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Tor Project Inc

WINCHESTER, NH

Website

Total revenue

$7.3M

Total expenses

$7.3M

Net assets

$6.7M

Grants received

$7.9M

65 grants

EIN

208096820

Tax year

2023

Mission

Research, development, education and advocacy into online anonymity and privacy.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$7.2M
Program service revenue—
Investment income$50K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$7.3M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$4.2M
Fundraising$523K
Other expenses$3.2M
Total expenses$7.3M
Total assets$7.0M
Net assets$6.7M

People

19 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ISABELA DIAS FERNANDES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$174K

40 hrs/wk

NICK MATHEWSON

FOUNDER & NETWORK TEAM SR DEVELOPER

Board

$167K

40 hrs/wk

ROGER DINGLEDINE

FOUNDER & AMBASSADOR

Board

$167K

40 hrs/wk

SUSAN ABT

CFO

Board

$130K

40 hrs/wk

SARAH GRAN

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ESRA'A AL SHAFEI

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

NIGHAT DAD

DIRECTOR (UNTIL 05/24)

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

JULIUS MITTENZWEI

TREASURER

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

GABRIELLA COLEMAN

CLERK (UNTIL 08/23)

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

ALISSA COOPER

CLERK (AS OF 08/23)

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

CHRISTIAN KAUFMAN

VICE CHAIR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

DESIGAN CHINNIAH

DIRECTOR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

KENDRA ALBERT

CHAIR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

MICAH ANDERSON

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

Staff

$182K

40 hrs/wk

MIKE PERRY

PROJECT MANAGER

Staff

$141K

40 hrs/wk

ERIN J WYATT

DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE

Staff

$110K

40 hrs/wk

GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ-BERON

PROJECT MANAGER

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

MICAH SCOTT

ENGINEER

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

AL SMITH

DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING

Staff

$105K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

RICHARD POSPESEL

APPLICATIONS TEAM LEAD

$163K

GIORGIO MAONE

APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

$119K

PIER ANGELO VENDRAME

APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

$118K

Grants received

Showing 65 of 65

FromAmountPurposeYear
Zcash Foundation
$321K
Research & Development
2024
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$300K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
DT INSTITUTE
$75K
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
2024
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$34K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
THE 83 FOUNDATION
$5K
CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2024
BLEU BLANC ROUGE FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
AMATEUR RADIO DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
$1K
DEVELOPED THE TOR NETWORK (ONION ROUTING) WHICH HELPS TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST MASS SURVEILLANCE AND FIGHT CENSORSHIP.
2024
AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION
$500
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
2024
THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC
$100
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1.1M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$300K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$50K
Sciences
2023
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$41K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$30K
Subaward
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$25K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE GRANTEE'S WORK ON PROVIDING ONLINE SUPPORT AND MEANS OF SECURE COMMUNICATIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
2023
AMATEUR RADIO DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
$1K
END-OF-YEAR CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
AMATEUR RADIO DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION
$150
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
THE AUERBACH SCHIRO FOUNDATION
$150
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
MASQ Foundation
$64
DONATION
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1.1M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$558K
Subaward
2022
Zcash Foundation
$316K
Research and Development
2022
THE FORD FOUNDATION
$275K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$100K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$50K
Sciences
2022
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$14K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$11K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
MASQ Foundation
$493
DONATION
2022
THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC
$200
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
THE AUERBACH SCHIRO FOUNDATION
$150
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$694K
SUBAWARD
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$65K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$65K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$37K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$31K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
Chorzempa Family Foundation
$5K
For training, outreach, localization and user research
2021
MARVIN & ANNETTE LEE FOUNDATION INC
$1K
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2021
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION
$125
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
THE AUERBACH SCHIRO FOUNDATION
$100
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$732K
SUBAWARD
2020
NEW VENTURE FUND
$270K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
Zcash Foundation
$49K
Research & Development
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$45K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$31K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$22K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
$20K
RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT
2020
The Kind Life Foundation
$10K
Donation to a domestically registered charitable organization.
2020
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
CALYX INSTITUTE
$6K
Working with citizens to create, disseminate, and evaluate educational resources related to digital privacy.
2020
THE AUERBACH SCHIRO FOUNDATION
$100
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$542K
SUBAWARD
2019
NEW VENTURE FUND
$250K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$71K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$30K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$22K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$122K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2018
THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION
$6K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
$50
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$7K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$7.9M from 27 funders · 65 grants · 2017–2024

Georgetown University

$2.6M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Ford Foundation

$875K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Zcash Foundation

$686K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

New Venture Fund

$520K · 2 grants · 2019–2020

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$185K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$147K · 6 grants · 2018–2023

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$100K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN208096820
NTEE codeW50
Subsection03
Ruling date2007-02
Formed2006
Employees20
Volunteers10000
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