EIN 04-3091431

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Name: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

San Francisco

State

California

Year formed

1990

Most recent tax filings

2023-06-01

NTEE code, primary

R05: Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Description

EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows.

Total revenues

$17,954,838

2023

Total expenses

$19,156,013

2023

Total assets

$46,707,648

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at EFF

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.

Who funds Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web	2023-09	Operating	$2,000,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	2023-06	For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes	$1,639,574
American Online Giving Foundation	2023-03	General Support	$949,600
...and 125 more grants received totalling $8,516,599

Personnel at EFF

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Rebecca Jeschke	Chief Operating Officer / Managing Director	$193,214	2023-06-30
Kelly Esguerra	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer and Finance Director	$188,801	2023-06-30
Loraine Reitman	Chief Program Officer / Activism Director	$180,069	2022-06-30
Cindy Cohn	Executive Director	$313,121	2024-05-13
Nathan Sheard	Managing Director , Advocacy	$152,802	2023-06-30
...and 26 more key personnel

Financials for EFF

Revenues	FYE 06/2023	FYE 06/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$16,648,966	$21,718,499	-23.3%
Program services	$35,277	$4,354	710.2%
Investment income and dividends	$732,942	$647,954	13.1%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0	-
Net income from fundraising events	$-57,397	$0	-999%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$64,128	$90,539	-29.2%
Miscellaneous revenues	$530,922	$1,415,335	-62.5%
Total revenues	$17,954,838	$23,876,681	-24.8%

Form 990s for EFF

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-06	2024-05-13	990	View PDF
2022-06	2023-05-11	990	View PDF
2021-06	2022-05-12	990	View PDF
2020-06	2021-06-17	990	View PDF
2020-06	2021-05-20	990	View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like EFF

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
American Jewish Committee (AJC)	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$68,011,015
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$56,260,101
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)	501(c)(3)	Cambridge, MA	$20,557,895
Human Rights Campaign Foundation	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$24,922,971
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL)	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$21,459,807
Public Justice Foundation	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$7,262,848
Equality Now	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$7,616,876
Institute for Justice	501(c)(3)	Arlington, VA	$38,753,383
Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU)	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$17,931,693
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$7,006,897

Data update history

August 2, 2024

Received grants

Identified 20 new grant, including a grant for $949,600 from American Online Giving Foundation

July 14, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 2 new personnel

July 8, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023

July 8, 2024

Used new vendors

Identified 1 new vendor, including

May 17, 2024

Received grants

Identified 45 new grant, including a grant for $508,750 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)

Nonprofit Types

Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharities

Issues

Human rightsPublic policy

Characteristics

MembershipsPolitical advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsGrassroots organizingOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 815 Eddy St; San Francisco, CA 94109
Metro area: San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County: San Francisco County, CA
Website URL: eff.org/
Phone: (415) 436-9333
Facebook page: eff

IRS details

EIN: 04-3091431
Fiscal year end: June
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1990
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: R05: Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary: 813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status: Independent

California AB-488 details

AB 488 status: May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status: Current
FTB status revoked: Not revoked
AG Registration Number: 128704
FTB Entity ID: 2543553
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date: 2024-10-16

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Financials for EFF

Form 990s for EFF

Organizations like EFF

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