Non-profit fund, which oversees the development of the anonymous network Tor, published Financial report for 2021 financial year (from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021). During the reporting period, the amount of funds received by the project amounted to $ 7.4 million (for comparison in 2020, it was received 4.8 million). At the same time, about 1.7 million dollars was helped out by the sale of the painting “ dreaming at dusk “, ITSEL YARD created by the artist based on the closed key of the first Onion service DUSK.
about 38% of the funds received by the project accounted for grants allocated by the US government, which is 15% less than in the previous year (for comparison, in 2015 this indicator was 85%, and in 2017 – 51%). As for other sources of financing, 36.22% ($ 2.68 million) are individual donations, 16.15% – revenues from private funds, 5.07% – grants from government agencies of other countries, 2.89% – support for corporations.
Among the largest transfer from US state funds in 2020-21, $ 1.5 million from bureau for democracy, Human and labor rights , $ 570 thousand from the management of promising research projects of the US Department of Defense (DARPA), $ 384 thousand from Small business management , $ 224 thousand from the organization National Science Foundation, $96 тысяч от Института музейного и библиотечного обслуживания. From the state structures of other countries, the support of the project was provided by the Swedish Generalism on International Cooperation and Development (SIDA).
The costs for the reporting period amounted to $ 3.987 million in accordance with reporting in form 990 or 4.782 million according to the results of the audit (the report in form 990 does not include the contribution to Natural terms , for example, free provision of services). 87.2% was spent on supporting the development of TOR and the application project and network infrastructure, as well as on the salary of constantly employed personnel. 7.3% ($ 291 thousand) amounted to costs related to fundraising, such as banking commissions, mailing and remuneration of personnel responsible for the collection of funds. 5.4% ($ 215 thousand) was on restrictions, such as salary to the director, office supplies and insurance.