Nonprofit · EIN 52-2225921
ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,029,134 | $3,368,137 | -$339,003 | $5,776,468 | $1,560,760 | $4,215,708 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,816,503 | $3,310,717 | $505,786 | $6,195,334 | $1,623,908 | $4,571,426 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,873,275
- Program service revenue
- $22,537
- Investment income
- $47,184
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$6,485
- Net income from fundraising events
- $73,560
- Other revenue
- $86,138
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $253,695
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,863,395
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,616,694
- Professional fundraising fees
- $33,351
- Accounting fees
- $108,592
- Occupancy
- $37,411
- Travel
- $121,027
- Depreciation
- $149,416
- Program services (functional)
- $2,864,119
- Management and general (functional)
- $226,582
- Fundraising (functional)
- $277,436
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,195,334
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,776,468
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,560,760
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,215,708
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,780,482
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,012,279
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $203,429
- Gross receipts
- $3,918,224
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN BUTLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $210,350 | $36,344 |
| CAITRIONA FITZGERALD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,410 | $37,688 |
| JERAMIE SCOTT | SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,200 | $35,928 |
| MEGAN IORIO | SENIOR COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,200 | $35,876 |
| JOHN DAVISSON | SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,861 | $19,867 |
| ENID ZHOU | SENIOR COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,000 | $16,289 |
| SHOSHANA ZUBOFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WOLF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JONAS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI WALDMAN | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BORGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY TURKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA LYSYANSKAYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER MCNAMEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEN KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNE WASHINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE CITRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN BUTLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $229,992 | $35,666 |
| CAITRIONA FITZGERALD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,404 | $36,572 |
| JERAMIE SCOTT | SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,171 | $34,826 |
| JOHN DAVISSON | SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,003 | $17,888 |
| MEGAN IORIO | SENIOR COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,500 | $34,499 |
| ENID ZHOU | SENIOR COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,450 | $15,888 |
| SHOSHANA ZUBOFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WOLF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JONAS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI WALDMAN | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BORGMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY TURKLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA LYSYANSKAYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER MCNAMEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEN KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WASHINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE CITRON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1519 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1203
- In care of
- % ALAN BUTLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALAN BUTLER, 1519 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- ALAN BUTLER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 483-1140
- Website
- EPIC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PC
Mission
EPIC'S MISSION IS TO SECURE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND LITIGATION.
Program accomplishments
- 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. AND WE ADVOCATE FOR A HUMAN-RIGHTS BASED APPROACH TO AI POLICY THAT ENSURES NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE SUBJECT TO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. OUR WORK TAKES THE FORM OF EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION CARRIED OUT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.Expenses $1,376,699 · revenue $22,537
- PLATFORM GOVERNANCE: INTERNET PLATFORMS HAVE BECOME DOMINANT PLAYERS IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC POWER ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE. IMPORTANT SOCIETAL VALUES, SUCH AS DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY AND EQUALITY, AND IMPORTANT PERSONAL PROTECTIONS, SUCH AS CIVIL RIGHTS, PRIVACY, AND PERSONAL SAFETY, ALL DEPEND ON THE ABILITY TO REGULATE THESE PLATFORM COMPANIES AND HOLD THEM TO ACCOUNT WHEN THEY VIOLATE THE LAW. THIS TEAM WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF PRIVACY, PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LAW THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION.Expenses $457,465
- CONSUMER PRIVACY: WE ARE IN A DATA PRIVACY CRISIS. POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES HAVE BUILT SYSTEMS THAT INVADE OUR PRIVATE LIVES, SPY ON OUR FAMILIES, AND GATHER THE MOST INTIMATE DETAILS ABOUT US FOR PROFIT. THROUGH A VAST, OPAQUE SYSTEM OF DATABASES AND ALGORITHMS, WE ARE PROFILED AND SORTED INTO WINNERS AND LOSERS BASED ON DATA ABOUT OUR HEALTH, FINANCES, LOCATION, GENDER, RACE, AND OTHER PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HABITS. EPIC'S TEAM ADVOCATES FOR COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY STANDARDS TO LIMIT COMMERCIAL SURVEILLANCE AND ESTABLISH MEANINGFUL RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION AND USE, SUPPORTS FEDERAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS AND REGULATORS ADVANCING PRIVACY RIGHTS AND DATA MINIMIZATION STANDARDS.Expenses $1,029,955
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2225921
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,776,468
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,918,224
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,029,134 | $3,368,137 | $5,776,468 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,816,503 | $3,310,717 | $6,195,334 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,370,686 | $2,859,359 | $5,710,273 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2225921).
Questions about ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER
- What is the EIN of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER is 52-2225921.
- Is ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALAN BUTLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $210,350 (ALAN BUTLER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,029,134, expenses of $3,368,137 and total assets of $5,776,468 at year end.
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