Notes on Tor Project funding — State Department
The State Department funded Tor to the tune of $3.3 million, mostly through its regime change arm — State Dept's "Democracy, Human Rights and Labor" division.
I break down the funding below.
—YL
PS: This info is referenced in my article: "Tor reportedly hires Verizon’s PR firm to fight back against Pando’s reporting"
PPS: Notes on Tor funding coming via the US government's Broadcasting Board of Governors can be found here.
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Year |
Amount |
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2007 |
$92,760.00 |
Via Internews Europe (presumed to be a pass-through State Department grant) |
|
2008 |
$183,000.00 |
Via Internews Europe (presumed to be a pass-through State Department grant) |
|
2009 |
$632,189.00 |
Via State Department “International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor” grant, which shows up as Internews Network on Tor’s tax disclosure forms. |
|
2010 |
$913,000.00 |
Via State Department “International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor” grant, which shows up as Internews Network on Tor’s tax disclosure forms. |
|
2011 |
$227,118.00 |
Via State Department “International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor” grant, which shows up as Internews Network on Tor’s tax disclosure forms. |
|
2012 |
$353,000.00 |
Via two State Department “International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor” grants — one passed through the New America Foundation and the other through the Internews Network. |
|
2013 |
$882,312.00 |
Via four State Department “International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor” grants. One $256,900 grant directly from the State Dept; two grants totally $70,000 passed through the New America Foundation; and one grant for $555,413 passed through the Internews Network. |
|
Total |
$3,283,379.00 |
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