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Management And General$19,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,496FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,000TotalAmt
Management And General$29,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,500TotalAmt
Program Services$70,500ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,764TotalAmt
Management And General$128,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,274,879TotalAmt
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Management And General$55,914ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$341,577FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$44,765TotalAmt
Program Services$36,978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,692FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$335,489TotalAmt
Program Services$232,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,570FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,743TotalAmt
Program Services$56,636ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,885FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$299,936TotalAmt
Program Services$207,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,270FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$200,672TotalAmt
Program Services$188,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,946ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,707FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,912TotalAmt
Program Services$189,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,123FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,531TotalAmt
Program Services$136,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,261FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Membership expenses$536,683$34,379$3,037$499,267
Planning & development$441,314$271,765$124,033$45,516
Litigation$147,716$147,716
Event expenses$116,852$75,771$41,081

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,121TotalAmt
Program Services$18,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,608FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,771,066TotalAmt
Program Services$18,332,068ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,036,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,402,423FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,176,617BOYAmt
EOY$567,621EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,353,988BOYAmt
EOY$2,050,285EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$120,098BOYAmt
EOY$1,018,468EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,333EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,117BOYAmt
EOY$186,439EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$183,752BOYAmt
EOY$237,720EOYAmt

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BOY$158,731BOYAmt
EOY$122,995EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,658,080LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,171,866LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,741,193BOYAmt
EOY$9,486,214EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,389,131BOYAmt
EOY$42,643,703EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,935BOYAmt
EOY$30,483EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,374,562BOYAmt
EOY$56,346,261EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,218,433BOYAmt
EOY$215,218EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,343BOYAmt
EOY$5,051EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,935BOYAmt
EOY$30,483EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,276,711BOYAmt
EOY$250,752EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,141,544BOYAmt
EOY$49,252,506EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,956,307BOYAmt
EOY$6,843,003EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,097,851BOYAmt
EOY$56,095,509EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,374,562BOYAmt
EOY$56,346,261EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,178,485ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,176,143NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$16,647,324CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,718,499CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,648,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,028,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,460,238CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$96,503,287TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,647,324CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,718,499CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,648,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,028,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,460,238CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$96,503,287TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,298,323SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$84,204,964PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$469,006CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$647,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$732,942CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,286,843CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,416,407CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,553,152TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$380,276CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,415,335CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$530,922CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,108,188CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$650,846CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,085,567TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$110,142,006TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$505,605GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76450PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80400PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2020 Amount: $ 58,642. 2021 Amount: $ 12,210. 2022 Amount: $ 30,040. 2023 Amount: $ 56,275. 2024 Amount: $ 176,602. Cy Pres Awards - 2020 Amount: $ 321,634. 2021 Amount: $ 1,403,125. 2022 Amount: $ 500,882. 2023 Amount: $ 6,051,913. 2024 Amount: $ 474,244.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$161,024FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$185,814FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$346,838FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$25,424,228FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$25,771,066FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$987,365CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,987,365TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,981,048LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$284,429CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$311,576CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$367,113CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$346,838CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,309,956TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$246,841CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$996,841TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,495,262GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$128,083CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$143,224CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$196,394CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$161,024CurrentYearAmt
Total$628,725TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,708,119BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,512,660InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$680,700OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,540,079EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,358,517BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,921,602InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$572,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,708,119EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,724,272BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,831,245InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,197,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,358,517EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.77600BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.13300PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09100TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$10,644,032OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,847,189DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,796,843BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$324,851OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$324,677DepreciationAmt
Book Value$174BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,486,214TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease liabilities - operating leasesDesc
Amt$30,483Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$30,483TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,105,790TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,176,143NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,465,830DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,641,973RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,463,817RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$128,764InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$128,764RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$21,592,581TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,108,132TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,465,830DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,465,830ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,642,302ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$128,764InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$128,764ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$25,771,066TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific Total1ProgramConsultant, meetings & trainings, and professional services$10,656
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Total6ProgramConsultants, coalition dues, professional services, web services, legal, meetings & trainings, and translations$37,584
Middle East and North Africa Total0ProgramMeetings & trainings$19,200
North America Total0ProgramCoalition dues, professional services, consulting, web services, legal, translations and payment processing$143,157
Central America and the Caribbean0ProgramConsulting, and meetings & trainings$6,212
South America Total5ProgramConsultants, translations, and meetings & trainings$12,232
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees12SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$229,041SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$229,041TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Access NowBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line154 W 21st Street Suite 404AddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN270597430RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantTo defend the digital rights of people and communities at risk.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 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$326,012$0$20,000$0$6,027$0$5,000$0$19,127$0$376,166$0$0$0
Allison Morris
Chief Development Officer$237,499$0$0$0$9,812$0$5,000$0$43,992$0$296,303$0$0$0
David Greene
Civil Liberties Director$215,042$0$0$0$25,607$0$5,000$0$43,309$0$288,958$0$0$0
Rebecca Jeschke
Chief Operating Officer$243,824$0$0$0$14,226$0$5,000$0$23,078$0$286,128$0$0$0
Kelly Esguerra
Treasurer/CFO$230,023$0$0$0$14,074$0$5,000$0$31,956$0$281,053$0$0$0
Lee Tien
Legislative Director$207,537$0$0$0$22,477$0$5,000$0$42,194$0$277,208$0$0$0
Jennifer Lynch
Secretary & Gen. Counsel$225,950$0$0$0$24,073$0$5,000$0$18,829$0$273,852$0$0$0
Horace Walker
Chief People Officer$197,050$0$0$0$21,982$0$5,000$0$41,717$0$265,749$0$0$0
Corynne McSherry
Legal Director$233,824$0$0$0$8,887$0$5,000$0$1,888$0$249,599$0$0$0
Nathan Sheard
Managing Director, Advocacy$200,949$0$0$0$19,961$0$3,530$0$14,999$0$239,439$0$0$0
Adam Schwartz
Assistant Director - Legal$197,786$0$0$0$15,137$0$5,000$0$19,115$0$237,038$0$0$0
Genevieve Gebhart
Managing Director, Technology$199,550$0$0$0$9,067$0$5,000$0$14,880$0$228,497$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationUnder the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors approved a bonus payment of $20,000 for the Executive Director.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,947NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSale priceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution40ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$655,888NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCryptocurrencyDesc
Contribution137ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$191,590NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEFF 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.ExplanationTxt

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 use the unique expertise of leading technologists, activists, and attorneys in our efforts to defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, advocate for users and innovators, and support freedom-enhancing technologies; 2) To educate the general public as well as foster discussion & public policy analysis regarding relationships between technology and society and the legal, technical, and social issues raised by existing and new technologies; 3) To conduct scientific research and develop new technological tools in the public interest to ensure advances in digital, computing and communication technology are accessible to and serve the general public, as well as to make the results of such research available to the public on a non-discriminatory basis; and 4) To conduct litigation in the public interest to support privacy and free expression, to safeguard individual autonomy, and to preserve and protect human and civil rights as emerging technologies proliferate throughout society.
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.