Electronic Privacy Information Center: FY2023 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

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3 programs · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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.

$2.4Mprogram expense

02

Epic Open Government Project

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

$229Kprogram 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.

$95Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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

$3.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K

Money outPt IX

$3.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.7M

Managementcol C$270K

Fundraisingcol D$297K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$713K

Total assetsLn 16$6.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Other incomeLn 4–11$6K

Gains on assetsLn 7$40K

Total revenueLn 12$3.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$713K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$713K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M

Other assetsLn 15$29K

Total assetsLn 16$6.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M

Net assetsLn 32$4.6M

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$955K	$713K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$591K	$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4.1M	$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16	$5.7M	$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.7M	$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$4.0M	$4.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$274K	$164K	$55K	$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.8M	$1.6M	$127K	$70K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$52K	$47K	$3K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$252K	$223K	$18K	$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$159K	$138K	$13K	$9K
Legal feesLn 11b	$425		$425
Accounting feesLn 11c	$95K	$81K	$8K	$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$35K			$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$36K	$31K	$3K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$45K	$37K	$6K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$35K	$30K	$3K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$14K	$12K	$181	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$124K	$41K	$1K	$82K
InterestLn 20	$76K	$65K	$6K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$164K	$140K	$14K	$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$130K	$111K	$11K	$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$22K	$21K	$349	$236
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.3M	$2.7M	$270K	$297K

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 Viewing	$3.8M	$3.3M	$506K	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$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 $3,816,503 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,481,609$3,654,710

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,362$55,597

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$71,437$99,994

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$40,848$6,202

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,370,686$3,816,503

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 $2,022,985$2,536,193

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $33,000$34,777

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $803,374$739,747

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,859,359$3,310,717

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$488,673$505,786

Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members12

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 $3,816,503 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,654,710

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,654,710

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,597$55,597

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59,972$59,972

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $40,022$40,022

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,202$6,202

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,597 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $106,196$3,816,503

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,310,717 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,226 · Management $54,741 · Fundraising $54,741$273,708

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,603,000 · Management $126,792 · Fundraising $69,955$1,799,747

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,703 · Management $3,190 · Fundraising $2,066$51,959

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $223,143 · Management $18,217 · Fundraising $10,385$251,745

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $137,543 · Management $12,981 · Fundraising $8,510$159,034

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $425$425

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $81,172 · Management $8,109 · Fundraising $5,466$94,747

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $34,777$34,777

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,502 · Management $3,047 · Fundraising $2,054$35,603

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,799 · Management $5,891 · Fundraising $2,022$44,712

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,877 · Management $2,985 · Fundraising $2,012$34,874

IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,003 · Management $181 · Fundraising $1,453$13,637

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40,932 · Management $1,164 · Fundraising $82,258$124,354

IX-20 InterestPrograms $64,910 · Management $6,484 · Fundraising $4,371$75,765

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $140,175 · Management $14,003 · Fundraising $9,439$163,617

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,396 · Management $11,128 · Fundraising $7,502$130,026

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,402 · Management $349 · Fundraising $236$21,987

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,743,783 · Management $269,687 · Fundraising $297,247$3,310,717

Part X · Balance sheet $6,195,334 assets, 15 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $954,741$712,981

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $39,770$131,279

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,214$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $582$603

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,086,565$3,929,898

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $590,641$1,392,061

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,760$28,512

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,710,273$6,195,334

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,368$45,643

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $847$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,699,373$1,623,908

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,010,900$4,496,426

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$75,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,010,900$4,571,426

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,710,273$6,195,334

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,571,426 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,816,503

XI-2 Total expenses$3,310,717

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$505,786

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

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,740

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,571,426

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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