2025-11-12T17:16:42-06:00 2024-12-31 541149263 YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PC 702 KING FARM BOULEVARD SUITE 610 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2024-01-01 522225921 ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER ELEC 2024831140 1519 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 ALAN BUTLER PRESIDENT 2024831140 2025-11-12 1 0 OLIVIA A HUTTON CPA P00064585 3019173040 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALAN BUTLER 1519 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 3918224 0 X EPIC.ORG X 2001 DC PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF PRIVACY, GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE INFORMATION AGE. 13 12 23 0 0 0 3654710 2873275 55597 22537 99994 47184 6202 86138 3816503 3029134 0 0 0 0 2536193 2616694 34777 33351 277436 739747 718092 3310717 3368137 505786 -339003 6195334 5776468 1623908 1560760 4571426 4215708 EPIC'S MISSION IS TO SECURE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND LITIGATION. 0 0 1376699 22537 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. 457465 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. 1029955 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. 2864119 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X THE ORGANIZATION 2024831140 1519 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 SHOSHANA ZUBOFF CHAIR 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER WOLF SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF JONAS TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ARI WALDMAN CHAIR-ELECT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE BORGMAN BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRY TURKLE BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA LYSYANSKAYA BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN BUTLER PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 210350 0 36344 ROGER MCNAMEE BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEN KENNEDY BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE CITRON BOARD MEMBER 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAITRIONA FITZGERALD DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 197410 0 37688 JERAMIE SCOTT SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR 40.00 X 166200 0 35928 JOHN DAVISSON SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR 40.00 X 150861 0 19867 MEGAN IORIO SENIOR COUNSEL 40.00 X 141200 0 35876 ENID ZHOU SENIOR COUNSEL 40.00 X 138000 0 16289 1004021 0 181992 8 0 1 0 0 2873275 2873275 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 22373 22373 PUBLICATION PROGRAM 900099 164 164 22537 53669 53669 816415 822900 -6485 -6485 -6485 139750 66190 73560 73560 OTHER INCOME 900099 12578 12578 12578 3029134 22537 0 133322 253695 164902 21670 67123 1863395 1678793 128351 56251 51292 47343 3248 701 280829 252261 19393 9175 167483 147033 12059 8391 108592 94988 7667 5937 33351 33351 42795 37433 3022 2340 35014 30923 2298 1793 37411 32724 2642 2045 121027 48921 1177 70929 71007 62111 5014 3882 149416 130698 10549 8169 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 47103 41202 3326 2575 PROPERTY TAXES 40818 35704 2882 2232 COMMUNICATIONS 32225 28188 2275 1762 LICENSES AND PERMITS 11341 11341 0 0 21343 19554 1009 780 3368137 2864119 226582 277436 712981 122845 131279 1314445 603 434 4448157 667675 3929898 3780482 1392061 551866 28512 6396 6195334 5776468 45643 63815 1578265 1496945 1623908 1560760 X 4496426 4012279 75000 203429 4571426 4215708 6195334 5776468 -339003 -16715 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2938656 1608608 2481609 3660912 2946835 13636620 2938656 1608608 2481609 3660912 2946835 13636620 5852267 7784353 38379 67167 36735 59972 53669 255922 25000 25000 13917542 84897 0.55930 0.51030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 105644 105644 2985056 3090700 304535 76134 0 0 254095 278979 287189 304535 1124798 1687197 77314 73924 118551 105644 375433 63524 69745 71797 76134 281200 421800 1339779 1339779 2810248 442829 2367419 32899 31432 1467 265231 193414 71817 3780482 INVESTMENTS 551866 F 551866 X 3012419 -16715 -16715 3029134 0 3029134 3368137 0 3368137 0 3368137 PART X, LINE 2: IN JUNE 2006, THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) RELEASED FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X X X 0 AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIC STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY 119 N HIGH STREET WEST CHESTER PA 19380 ASSISTS IN FUNDRAISING 0 0 33351 -33351 33351 -33351 CHAMPIONS OF FREEDOM AWARDS 139750 139750 39060 27130 139750 139750 39060 27130 66190 73560 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALAN BUTLER PRESIDENT 210350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36344 0 246694 0 0 0 CAITRIONA FITZGERALD DEPUTY DIRECTOR 197410 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37688 0 235098 0 0 0 JERAMIE SCOTT SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR 166200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35928 0 202128 0 0 0 MEGAN IORIO SENIOR COUNSEL 141200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35876 0 177076 0 0 0 JOHN DAVISSON SENIOR COUNSEL/PROGRAM DIR 150861 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19867 0 170728 0 0 0 ENID ZHOU SENIOR COUNSEL 138000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16289 0 154289 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 "THE MEMBERS OF EPIC ARE DISTINGUISHED EXPERTS IN LAW, TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A "THE CORPORATION SHALL DESIGNATE AS MEMBERS, FOLLOWING NOMINATION BY THE CURRENT MEMBERS AND A VOTE OF THE BOARD, DISTINQUISHED EXPERTS IN LAW, TECHNOOLGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT GOES OVER THE 990 WITH A BOARD MEMBER AND EXPLAINS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THAT BOARD MEMBER. THE 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARY DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.