2026-04-08T22:03:18-05:00 2025-06-30 954557617 Harrington Group CPAs LLP 2698 Mataro Street Pasadena CA 91107 990 2024-07-01 043091431 Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc ELEC 4154369333 815 Eddy Street San Francisco CA 94109 Cindy Cohn Executive Director 4154369333 2026-04-08 1 1 Oswaldo D Torres CPA P02465082 6264036801 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Cindy Cohn 815 Eddy Street San Francisco CA 94109 21592581 0 X www.eff.org X 1990 MA See 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. 14 13 121 332 0 0 22028260 19460238 0 0 1286843 1416407 6048406 715936 29363509 21592581 0 10000 0 0 16956214 20456851 0 0 3402423 4897706 5304215 21853920 25771066 7509589 -4178485 58374562 56346261 1276711 250752 57097851 56095509 X See Schedule O 0 0 18332068 10000 Educated 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. 18332068 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 0 1 121 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL GA AR CA MI FL HI IL KS KY MA MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA UT VA WV WI RI SC TN AK WA OH OK ND NV DC CT X X Kelly Esguerra 4154369333 815 Eddy Street San Francisco CA 94109 Gigi Sohn Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Behlendorf Vice-Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Erica Astrella Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anil Dash Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Deutsch Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Farber Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brewster Kahle Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tadayoshi Kohno Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Pamela Samuelson Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Schneier Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 James Vasile Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tarah Wheeler Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Zittrain Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Cohn Executive Director 40.00 X X 352039 0 24127 Kelly Esguerra Treasurer/CFO 40.00 X 244097 0 36956 Jennifer Lynch Secretary & Gen. Counsel 40.00 X 250023 0 23829 Corynne McSherry Legal Director 40.00 X 242711 0 6888 Rebecca Jeschke Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 258050 0 28078 Nathan Sheard Managing Director, Advocacy 40.00 X 220910 0 18529 Genevieve Gebhart Managing Director, Technology 40.00 X 208617 0 19880 David Greene Civil Liberties Director 40.00 X 240649 0 48309 Lee Tien Legislative Director 40.00 X 230014 0 47194 Adam Schwartz Assistant Director - Legal 40.00 X 212923 0 24115 Horace Walker Chief People Officer 40.00 X 219032 0 46717 Allison Morris Chief Development Officer 40.00 X 247311 0 48992 2926376 0 373614 83 0 1 0 Globalization Partners LLC 175 Federal St 17th Floor Boston MA 02110 International Consultants 1226832 Armanino Advisory LLC PO Box 744935 Los Angeles CA 90074 Technical Consultants 403405 Chaminade Resort & Spa One Chaminade Lane Santa Cruz CA 95065 Staff Retreat Venue and Accomodations 143576 Babylon Burning Screen Printing Inc 939 Howard St San Francisco CA 94103 Membership Premiums 139035 Antica Productions Ltd 320 Glen Road Toronto Ontario CA M4W 2X3 Technical Consultants 133600 6 27675 4250001 15182562 864425 19460238 1416407 1416407 65090 0 65090 65090 CY Pres Awards 900099 474244 474244 Other income 900099 130164 130164 Community dev. events 900099 46438 46438 650846 21592581 65090 0 2067253 10000 10000 2029184 1376169 605863 47152 14376126 10380792 2468094 1527240 505821 367700 49905 88216 2313555 1696784 217630 399141 1232165 884508 124036 223621 103338 71598 19244 12496 29000 29000 70500 70500 128764 128764 2274879 1877388 55914 341577 44765 36978 1095 6692 335489 232450 62469 40570 81743 56636 15222 9885 299936 207810 55856 36270 200672 188019 2946 9707 273912 189780 51009 33123 162531 136466 15804 10261 Membership expenses 536683 34379 3037 499267 Planning & development 441314 271765 124033 45516 Litigation 147716 147716 Event expenses 116852 75771 41081 56121 18859 6654 30608 25771066 18332068 4036575 3402423 1176617 567621 6353988 2050285 120098 1018468 9000 2333 199117 186439 183752 237720 158731 122995 12658080 3171866 9741193 9486214 40389131 42643703 42935 30483 58374562 56346261 1218433 215218 15343 5051 42935 30483 1276711 250752 X 51141544 49252506 5956307 6843003 57097851 56095509 58374562 56346261 -4178485 3176143 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 16647324 21718499 16648966 22028260 19460238 96503287 16647324 21718499 16648966 22028260 19460238 96503287 12298323 84204964 469006 647954 732942 1286843 1416407 4553152 380276 1415335 530922 6108188 650846 9085567 110142006 505605 0.76450 0.80400 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Miscellaneous - 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. 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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. East Asia and the Pacific Total 1 Program Consultant, meetings & trainings, and professional services 10656 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Total 6 Program Consultants, coalition dues, professional services, web services, legal, meetings & trainings, and translations 37584 Middle East and North Africa Total 0 Program Meetings & trainings 19200 North America Total 0 Program Coalition dues, professional services, consulting, web services, legal, translations and payment processing 143157 Central America and the Caribbean 0 Program Consulting, and meetings & trainings 6212 South America Total 5 Program Consultants, translations, and meetings & trainings 12232 0 12 0 0 0 12 229041 0 229041 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Access Now 54 W 21st Street Suite 404 New York NY 10010 270597430 501(c)(3) 10000 0 To defend the digital rights of people and communities at risk. 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cindy Cohn Executive Director 326012 0 20000 0 6027 0 5000 0 19127 0 376166 0 0 0 Allison Morris Chief Development Officer 237499 0 0 0 9812 0 5000 0 43992 0 296303 0 0 0 David Greene Civil Liberties Director 215042 0 0 0 25607 0 5000 0 43309 0 288958 0 0 0 Rebecca Jeschke Chief Operating Officer 243824 0 0 0 14226 0 5000 0 23078 0 286128 0 0 0 Kelly Esguerra Treasurer/CFO 230023 0 0 0 14074 0 5000 0 31956 0 281053 0 0 0 Lee Tien Legislative Director 207537 0 0 0 22477 0 5000 0 42194 0 277208 0 0 0 Jennifer Lynch Secretary & Gen. Counsel 225950 0 0 0 24073 0 5000 0 18829 0 273852 0 0 0 Horace Walker Chief People Officer 197050 0 0 0 21982 0 5000 0 41717 0 265749 0 0 0 Corynne McSherry Legal Director 233824 0 0 0 8887 0 5000 0 1888 0 249599 0 0 0 Nathan Sheard Managing Director, Advocacy 200949 0 0 0 19961 0 3530 0 14999 0 239439 0 0 0 Adam Schwartz Assistant Director - Legal 197786 0 0 0 15137 0 5000 0 19115 0 237038 0 0 0 Genevieve Gebhart Managing Director, Technology 199550 0 0 0 9067 0 5000 0 14880 0 228497 0 0 0 Part I, Line 7 Under the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors approved a bonus payment of $20,000 for the Executive Director. X 10 16947 Sale price X 40 655888 FMV X Cryptocurrency 137 191590 FMV 0 0 1 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. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 EFF 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 11b After 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 12c We, 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 15 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, 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 19 EFF makes documents available to the public upon request.