Access Now
Donations deductibleRevenue
$16.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$15.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$10.9m
$2.8m liabilities
Net assets
$8.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.4 years on average
Staff
36
9 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
14
named in Part VII
Access Now's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agustina DEL Campo | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Andrew McLaughlin | Co-President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Arzu Geybulla | Co-President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brett Solomon | Exec. Dir./Secretary (Until 7/2024) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bruce Schneier | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Emna Mizouni | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marietje Schaake | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nanjala Nyabola | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Seema Chishti | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stefania Kapronczay | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Mayoral Banos | Executive Director (From 10/2024) | 2024 |
| Amie Stepanovich | US Policy Manager | 2018 |
| Billie Goodman | Grants Program Director | since 2020 |
| Bryan Rogers | People Experience Director | since 2020 |
| Eric Null | U.S. Policy Manager | 2020 |
| Joseph Steele | Director Organizational Dev & Impact | since 2018 |
| Melissa Kim | Director - Org. Growth & Devel. | since 2023 |
| Nathaniel White | Senior Legislative Manager | 2018 |
| Nerida Brownlee | Director of Finance and H.R. | since 2018 |
| Orlan Wilson | Director of Global Finance | since 2022 |
| Peter Micek | Legal Director | since 2018 |
| Thomas Kaye | Chief Security Officer | 2024 |
| YUN HEE McLafferty | Financial Controller | since 2023 |
| YUN HEE McLfferty | Financial Controller | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Steele | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $198k | $16k | |
| Peter Micek | Director of Legal and Un Policy | 40 | $163k | $15k | |
| Orlan Wilson | Director of Global Finance | 40 | $157k | $25k | |
| Yun Hee McLafferty | Financial Controller | 40 | $149k | $22k | |
| Thomas Kaye | Chief Security Officer | 40 | $139k | $25k | |
| Melissa Kim | Dir. of Dev. & Org. Growth | 40 | $138k | $13k | |
| Brett Solomon | Exec. Dir./Secretary (Until 7/2024) | 40 | $118k | $10k | |
| Alejandro Mayoral Banos | Executive Director (From 10/2024) | 40 | $48k | $4k | |
| Andrew McLaughlin | Co-President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Arzu Geybulla | Co-President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Seema Chishti | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Agustina del Campo | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Stefania Kapronczay | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Emna Mizouni | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Nanjala Nyabola | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Marietje Schaake | Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Schneier | Member | 4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Access Now
- EIN
- 270597430
- Address
- 54 W 21st St Rm 404, New York, NY, 10010-7365
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Access now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- R630 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Alejandro Mayoral Banos (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndrew McLaughlin
≥8years on the filingsArzu Geybulla
≥8years on the filingsBrett Solomon
≥8years on the filingsBruce Schneier
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.9m
- Total liabilities
- $2.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $16.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2.3m
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 9
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.2m | $15.1m | $1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Redes Ayuda Inc | Education and public awareness | $35k |
| Association for Progressive Communications | Education and public awareness | $32k |
| Vita Activa | Education and public awareness | $30k |
| Proboxve | Education and public awareness | $20k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Access Now likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Foreign Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 11 May 2023
- Registered agent
- Not stated