Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 12 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Executive Director
$356k
$387k
- Base
- $319k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $18k
Civil Liberties Director
highest compensated employee
$246k
$268k
- Base
- $199k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $36k
Treasurer/cfo
$245k
$267k
- Base
- $206k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $33k
Chief Operating Officer
$241k
$262k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $22k
Legislative Director
highest compensated employee
$237k
$258k
- Base
- $190k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $39k
Legal Director
key employee
$236k
$257k
- Base
- $225k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $2k
Secretary & Gen. Counsel
secretary (operational)
$226k
$246k
- Base
- $197k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $5k
- Benefits
- $19k
Assistant Director - Legal
highest compensated employee
$208k
$227k
- Base
- $181k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $18k
Managing Director, Advocacy
key employee
$206k
$224k
- Base
- $186k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $17k
Chief People Officer
highest compensated employee
$204k
$222k
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- $25k
Managing Director, Technology
key employee
$198k
$216k
- Base
- $177k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $14k
Surveillance Litigation Director
highest compensated employee
$182k
$198k
- Base
- $162k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $13k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $319k | $10k | $3k | $18k | $356k $387k |
Civil Liberties Director highest compensated employee | $199k | — | $6k | $36k | $246k $268k |
Treasurer/cfo | $206k | — | $2k | $33k | $245k $267k |
Chief Operating Officer | $215k | — | $2k | $22k | $241k $262k |
Legislative Director highest compensated employee | $190k | — | $2k | $39k | $237k $258k |
Legal Director key employee | $225k | — | $4k | $2k | $236k $257k |
Secretary & Gen. Counsel secretary (operational) | $197k | — | $5k | $19k | $226k $246k |
Assistant Director - Legal highest compensated employee | $181k | — | $4k | $18k | $208k $227k |
Managing Director, Advocacy key employee | $186k | — | $1k | $17k | $206k $224k |
Chief People Officer highest compensated employee | $164k | — | $10k | $25k | $204k $222k |
Managing Director, Technology key employee | $177k | — | $3k | $14k | $198k $216k |
Surveillance Litigation Director highest compensated employee | $162k | — | $2k | $13k | $182k $198k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 13 unpaid individuals.
Up 6%
from 2022
From $336k in 2022 to $356k in 2023.
$336k
2022
$356k
2023
$336k
2022
$356k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$380k to $387k
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend
Revenue and expenses over time
Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$18M
$19.2M
2022
$29.4M
$21.9M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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