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Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$23.9M (2022)

Expenses
$16.7M (2022)

Total Assets
$46.4M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$993k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$23,876,681
Expenses
$16,747,298
Net Income
$7,129,383
Net Assets
$45,419,101
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $21,718,499
91.0%
Program Services $4,354
0.0%
Investment Income $647,954
2.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $90,539
0.4%
Other Revenue $1,415,335
5.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,180,060
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $6,952
0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $10,266,271
61.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $46,412,039
Total Liabilities $992,938
Net Assets $45,419,101
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Cohn (Executive Director) $292,031 $0 $21,238
Kurt Opsahl (Secretary/Deputy Exec. Director) $236,191 $0 $18,154
Corynne Mc Sherry (Legal Director) $215,855 $0 $7,393
Lee Tien (Legislative Director) $197,543 $0 $44,638
David Greene (Civil Liberties Director) $195,272 $0 $26,941
Kelly Esguerra (Treasurer/Finance Dir.) $184,826 $0 $37,515
Loraine Reitman (Chief Program Officer (End 3/22)) $180,069 $0 $25,207
Adam Schwartz (Assistant Director Legal) $166,896 $0 $19,339
Jennifer Lynch (Surveillance Litigation Director) $161,805 $0 $21,859
Jon Callas (Public Interest Technology Director) $155,099 $0 $48,068
Pamela Samuelson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Brian Behlendorf (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anil Dash (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Deutsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Member/Emeritus (Trans 10/21)) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gigi Sohn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shari Steele (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Vasile (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,692,904
Expenses
$15,427,845
Net Income
$2,265,059
Net Assets
$45,443,188
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,647,324
94.1%
Program Services $69,610
0.4%
Investment Income $469,006
2.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $126,688
0.7%
Other Revenue $380,276
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,180,365
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,821,734
63.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $46,555,416
Total Liabilities $1,112,228
Net Assets $45,443,188
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Cohn (Executive Director) $274,536 $0 $19,214
Corynne Mc Sherry (Legal Director) $212,597 $0 $5,353
Kurt Opsahl (Secretary/Deputy Exec. Director) $211,789 $0 $15,758
David Greene (Civil Liberties Director) $190,416 $0 $25,664
Loraine Reitman (Chief Program Officer) $177,758 $0 $23,607
Kelly Esguerra (Treasurer/Finance Dir.) $176,002 $0 $30,822
Lee Tien (Legislative Director) $174,045 $0 $42,164
Adam Schwartz (Senior Staff Attorney) $158,095 $0 $19,471
Jennifer Lynch (Surveillance Litigation Director) $153,234 $0 $20,855
Andres Arrieta (Dir. Of Consumer Privacy Engineering) $152,258 $0 $17,959
Pamela Samuelson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Brian Behlendorf (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anil Dash (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Deutsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gigi Sohn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shari Steele (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Vasile (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,212,821
Expenses
$14,980,781
Net Income
-$2,767,960
Net Assets
$38,283,923
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,778,555
88.3%
Program Services $568,921
4.7%
Investment Income $679,879
5.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $69,743
0.6%
Other Revenue $115,723
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,157,643
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,399,980
62.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,689,795
Total Liabilities $2,405,872
Net Assets $38,283,923
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Cohn (Executive Director) $272,500 $0 $17,238
Kurt Opsahl (Secretary/Deputy Exec. Dir.) $207,917 $0 $16,903
Corynne Mc Sherry (Legal Director) $205,478 $0 $4,145
David Greene (Civil Liberties Director) $178,529 $0 $38,536
Loraine Reitman (Chief Program Officer) $174,950 $0 $25,530
Lee Tien (Senior Staff Attorney) $169,968 $0 $40,255
Adam Schwartz (Senior Staff Attorney) $153,695 $0 $18,474
Andres Arrieta (Dir. Of Consumer Privacy Engineering) $151,671 $0 $10,408
Jennifer Lynch (Surveillance Litigation Director) $143,545 $0 $23,530
Kelly Esguerra (Treasurer/Finance Dir.) $142,727 $0 $26,679
Pamela Samuelson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Brian Behlendorf (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anil Dash (Member (Term Start 5/20)) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Deutsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gigi Sohn (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shari Steele (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Vasile (Member (Term Start 5/20)) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,232,158
Expenses
$14,567,170
Net Income
-$335,012
Net Assets
$40,278,724
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,707,275
89.3%
Program Services $263,356
1.9%
Investment Income $690,104
4.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $63,980
0.4%
Other Revenue $507,443
3.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $879,215
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,986,136
61.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,872,397
Total Liabilities $593,673
Net Assets $40,278,724
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Cohn (Executive Director) $287,500 $0 $11,006
Kurt Opsahl (Secretary/Deputy Exec. Director) $212,916 $0 $10,539
Corynne Mc Sherry (Legal Director) $210,515 $0 $4,160
David Greene (Civil Liberties Director) $173,533 $0 $16,258
Kelly Esguerra (Treasurer/Finance Dir.) $166,185 $0 $11,515
Lee Tien (Senior Staff Attorney) $163,920 $0 $17,389
Adam Schwartz (Senior Staff Attorney) $148,787 $0 $11,325
Andres Arrieta (Director Of Consumer Privacy Engineering) $143,381 $0 $5,921
Daniel Nazer (Senior Staff Attorney(term End 3/19)) $140,300 $0 $11,533
Brian Behlendorf (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Samuelson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Deutsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0
Gigi Sohn (Member(term Start 12/18)) $0 $0 $0
Shari Steele (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,913,065
Expenses
$13,379,612
Net Income
$2,533,453
Net Assets
$39,725,977
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,915,696
81.2%
Program Services $144,659
0.9%
Investment Income $490,783
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$8,411
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $94,097
0.6%
Other Revenue $2,276,241
14.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $896,847
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,993,235
59.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $40,253,077
Total Liabilities $527,100
Net Assets $39,725,977
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Cohn (Executive Director) $257,500 $0 $15,144
Kurt Opsahl (Secretary/Deputy Exec. Dir.) $197,963 $0 $14,243
Corynne Mc Sherry (Legal Director) $195,587 $0 $4,293
Peter Eckersley (Computer Scientist) $167,633 $0 $12,243
David Greene (Civil Liberties Director) $167,595 $0 $22,777
Lee Tien (Senior Staff Attorney) $158,679 $0 $25,205
Adam Schwartz (Senior Staff Attorney) $144,377 $0 $18,742
Jennifer Lynch (Senior Staff Attorney) $127,200 $0 $20,523
Kelly Esguerra (Treasurer/Finance Dir.) $124,451 $0 $13,591
Brian Behlendorf (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Samuelson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Member (Through 2/18)) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Deutsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shari Steele (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,392,426
Expenses
$11,398,529
Net Income
$5,993,897
Net Assets
$35,779,833
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,833,747
96.8%
Program Services $22,500
0.1%
Investment Income $635,135
3.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$16,242
Sales of Assets -$245,698
Net Inventory Sales $90,103
0.5%
Other Revenue $72,881
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $750,183
6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,749,329
59.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $36,327,464
Total Liabilities $547,631
Net Assets $35,779,833
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Cohn (Executive Dir.) $250,000 $0 $13,968
Kurt Opsahl (Deputy Exec Dir) $188,935 $0 $13,053
Corynne Mcsherry (Legal Director) $186,309 $0 $8,293
David Greene (Civil Lib. Dir.) $160,388 $0 $32,168
Peter Eckersley (Computer Scientist) $160,360 $0 $10,319
Lee Tien (Sr. Staff Atty.) $151,736 $0 $36,582
Adam Schwartz (Sr. Staff Atty) $137,883 $0 $15,586
Jennifer Lynch (Sr. Staff Atty.) $118,535 $0 $25,464
Kelly Esguerra (Finance Dir.) $85,980 $0 $20,352
Brian Behlendorf (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Samuelson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Deutsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shari Steele (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,056,928
Expenses
$10,364,758
Net Income
$692,170
Net Assets
$28,399,333
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,547,886
86.4%
Program Services $89,475
0.8%
Investment Income $1,390,535
12.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$51,779
Sales of Assets -$3,654
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $84,465
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $703,932
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,043,625
58.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,829,197
Total Liabilities $429,864
Net Assets $28,399,333
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Cohn (Executive Dir.) $242,374 $0 $14,489
Kurt Opsahl (Deputy Exec Dir) $170,439 $0 $11,367
Corynne Mcsherry (Legal Director) $169,763 $0 $6,148
David Greene (Civil Lib. Dir.) $147,053 $0 $25,026
Peter Eckersley (Computer Scientist) $145,964 $0 $8,348
Lee Tien (Sr. Staff Atty.) $139,500 $0 $31,695
Sophia Cope (Staff Atty.) $123,304 $0 $12,090
Jennifer Lynch (Sr. Staff Atty.) $112,577 $0 $22,480
Kelly Esguerra (Finance Dir.) $105,988 $0 $8,842
Shari Steele (Exec Dir (Fmr)) $58,829 $0 $3,192
Brian Behlendorf (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Samuelson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Deutsch (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brad Templeton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$17,132,485
Expenses
$9,245,485
Net Income
$7,887,000
Net Assets
$29,845,866
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,019,464
93.5%
Program Services $95,306
0.6%
Investment Income $864,435
5.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$14,521
Sales of Assets -$1,821
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $169,622
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $639,025
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,915,602
53.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,221,213
Total Liabilities $375,347
Net Assets $29,845,866
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Shari Steele (Exec Dir (Fmr)) $226,509 $0 $22,143
Cindy Cohn (Executive Dir.) $210,475 $0 $15,507
Kurt Opsahl (Deputy Exec Dir) $138,448 $0 $10,266
Corynne Mcsherry (Legal Director) $136,661 $0 $5,093
Lee Tien (Sr. Staff Atty.) $128,799 $0 $29,190
David Greene (Civil Lib. Dir.) $124,908 $0 $25,231
Loraine Reitman (Activism Director) $109,200 $0 $8,473
Jen Lynch (Staff Attorney) $108,354 $0 $18,027
Kelly Esguerra (Finance Dir.) $81,920 $0 $8,358
Brian Behlendorf (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Samuelson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Gilmore (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Farber (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brewster Kahle (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Perry Barlow (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorrie Faith Cranor (Member) $0 $0 $0
Brad Templeton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jonathan Zittrain (Member) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Schneier (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,637,091
Expenses
$7,051,132
Net Income
$6,585,959
Net Assets
$22,508,730
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,044,718
95.7%
Program Services $28,000
0.2%
Investment Income $495,990
3.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$15,440
Sales of Assets -$158
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $83,981
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $550,030
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,803,788
53.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,879,571
Total Liabilities $370,841
Net Assets $22,508,730

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,444,822
Expenses
$5,329,428
Net Income
$4,115,394
Net Assets
$15,389,465
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,532,856
> 100%
Program Services $33,512
0.4%
Investment Income $141,258
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $23,946
0.3%
Sales of Assets -$373,064
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $86,314
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $478,701
9.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,924,296
54.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,710,071
Total Liabilities $320,606
Net Assets $15,389,465

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,863,584
Expenses
$4,526,793
Net Income
$3,336,791
Net Assets
$10,910,020
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,900,527
> 100%
Program Services $263,284
3.3%
Investment Income $101,688
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$37,617
Sales of Assets -$391,189
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,891
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $456,724
10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,437,900
53.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,088,212
Total Liabilities $178,192
Net Assets $10,910,020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,536,559
Expenses
$3,850,406
Net Income
$1,686,153
Net Assets
$7,693,463
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,305,580
95.8%
Program Services $143,350
2.6%
Investment Income $107,550
1.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $12,669
0.2%
Sales of Assets -$78,156
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $45,566
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $434,311
11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,176,681
56.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,910,257
Total Liabilities $216,794
Net Assets $7,693,463

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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