Chain of custody receipt

Source #5164

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TitleIRS Form 990: Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc — 2021 (EIN: 04-3091431)
Original URLhttps://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/download-filing?path=IRS%2F043091431_202106_990_2022052520136080.pdf
PublicationIRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source typeform_990
Date2021
EntityElectronic Frontier Foundation
Captured2026-04-12T17:39:05.115Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-12T17:39:05.115Z UTC
SHA-256d055a3535b4aaef95a9d9fe296a819889944e975ba109a49f9f475825dcc75b7
Content length2,980 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars)
{
  "organization": {
    "id": 43091431,
    "ein": 43091431,
    "name": "Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc",
    "careofname": "% ANDREA CHAING",
    "address": "815 EDDY ST",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "state": "CA",
    "zipcode": "[ZIP+4 redacted]",
    "exemption_number": 0,
    "subsection_code": 3,
    "affiliation_code": 3,
    "classification_codes": "1000",
    "ruling_date": "1990-07-01",
    "deductibility_code": 1,
    "foundation_code": 15,
    "activity_codes": "430000000",
    "organization_code": 1,
    "exempt_organization_status_code": 1,
    "tax_period": "2024-06-01",
    "asset_code": 9,
    "income_code": 8,
    "filing_requirement_code": 1,
    "pf_filing_requirement_code": 0,
    "accounting_period": 6,
    "asset_amount": 58374562,
    "income_amount"…

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