Alternative Sources of Support
Funding for Internet freedom, journalism, software development, and human rights projects from sources other than OTF.
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Funding for Internet freedom, journalism, software development, and human rights projects from sources other than OTF.
Last updated
The following table contains alternate funding sources which support efforts relevant to the fields of Internet freedom, software development, journalism, and human rights, broadly speaking. Sources are organized by general subject matter. All funds listed below have annual solicitation periods, we do not include one-time funds. We're always seeking to grow this resource and make it as useful and inclusive as possible, so if you know of a funding source that should be on here, please let us know by contacting us at hello@opentech.fund.
Note: This list is shared for information purposes only. OTF cannot assist with fundraising efforts of individual projects or refer projects to specific funders. Inclusion of a funding entity on this list does not represent an endorsement by OTF.
This list was last updated in April 2025.
Organization
Fund
Amazon
Cisco
CloudFlare
Comcast
Microsoft
Motorola
Python Software Foundation
Samsung Next
Twilio
Organization
Fund
Coinbase
Ethereum Foundation
Filecoin Foundation
Organization
Fund
Access Now
American Council of Learned Societies
Data Empowerment Fund
Digital Freedom Fund
Digital Defenders Partnership
Disability Rights Fund
Ford Foundation
Freedom House
International Women's Media Foundation
Lacuna Fund
Mama Cash
OAK Foundation
Sigrid Rausing Trust
Third Wave Fund
Youth Power Fund
Organization
Fund
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Catholic Relief Services
CRDF Global
International Development Research Center (IDRC)
Internet Society Foundation
Inveneo
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Wehubit
Organization
Fund
Internet Society Foundation
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
US Department of Agriculture
Organization
Fund
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Council of Learned Societies
Al Jazeera Media Institute
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Azavea
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
The British Academy
Cara
Coding it Forward
CrossCulture Programme
Echoing Green
Eisenhower Fellowships
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Ethereum Foundation
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
ICANN
International Cities of Refuge Network
Internet Archive
Internet Society Foundation
Kairos Fellowship
Mozilla
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Open Society Foundations
Outreachy
Princeton University
PrivacyCo/Top10VPN.com
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)
Reporters Without Borders Germany
Shuttleworth Foundation
Siegel Family Endowment
The Social Science Research Council
Stanford PACS Digital Civil Society Lab
TechCongress
Thiel Foundation
Tinker Foundation Incorporated
University of York
Voqal
Organization
Fund
bond
CIVIS
Knight Foundation
Renewable Freedom Foundation
SOLVE MIT
Team Community
The Reva & David Logan Foundation
UK Research and Innovation
University of Illinois
Organization
Fund
Mozilla Foundation
Next Generation Internet (NGI)
NLNet Foundation
Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF)
Prototype Fund
Organization
Fund
Access Now
Amnesty International
CIVICUS
Civil Rights Defenders
Derechos Digitales -
Digital Defenders Partnership
Dignity For All
Freedom House
Frontline Defenders
International Media Support
International Federation for Human Rights
Lifeline
ProtectDefenders.eu
SOS-Torture Network
UN CERF
Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
Organization
Fund
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE)
Free Press Unlimited
Institute of International Education
International Federation of Journalists
International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)
Media Legal Defence Initiative
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Rory Peck Trust
Scholars at Risk Network
Organization
Fund
Developer Society
eQualit.ie
Organization
Fund
Defend Defenders
Rory Peck Trust
SMEX
Organization
Fund
Interlab
Organization
Fund
Fondo Accion Urgente
Maria d'Ajuda
Navegando Libres
Vita Activa
Organization
Fund
European Union Human Rights Defenders Mechanism
Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EMHRF)
New Democracy Fund
Organization
Fund
Code for Science and Society
Comcast NBCUniversal
DevLabs
Garage 48
Global Innovation Fund
Hackers/Founders
HiiL
iHUB
Mach37
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Unicef
Organization
Fund
Department of State
National Science Foundation (NSF)