Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc

Analysis

Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc reported income of $18.0m and spending of $19.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $14.2m to $18.0m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Planetary Science Institute ($17.9m), Brightpoint Care Inc ($18.0m) and Virginia Baptist Childrens Home and Family Services ($17.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.1m. At year end it held assets of $46.7m against liabilities of $853k, net assets of $45.9m. It reported 99 employees.