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CDT is committed to sound financial stewardship and transparency. We have received clean audits each year from an independent auditing firm and have high ratings from nonprofit watchdogs GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and GreatNonprofits.

CDT’s financial supporters have no influence or control over CDT’s projects or priorities, including the content of educational programs, research, written reports, or other work product. (Click here to review our gift acceptance policy). Our profuse thanks to our donors who make our work possible.

2023 U.S. Revenue and Support

2023 U.S. Revenue and Support: Total 2023 income is $9,059,381 (numbers reflect CDT's unaudited 2023 financial statements). Circle pie chart, showing: 52% Foundations – $4,756,006. 29% Corporations – $2,670,723. 12% Events – $1,115,300. 3% Cy Pres & Others – $286,966 (includes $164,290 of in-kind donations of pro bono legal services). 3% Individuals – $230,385.
2023 U.S. Revenue and Support: Total 2023 income is $9,059,381 (numbers reflect CDT’s unaudited 2023 financial statements). Circle pie chart, showing: 52% Foundations – $4,756,006. 29% Corporations – $2,670,723. 12% Events – $1,115,300. 3% Cy Pres & Others – $286,966 (includes $164,290 of in-kind donations of pro bono legal services). 3% Individuals – $230,385.

2023 U.S. Expenses

CDT's total 2023 expenses: $7,984,374. Bar chart showing: Programs – 81%. Administration – 11%. Fundraising – 7%.
CDT’s total 2023 expenses: $7,984,374. Bar chart showing: Programs – 81%. Administration – 11%. Fundraising – 7%.

Thank You to Our 2023 Supporters

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative • Ford Foundation • Google • John S. and James L. Knight Foundation • Meta

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Amazon • Apple • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation • Kelson Foundation • Microsoft • Omidyar Network • Patrick J. McGovern Foundation • Stand Together Trust • Uber • WhatsApp

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Airbnb • Anonymous • Democracy Fund • Hogan Lovells* • Mayer Brown* • Mozilla • Open Technology Fund • Verizon

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AT&T • Consumer Technology Association • The David & Lucile Packard Foundation • Discord • Internet Society Foundation • Intuit • Jenner & Block • Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co • Latham & Watkins • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips • Open Society Foundations • Spotify • Twilio

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ACT | The App Association • Akin Gump • Alliance for Automotive Innovation • American Express • Bill & Lori Bernstein • Brunswick Group • Business Roundtable • Cloudflare • Comcast • Cooley • Dentons Global Advisors • Dropbox • Election Trust Initiative • Franklin Square Group • Global Partners Digital • Information Technology Industry Council • Instacart • Interactive Advertising Bureau • Mehlman Consulting • Monument Advocacy • Netflix • Open Philanthropy • Andrew J. Pincus • Pinterest • Roblox Corp • Salesforce • Siegel Family Endowment • Snap • T-Mobile • Texas.net • Trusted Future • Visa • Wiley Rein • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati • Yahoo! • Zoom Video Communications

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Debo Adegbile • Adobe • American Institutes for Research • Anonym • Anonymous • Anthropic • Computer & Communications Industry Association • CrowdStrike • Farm Credit Council • Safe Online • ICANN • Todd Hinnen • Mark Seifert & Jeff Dygert • Wilkinson Barker Knauer

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Chamber of Progress • Etsy • Alexandra & Garren Givens • Glen Echo Group • Peter Hustinx • Carl & Jurate Landwehr • Lumen Technologies • MITRE Corporation • Shannon van de Poel • Richard Whitt

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Anonymous • Baker Botts • Julie Brill • Patrick Carome • Christoff & Co. • Dedrick Family Foundation at the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo • Democracy Journal • Entertainment Software Association • Family Online Safety Institute • The Free Internet Project • Invariant • Kristopher Larsen
Jonathan Mayer • Amy & Bruce Mehlman • James Mitchell • Laura W. Murphy & William G. Psillas • Matthew Neiger • Sarah Novotny • Oversight Board Administration • Angela Palmer • Public Interest Registry • Software & Information Industry Association • Michael Sussmann • Joshua Tauber • TechNet • David Vladeck • XR Association

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Access Partnership • Will Adler • Alston & Bird • American University Washington College of Law • Annie E Casey Foundation Inc • Anonymous x2 • Arnold & Porter • Article One Advisors • Atlantic Media • Meri Baghdasaryan • Maya A. Bernstein • Better Business Bureau • Bipartisan Policy Center • Aeva Black • Ryan Brack • Nicholas Bramble • BSA | The Software Alliance • Mary Jane Builes • Matthew Burtell • Carnegie Endowment • Michael Cheah • Rebecca Christie • Cisco • Coforma • Cindy Cohn • Cynthia Cole • Catalin Cosovanu • Crowell & Moring • David Gossett • Dell • James Dellon • Rachel Dellon • Demand Progress • Arthur Dexter • Elizabeth Dickson • Michael Douglas • DuckDuckGo • Fenwick & West • Theresa Flynn • Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz • Future of Privacy Forum • Matthew Gaines • Georgetown University Law Center • David Grant • Mike & Jamie Grimes • Harvard Law School • International Association of Privacy Professionals • Chhaya Kapadia • Richard Kapit • Jacob Katz • Andrew Klinger • Kountoupes Denham • Martin Lacayo-Emery • Brian Lalonde • Angelique Lane • Neelima Lavana • Kenneth Laws • Bruce Lerner • LGBT Technology Partnership Institute • LinkedIn • Lisa Hayes & Tom Henneberg • Katherine Maher • Andrew Marcuse • Katherine Marek • Kyle Martin • Cynthia Merrill • Rodney Morris • John Morris • Nick Moxham • Eric & Lauren Muhlheim • Network Advertising Initiative • New America • Office of Science and Technology Policy • Open Technology Institute • Paradigm • Patreon • Perkins Coie • Jadzia Pierce • Thor Prichard • Red Hat Inc. • REEF Technology • Kurt Reinmiller • Eric Rescorla • Tim Ridout • Matt Rollefson • Salt Point Strategies • Andy Sayler • Jefferson Scher • Nicholas Schneider • Ross Schulman • Christopher Schuster • Andrew Schwartzman • Jonah Seiger • Jeff Smith • Special Competitive Studies Program • Erik Stallman • Dow Street • Lawrence E. Strickling • TechFreedom • TikTok • Travel Technology Association • U.S. Department of Justice • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Washington Post • Daniel Weitzner • Ronald Wells • Lisa Woodley

* Represents total support, including value of pro bono services.

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Updated October 29, 2024.

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