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ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 04-3091431)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-08
IRS object ID
202531289349304513
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-05-08T18:27:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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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 Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonCindy CohnPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4154369333PhoneNum
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
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ZIP94109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$29,473,210GrossReceiptsAmt
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 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$15,181,472ExpenseAmt
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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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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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 ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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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
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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
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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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kelly EsguerraBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4154369333PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1815 Eddy StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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Pamela Samuelson
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
Bruce Schneier
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gigi Sohn
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shari Steele
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Vasile
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan Zittrain
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cindy Cohn
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$332,139$0$23,449
Kelly Esguerra
Treasurer/CFO40.00Yes (X)$207,407$0$37,342
Jennifer Lynch
Secretary & Gen. Counsel40.00Yes (X)$202,118$0$23,984
Corynne McSherry
Legal Director40.00$228,749$0$7,195Yes (X)
Rebecca Jeschke
Chief Operating Officer40.00$217,175$0$23,688Yes (X)
Nathan Sheard
Managing Director, Advocacy40.00$187,167$0$18,824Yes (X)
Genevieve Gebhart
Managing Director, Technology40.00$179,941$0$18,339Yes (X)
David Greene
Civil Liberties Director40.00$205,258$0$40,587Yes (X)
Lee Tien
Legislative Director40.00$192,485$0$44,301Yes (X)
Adam Schwartz
Assistant Director - Legal40.00$184,649$0$23,355Yes (X)
Horace Walker
Chief People Officer40.00$173,681$0$30,083Yes (X)
Andrew Crocker
Surveillance Litigation Director40.00$164,708$0$17,327Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Globalization Partners LLC
175 Federal St 17th FloorBostonMA02110Technical Consultants$889,273
Armanino Advisory LLC
PO Box 744935Los AngelesCA90074CRM conversion$363,093
Robert Half
P O Box 743295Los AngelesCA90074Temporary Coverage$185,735
Pacific Content Company
Technical Consultants$165,0001 Mount Pleasant Road 5th FloorTorontoOntarioCAM4Y 2Y5
ProServeIT Corporation
CRM conversion$161,3382010 Winston Park Drive Suite 400OakvilleOntarioCAL6H 5R7
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$30,478FederatedCampaignsAmt
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Fundraising$9,630FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$17,990,468AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,895,872NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$22,028,260TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,108,188OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$7,285,330ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$1,800,286TotalAmt
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Management And General$2,015,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$213,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,824FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,742,033TotalAmt
Program Services$1,256,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$181,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$304,116FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$993,004TotalAmt
Program Services$706,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,625ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$177,344FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$63,379TotalAmt
Program Services$53,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,841ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,761FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,278TotalAmt
Management And General$25,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$56,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,083ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,916FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,209TotalAmt
Management And General$105,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,691,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$266,448ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$395,583FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$6,963TotalAmt
Program Services$5,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$788ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,170FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,683TotalAmt
Program Services$177,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,214FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,360TotalAmt
Program Services$45,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,038FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,290TotalAmt
Program Services$183,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,257FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,430TotalAmt
Program Services$150,390ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,295FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$274,940TotalAmt
Program Services$189,907ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,305FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,847TotalAmt
Program Services$131,107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,257FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Planning & development$291,813$198,342$42,703$50,768
Litigation$145,257$145,257
Event expenses$56,944$45,378$11,566

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,744TotalAmt
Program Services$34,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,416FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,853,920TotalAmt
Program Services$15,181,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,482,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,190,336FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,420,232BOYAmt
EOY$1,176,617EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,921,086BOYAmt
EOY$6,353,988EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,674,846BOYAmt
EOY$120,098EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,556BOYAmt
EOY$9,000EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$194,325BOYAmt
EOY$199,117EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$158,292BOYAmt
EOY$183,752EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$82,751BOYAmt
EOY$158,731EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,641,996LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,900,803LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,998,534BOYAmt
EOY$9,741,193EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,195,002BOYAmt
EOY$40,389,131EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,024BOYAmt
EOY$42,935EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,707,648BOYAmt
EOY$58,374,562EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$787,624BOYAmt
EOY$1,218,433EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,355BOYAmt
EOY$15,343EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,024BOYAmt
EOY$42,935EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$853,003BOYAmt
EOY$1,276,711EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,242,462BOYAmt
EOY$51,141,544EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,612,183BOYAmt
EOY$5,956,307EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,854,645BOYAmt
EOY$57,097,851EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,707,648BOYAmt
EOY$58,374,562EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,509,589ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,733,617NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$10,778,555CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,647,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,718,499CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,648,966CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,028,260CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$87,821,604TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,778,555CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,647,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,718,499CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,648,966CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,028,260CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$87,821,604TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,268,080SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$80,553,524PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$679,879CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$469,006CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$647,954CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$732,942CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,286,843CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,816,624TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$115,723CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$380,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,415,335CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$530,922CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,108,188CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,550,444TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$100,188,672TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,009,436GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80400PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84930PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2019 Amount: $ 2,775. 2020 Amount: $ 58,642. 2021 Amount: $ 12,210. 2022 Amount: $ 30,040. 2023 Amount: $ 56,275. Cy Pres Awards - 2019 Amount: $ 112,948. 2020 Amount: $ 321,634. 2021 Amount: $ 1,403,125. 2022 Amount: $ 500,882. 2023 Amount: $ 6,051,913.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$196,394FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$170,719FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$367,113FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,486,807FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$21,853,920FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$924,542CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$987,365CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,911,907TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,867,861LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$195,569CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$284,429CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$311,576CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$367,113CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,158,687TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$231,136CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$246,841CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$977,977TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,466,966GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$77,228CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$128,083CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$143,224CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$196,394CurrentYearAmt
Total$544,929TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,582,749BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$961,810InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$496,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,048,559EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.77490BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.14480PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.08030TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$10,625,099OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,574,491DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,050,608BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$327,700OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$326,312DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,388BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,741,193TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease liabilities - operating leasesDesc
Amt$42,935Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$42,935TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$33,158,468TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,733,617NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$56,850DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$109,701OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,900,168RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,258,300RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$105,209InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$105,209RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$29,363,509TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,915,262TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$56,850DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$109,701OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$166,551ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,748,711ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$105,209InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$105,209ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,853,920TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Event Expenses 109,701.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Event Expenses 109,701.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific Total1ProgramConsultant, professional services, legal, meetings & trainings$2,749
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Total6ProgramConsultants, coalition dues, professional services, web services, legal, meetings and trainings and translations$49,986
Middle East and North Africa Total0ProgramMeetings & trainings$10,000
North America Total0ProgramCoalition dues, professional services, consulting, web services, legal, translations and payment processing$382,140
Russia and Neighboring States Total0ProgramMeetings & trainings$508
South America Total4ProgramCoalition dues, professional services, consulting, web services, legal, translations and payment processing$20,529
Sub-Saharan Africa Total0ProgramMeetings & trainings$2,566
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees11SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee11TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$468,478SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$468,478TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1EFF AwardsEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$9,630GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$9,630CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$109,701OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$9,630GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$9,630CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$109,701OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$109,701DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$109,701NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$319,250$0$10,000$0$2,889$0$5,000$0$18,449$0$355,588$0$0$0
David Greene
Civil Liberties Director$199,309$0$0$0$5,949$0$5,000$0$35,587$0$245,845$0$0$0
Kelly Esguerra
Treasurer/CFO$205,562$0$0$0$1,845$0$4,250$0$33,092$0$244,749$0$0$0
Rebecca Jeschke
Chief Operating Officer$215,273$0$0$0$1,902$0$2,000$0$21,688$0$240,863$0$0$0
Lee Tien
Legislative Director$190,226$0$0$0$2,259$0$4,979$0$39,322$0$236,786$0$0$0
Corynne McSherry
Legal Director$225,005$0$0$0$3,744$0$5,000$0$2,195$0$235,944$0$0$0
Jennifer Lynch
Secretary & Gen. Counsel$197,296$0$0$0$4,822$0$5,000$0$18,984$0$226,102$0$0$0
Adam Schwartz
Assistant Director - Legal$180,917$0$0$0$3,732$0$5,000$0$18,355$0$208,004$0$0$0
Nathan Sheard
Managing Director, Advocacy$185,967$0$0$0$1,200$0$2,237$0$16,587$0$205,991$0$0$0
Horace Walker
Chief People Officer$163,796$0$0$0$9,885$0$4,890$0$25,193$0$203,764$0$0$0
Genevieve Gebhart
Managing Director, Technology$177,367$0$0$0$2,574$0$4,250$0$14,089$0$198,280$0$0$0
Andrew Crocker
Surveillance Litigation Director$162,250$0$0$0$2,458$0$4,250$0$13,077$0$182,035$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 $10,000 for the Executive Director.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,235NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSale priceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution34ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,862,323NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCryptocurrencyDesc
Contribution119ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$23,314NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Column (b):The number of items reported is determined by the number of donors.
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.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1EFF 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.
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.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gConsultants: Program service expenses 1,334,132. Management and general expenses 210,129. Fundraising expenses 311,969. Total expenses 1,856,230. Professional Fees: Program service expenses 357,574. Management and general expenses 56,319. Fundraising expenses 83,614. Total expenses 497,507.