Access Now
Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 17, 2025.
54 W 21st St 404
New York, New York 10010
Access Now (EIN: 27-0597430) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Access Now, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 36 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $155,014. The highest compensated employee at Access Now is Joseph Steele with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $214,159.
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation
Revenue
$16,152,454
Expenses
$15,120,599
Employee compensation
$7,868,252
Reported Compensated Employees
＋5.6%vs 2023
Joseph Steele
Chief Operating Officer
$214,159
$197,983 from orgNo related comp$16,176 other
＋6.8%vs 2023
Orlan Wilson
Director of Global Finance
$181,390
$156,648 from orgNo related comp$24,742 other
＋2.2%vs 2023
Peter Micek
Director of Legal and UN Policy
$178,802
$163,444 from orgNo related comp$15,358 other
＋8.0%vs 2023
Yun Hee McLafferty
Financial Controller
$170,539
$148,507 from orgNo related comp$22,032 other
New in 2024
Thomas Kaye
Chief Security Officer
$164,588
$139,251 from orgNo related comp$25,337 other
＋4.9%vs 2023
Melissa Kim
Director of DEV and ORG Growth
$150,545
$137,969 from orgNo related comp$12,576 other
－33.8%vs 2023
Brett Solomon
EXEC Dir./Secretary (Until 7/2024)
$128,167
$118,189 from orgNo related comp$9,978 other
New in 2024
Alejandro Mayoral Banos
Executive Director (From 10/2024)
$51,918
$47,708 from orgNo related comp$4,210 other
Mission Statement
ACCESS NOW DEFENDS AND EXTENDS THE DIGITAL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AT RISK.
Revisions to this organization profile
November 17, 2025:
2024 Access Now 990 filed
November 15, 2024:
2023 Access Now 990 filed
November 15, 2023:
2022 Access Now 990 filed
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