Electronic Privacy Information Center: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 52-2225921)

Alan Butler’s $210K as President is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Alan Butler	$210,350	$229,992	$206,291	$222,475	$166,900
Caitriona Fitzgerald	$197,410	$200,404	$182,409	$191,842	$142,144
Jeramie Scott	$166,200	$163,171	$143,399	$135,695	$129,241
John Davisson	$150,861	$154,003	$144,243	$105,962	—
Megan Iorio	$141,200	$136,500	$106,404	—	—
Enid Zhou	$138,000	$133,450	$115,326	—	—
Marc Rotenberg	—	—	—	—	$116,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects privacy, government oversight, and civil liberties in the information age.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Epic works to secure the collective human right to privacy in the digital age. We seek to establish comprehensive protections against the unconstrained commercial extraction of personal data because privacy is essential to a functioning democracy. Epic also promotes robust limits on and oversight of surveillance systems.

$1.8Mprogram expense

02

Epic Open Government Project

Promotes government transparency, pursues freedom of information act litigation, publishes leading open government manual and trains law students.

$469Kprogram expense

03

Epic Internet Public Interest Opportunities Program

An intensive internship for qualified students and recent graduates with an emphasis on law, public policy, and technology.

$112Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Marin Community FoundationFY2024$250K

Robert Wood Johnson FoundationFY2024$228K

Ford FoundationFY2024$150K

Reset TechFY2024$100K

New Venture FundFY2024$100K

The Heising-Simons FoundationFY2024$100K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$90K

Equal Justice WorksFY2024$62K

Total grants receivedfrom 19 funders$1.3M

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$37K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K

Money outPt IX

$2.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.4M

Managementcol C$180K

Fundraisingcol D$280K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$955K

Total assetsLn 16$5.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$73K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K

Investment incomeLn 3$37K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$108K

Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$955K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$955K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$591K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M

Other assetsLn 15$34K

Total assetsLn 16$5.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M

Net assetsLn 32$4.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 518

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$731K	$955K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.2M	$591K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.5M	$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$6.5M	$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.9M	$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$4.6M	$4.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$245K	$192K	$24K	$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.4M	$1.3M	$91K	$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$38K	$35K	$2K	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$193K	$173K	$12K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$128K	$114K	$9K	$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$734	$734
Accounting feesLn 11c	$96K	$84K	$7K	$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$33K			$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$195K	$75K	$3K	$117K
Office expensesLn 13	$106K	$95K	$7K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$12K	$11K	$852	$600
InterestLn 20	$78K	$69K	$5K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$148K	$130K	$10K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$140K	$122K	$8K	$9K
All other expensesLn 24e	$29K	$27K	$784	$551
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.9M	$2.4M	$180K	$280K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.0M	$3.4M	−$339K	$4.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.8M	$3.3M	$506K	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$2.4M	$2.9M	−$489K	$4.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.9M	$2.2M	$752K	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$3.0M	$2.1M	$851K	$3.7M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,370,686 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,534,108$2,481,609

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,386$1,362

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,342,167−$71,437

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,021−$40,848

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,926,682$2,370,686

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,680,978$2,022,985

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$33,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $494,125$803,374

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,175,103$2,859,359

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $751,579−$488,673

Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members11

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,370,686 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$72,710

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,408,899

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,481,609

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,362$1,362

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,735$36,735

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$108,172−$108,172

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$40,848−$40,848

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$106,810 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,113$2,370,686

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,859,359 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $191,843 · Management $24,490 · Fundraising $28,570$244,903

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,272,718 · Management $91,477 · Fundraising $54,622$1,418,817

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,877 · Management $1,529 · Fundraising $1,363$37,769

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $173,025 · Management $12,479 · Fundraising $7,507$193,011

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $113,672 · Management $8,568 · Fundraising $6,245$128,485

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $734$734

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $84,360 · Management $6,602 · Fundraising $4,644$95,606

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $33,000$33,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,511 · Management $2,779 · Fundraising $117,495$194,785

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $94,705 · Management $6,769 · Fundraising $4,767$106,241

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,889 · Management $852 · Fundraising $600$12,341

IX-20 InterestPrograms $68,567 · Management $5,366 · Fundraising $3,775$77,708

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $130,295 · Management $10,198 · Fundraising $7,173$147,666

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,164 · Management $8,067 · Fundraising $9,460$139,691

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,267 · Management $784 · Fundraising $551$28,602

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,399,627 · Management $179,960 · Fundraising $279,772$2,859,359

Part X · Balance sheet $5,710,273 assets, 15 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $730,963$954,741

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$39,770

X-4 Accounts receivable$4,214

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $589$582

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,527,332$4,086,565

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,182,586$590,641

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $65,976$33,760

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,507,446$5,710,273

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $167,781$42,368

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$847

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,898,365$1,699,373

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,551,808$4,010,900

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $57,273$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,609,081$4,010,900

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,507,446$5,710,273

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,010,900 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,370,686

XI-2 Total expenses$2,859,359

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$488,673

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,609,081

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$109,508

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,010,900

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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