Nonprofits›Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc

Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Website

Total revenue

$29.4M

Total expenses

$21.9M

Net assets

$57.1M

Grants received

$36.2M

662 grants

EIN

043091431

Tax year

2023

Mission

See Schedule OElectronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. ("EFF") was formed for the purpose of understanding and fostering the opportunities of digital communication in a free and open society.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$22.0M
Program service revenue—
Investment income$1.3M
Other revenue$6.0M
Total revenue$29.4M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$17.0M
Fundraising$3.2M
Other expenses$4.9M
Total expenses$21.9M
Total assets$58.4M
Net assets$57.1M

People

25 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Cindy Cohn

Executive Director

Board

$332K

40 hrs/wk

Kelly Esguerra

Treasurer/CFO

Board

$207K

40 hrs/wk

Jennifer Lynch

Secretary & Gen. Counsel

Board

$202K

40 hrs/wk

Pamela Samuelson

Chair

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Jonathan Zittrain

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Brian Behlendorf

Vice-Chair

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Erica Astrella

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Anil Dash

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Sarah Deutsch

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

David Farber

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Brewster Kahle

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Tadayoshi Kohno

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Bruce Schneier

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Gigi Sohn

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Shari Steele

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

James Vasile

Member

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Corynne McSherry

Legal Director

Staff

$229K

40 hrs/wk

Rebecca Jeschke

Chief Operating Officer

Staff

$217K

40 hrs/wk

David Greene

Civil Liberties Director

Staff

$205K

40 hrs/wk

Lee Tien

Legislative Director

Staff

$192K

40 hrs/wk

Nathan Sheard

Managing Director, Advocacy

Staff

$187K

40 hrs/wk

Adam Schwartz

Assistant Director - Legal

Staff

$185K

40 hrs/wk

Genevieve Gebhart

Managing Director, Technology

Staff

$180K

40 hrs/wk

Horace Walker

Chief People Officer

Staff

$174K

40 hrs/wk

Andrew Crocker

Surveillance Litigation Director

Staff

$165K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Globalization Partners LLC

Technical Consultants

$889K

Armanino Advisory LLC

CRM conversion

$363K

Robert Half

Temporary Coverage

$186K

Pacific Content Company

Technical Consultants

$165K

ProServeIT Corporation

CRM conversion

$161K

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$36.2M from 212 funders · 662 grants · 2017–2024

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Details

EIN043091431
Subsection03
Ruling date1990-07
Formed1990
Employees108
Volunteers289
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo