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Electronic Frontier Foundation INC

Public charity
DBA: % ANDREA CHAING
Other · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · EIN 04-3091431

About

EFF 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.

In care of Andrea Chaing

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
99
Volunteers
183

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$18.0M
Expenses
$19.2M
Assets
$46.7M
Liabilities
$853K

Financial history

$23.9M$11.9M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $18.0M · Peak FY2022: $23.9M · Avg: $16.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$707K
Foreign employees11
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe
North America
South America

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$312K
Grants Given
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Address

815 EDDY ST
SAN Francisco, CA, 94109-770

Governance

Voting board members12
Independent members11
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %79.7%
Permanent endowment %16.3%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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