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Electronic Frontier Foundation

EIN 04-3091431Human and Civil Rights California Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Defending freedom in the digital world

When freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990 - well before the Internet was on most people's radar - and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights. EFF fights for freedom primarily in the courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the U.S. government or large corporations. By mobilizing more than 50,000 concerned citizens through our Action Center, EFF beats back bad legislation. In addition to advising policymakers, EFF educates the press and public.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.96Overall score
out of 100

94.30Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,392,426

Total expenses · USD$11,398,529

Program expenses

$8,412,114.40 recorded amount

73.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,413,417.60 recorded amount

12.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,550,199.94 recorded amount

13.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Cindy Cohn
Recorded compensation: $250,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.19%

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All 23 original fields for Electronic Frontier Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	When freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990 - well before the Internet was on most people's radar - and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights. EFF fights for freedom primarily in the courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the U.S. government or large corporations. By mobilizing more than 50,000 concerned citizens through our Action Center, EFF beats back bad legislation. In addition to advising policymakers, EFF educates the press and public.
`ein` EIN	04-3091431
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11398529.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.136
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.124
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.738
`fscore` Financial score	94.3
`leader` Recorded leader	Cindy Cohn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	250000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0219
`motto` Tagline	Defending freedom in the digital world
`name` Charity name	Electronic Frontier Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17392426.0
`score` Overall score	95.96
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8412114.402
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1413417.596
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1550199.9440000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3091431
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.