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The Web Foundation is unendowed and relies on public support to continue our vital work to keep the web free and open for everyone. All gifts no matter how large or small make a real difference to our work, and we thank our supporters for counting on us to deliver positive change. Learn more about how to support us today!

Our donors include a wide variety of international organisations, government agencies, major foundations, companies, civil society organisations and individuals. The Web Foundation is committed to transparency, so you will find a list of all our major gifts below. You can also download these in a machine readable format. 2020 donors that made contributions of $10,000 and above are individually listed. The Web Foundation would like to thank our partners who have made in-kind donations in 2020, including Goodwin Procter LLP and Motive Partners.

The Web Foundation is an independent advocacy organisation, and gifts received will not influence in any way our principles, mission, research or policy positions. We will not accept any gifts that do not align with our values of transparency, openness and respect for human rights.

All gifts are accounted to the Foundation’s board and are published on the Foundation’s website annually alongside our financial statements.

The World Wide Web Foundation is recognised in the United States as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our federal tax ID number is 26-2852431.

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Starting dateOrganisation nameAmount givenPurposeDuration
2021Asian Development Bank$76,050A4AI - Pacific Scorecards7 Months
2021Amazon$50,000A4AI - Membership12 Months
2021Amazon$150,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Benin Government$74,385A4AI Technical Assistance12 Months
2021Bloomberg$64,510Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Craig Newmark Philanthropies$150,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Chris Mathias$20,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Charities Aid Foundation Canada$310,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Dun and Bradstreet$25,000Core support for the Web Foundation13 Months
2021Ericsson$25,000A4AI Membership12 Months
2021Facebook $300,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Facebook $358,500A4AI Membership & Project Support12 Months
2021Google.org$1,000,000Core support for the Web Foundation & A4AI Membership12 Months
2021Goodwin ProcterIn-KindIn-Kind support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Internet Society Foundation (ISOC)$199,974A4AI - Economic Impact of the Gender Digital Divide16 - 18 Months
2021Jono Goldstein$50,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Knight Foundation$250,000Tech Policy Design Lab, Contract for the Web12 Months
2021Luminate$250,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Luminate $5,000Wellness Stipend
2021Marty Wikstrom$25,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Marcia Blenko$10,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Microsoft$70,000A4AI Research Project Support7 Months
2021New Venture Fund$65,000Award Extension - To pilot the Tech Policy Design Lab to address online harms faced by women and girls across social media6 Months
2021Sam Tidswell Norrish$2,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021SIDA$1,067,412Grant for the implementation of the A4AI and WRO Digital Equality Program 12 Months
2021Charities Aid Foundation UK$25,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Twitter$50,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021USAID-Invest-Kenya Project$199,933A4AI Technical Assistance12 Months
2021World Bank$50,000A4AI Policy research - South Asia12 Months
2021YouGov$15,987Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021ZoomInfoIn-KindIn-Kind support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2021Miscellaneous A4AI Memberships/Technical Assistance$22,575A4AI Membership12 Months
2020Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)$1,149,200Fighting poverty and advancing women’s rights through digital inclusion, executed through both Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and Women's Rights Online (WRO) programmes12 Months
2020Google$1,000,000Core support for the Web Foundation & A4AI Membership12 Months
2020New Venture Fund (NVF)$400,000To pilot the Tech Policy Design Lab to address online harms faced by women and girls across social media17 Months
2020Ford Foundation$300,000Core support for the Web Foundation24 Months
2020Facebook$290,000A4AI technical assistance understand the unique circumstances of rural and remote areas and make recommendations to increase broadband internet access18 Months
2020Agence pour le Developpment du Numerique (Benin)$288,988Technical assistance project on universal access and service policy for the Government of Benin12 Months
2020Facebook$250,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2020International Telecommunication Union (ITU)$200,280A4AI technical assistance to research the investment needs of connecting humanity to the internet by 203010 Months
2020Facebook$200,000Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2020Craig Newmark Philanthropies$150,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2020Internet Society (ISOC)$70,168A4AI technical assistance on Universal Service and Access Funds (USAF) in the LAC region12 Months
2020Bloomberg$65,300Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2020Kaia and Jono Goldstein$50,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2020Konsil LSM Indonesia$47,200To support the Jakarta Lab12 Months
2020Ericsson$25,000Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2020GSM Association$25,000Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2020Marty Wikstrom$25,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2020Twitter$25,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2020A4AI Member Contributions (less than $10,000)$22,000Annual contributions paid by A4AI members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2020Proton Mail$21,100To support the Women's Rights Online network12 Months
2020Other Donors$13,365Other donations less than $10,000 to the Web Foundation.12 Months
2020Internet Society (ISOC)$10,000Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2020Marcia and Don Blenko$10,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2020Reddit$10,000Core support for the Web Foundation12 Months
2019Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)$1,205,612 Fighting poverty and advancing women’s rights through digital inclusion, executed through both Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and Women's Rights Online (WRO) programmes48 months
2019Google$1,015,000 Core support for the Web Foundation and annual contributions paid by A4AI members12 months
2019Luminate $600,000 Core support for the Web Foundation18 months
2019Facebook$583,000 Core support for the Web Foundation and annual contributions paid by A4AI members12 months
2019Charities Aid Foundation Canada (CAF)$295,900 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019World Bank$267,317 Technical assistance by A4AI for the World Bank's Digital Development team8 months
2019Deutsche Gesellschaft Internationale(GIZ)$253,068 Support the implementation of Equals Digital Skills Fund and eSkills4Policymakers Workshops16 months
2019Craig Newmark Philanthropies$150,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019Dun and Bradstreet$75,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019Agence pour le Development du Numerique (Benin)$70,910 Technical assistance project on universal access and service policy for the Government of Benin12 months
2019Bloomberg$59,830 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019GSM Association$50,000 Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2019Kaia and Jono Goldstein$50,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019USAID$50,000 Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2019International Development Research Centre$48,425 Measuring the supply, use and impact of open data and the Feminist Open Government Initiative29 months
2019African Development Bank$35,000 Contribution to the African Summit on Women and Girls 20181 month
2019Ericsson $25,000 Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2019Marty Wikstrom$25,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019Konsil Lsm Indonesia$22,500 Promoting open data in developing countries12 months
2019Anchorfree$20,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019East West Management Institute-Odi$18,750 Understanding Mitigation Strategies in Open Data Sharing and Use in the Mekong Region17 months
2019A4AI Member Contributions (less than $10,000)$14,500 Annual contributions paid by A4AI members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2019Nigerian Communications Commission$13,400 Support for the A4AI Nigeria Coalition Broadband Policy Forum 3 months
2019Marcia and Don Blenko$10,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019Omobola Johnson$10,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019Rockefeller Foundation$10,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2019Microsoft$10,000 Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2019Internet Society$10,000 Annual contributions paid by A4AI membersAnnual
2019Other Donors$27,016 Other donations less than $10,000 to the Web Foundation.12 months
2018Google$1,060,000 Core support for the Web Foundation and Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet members12 months
2018Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)$441,947 Fighting poverty and advancing women’s rights through digital inclusion, executed through both A4AI and WRO programmes36 months
2018Facebook$412,750 Core support for the Web Foundation + Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet members12 months
2018Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)$269,691 Support the implementation of Equals Digital Skills Fund and eSkills4Policymakers Workshops16 months
2018Ford Foundation$250,000 Promoting open data in developing countries12 months
2018World Bank$123,980 Multi-stakeholder capacity building and learning on the use of open contracting data in Bandung City, Indonesia7 months
2018United Nations Development Program (UNDP)$100,470 The Africa Data Revolution Report 2018: Primary Research and Advocacy8 months
2018Huawei Technologies $100,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet membersAnnual
2018Omidyar Network$91,000 Support for the Web Foundation participation and accountability program12 months
2018International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - FOGO$89,925 Feminist open government in Asia and Francophone West Africa9 months
2018Bloomberg$66,260 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018Afsaneh Beschloss$55,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018Kaia and Jono Goldstein$50,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018Craig Newmark Philanthropies$50,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018A4AI Member Contributions (less than $25,000)$43,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2018International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $36,276 Measuring the supply, use and impact of open data12 months
2018Open Society Initiative for West Africa$33,960 Africa Summit on Women and Girls in technology 14 months
2018Ericsson $25,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet members12 months
2018Goethe-Institute Indonesia$24,600 Starting Them Young: Advancing Data Literacy for Girls in Indonesia3 months
2018Ana Lopes & Don Tapscott$20,001 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018Anonymous Gift$15,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018Anchorfree$15,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018Marcia Blenko$10,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
2018Other Donors$17,318 Other donations less than $10,000 to the Web Foundation. 12 months
2017A4AI Member contributions ($25,000 or less) $75,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2017Facebook Member contribution $100,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members.Annual
2017Google Member contribution $150,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members.Annual
2017Berkman Klein Centre $15,000 Research on Artificial Intelligence2 months
2017Department for International Development $184,797 Global Beneficial Ownership Register - Open Ownership9 months
2017Donations from Individuals $117,461 Core and project SupportAnnual
2017Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) $41,832 Research and advice: Big Data and Open Data for Development- What's Next?12 months
2017HIVOS Indonesia $10,000 Jakarta Lab: Civic Engagement for Open Contracting Program5 months
2017International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $135,040 Measuring the supply, use and impact of open data, including the development and production of the Open Data Barometer (ODB)10 months
2017Institute for International Education, GTL Fund $40,000 To promote participation in US-focused net neutrality discussions3 months
2017Omidyar $1,000,000 Support the Web Foundation Participation and Accountability Program18 months
2017Open Society Foundation $25,000 Tracking the Facebook Algorithm During Argentinian Parliament Elections 20173 months
2017UN Women $20,000 Baseline study and gender audit on USAFs in Africa8 months
2017World Bank $39,190 Jakarta Lab: OC Asia Data Workshop3.5 months
2016A4AI Member contributions ($25,000 or less) $109,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2016African Development Bank$13,991 Contribution towards African Women Summit1 month
2016British Embassy Guatemala$20,000 Strengthening Transparency and Citizen Engagement in Guatemala6 months
2016Donations from Individuals$33,950 Core and project Support12 months
2016Department for International Development$216,195 Global Beneficial Ownership Register - Open Ownership6 months
2016Facebook Member contribution$115,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2016Ford Foundation$300,265 To improve transparency and accountability, public service delivery and community resilience through open data in Indonesia24 months
2016Ford Foundation$600,000 To support the general Core and Infrastructure of the World Wide Web Foundation and project support for the Voice program12 months
2016Fund for the City of New York$57,000 To support various Open Data research projects in Developing Countries, including Open Contracting studies in Côte d'Ivoire, Indonesia and Philippines.9 months
2016Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)$37,000Research and advice: Big Data and Open Data for Development - What's Next?4 months
2016Goethe Institut Asia$69,830Open Data Innovation week and Data2Life photography projects for Open Data Lab - Jakarta. 12 months
2016Google Member contribution$50,000Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2016Hivos$130,000Open Data for High Impact Venture Indonesia - Innovating for Open Cities (InnoCities). Opening up opportunities for citizens and civil society to collectively tackle urban challenges more quickly and effectively; and influence policy-making at the local level.12 months
2016Institute for Development Studies$12,117Grant to Web Foundation for support on preparation and execution of the Digital Development Summit, 13 March 20171 month
2016International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $100,300Global Partnership on Open Data for Development OD4D Phase 2 - Africa Data Report14 months
2016International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $331,600Measuring the supply, use and impact of open data, including the development and production of the Open Data Barometer (ODB)19 months
2016Microsoft Member contribution$30,000Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2016Millenium Challenge Corporation$20,000Awards Event TechMousso in Côte d'Ivoire on 7 July 20162 months
2016Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) $2,870,000Fighting poverty and advancing women’s rights through digital inclusion, executed through both A4AI and WRO programmes.36 months
2016United Nations Foundation$207,005Management and implementation of the Gender Data Challenge in Côte d'Ivoire co-hosted by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and Data 2X7 months
2016World Bank$50,000 To support local activities in Mozambique through the Alliance for Affordable Internet.6 months
Nov 2015Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) $36,000 Support Jakarta Lab7 months
Oct 2015Omidyar $1,000,000 Support the Web Foundation Participation and Accountability Program20 months
Sept 2015Google $100,000 To mobilise diverse actors and raise public awareness around the Web We Want campaign12 months
Jun 2015TIDES $25,000 To support Open Data Program: OGP (travel expenses)12 months
Mar 2015Vodafone $143,850 To support, amplify and connect Web We Want campaigns for entrenching human rights online.12 months
Mar 2015Hivos $45,028 Open Contracting Data Scoping Study Indonesia Amendment: Philipines3 months
Jan 2015Ford Foundation $500,000 To support the general Core and Infrastructure of the World Wide Web Foundation12 months
Jan 2015Ford Foundation $35,000 To create regular Web We Want dispatches/ weekly bulletin / consultancy agreement no grant10 months
Jan 2015Bertha Foundation $15,000 To support, amplify and connect local campaigns to entrench human rights online.12 months
Jan 2015International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $130,500 Global Partnership on Open Data for Development OD4D12 months
2015Donations from individuals $21,502 Core support12 months
2015A4AI Member contributions ($25,000 or less) $175,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2015Facebook Member contribution, includes contribution to Research$100,000Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2015Google $325,000 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
2015 and 2016Microsoft Member contribution$30,000Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
Nov 2014Google $100,000 To mobilise diverse actors and raise public awareness around the 25th anniversary of the Web's invention.12 months
Oct 2014Google $400,000 To coordinate and lead advocacy to reduce broadband internet prices through the Alliance for Affordable Internet.7 months
Sept 2014International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $1,106,980 To undertake action research in 13 countries on the use and impact of open data in developing countries.24 months
Aug 2014Naver Corp $100,000 To produce and disseminate an annual global ranking assessing use of the Web to advance development and human rights in countries around the world.12 months
Aug 2014Hivos $55,946 To support Mobile Web Ghana to place data fellows in Ghanaian media houses. 15 months
May 2014Ford Foundation $350,000 To mobilise diverse actors and raise public awareness around the 25th anniversary of the Web's invention.12 months
May 2014Hivos $95,445 To support local actors in Indonesia and Philippines to develop innovative approaches to the use of open data.18 months
Apr 2014Bertha Foundation $40,040 To support, amplify and connect local campaigns to entrench human rights online.12 months
Apr 2014Ford Foundation $606,298 To establish an innovation lab in Jakarta, Indonesia that will build capacity of local actors to produce and use open data.24 months
Apr 2014ICANN$50,000To mobilise diverse actors and raise public awareness around the 25th anniversary of the Web's invention.12 months
Mar 2014International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $422,100 To promote best practices and exchange of knowledge on open data through the Open Data Working Group of the Open Government Partnership.24 months
2014A4AI Member contributions ($25,000 or less) $181,999 Annual contributions paid by Alliance for Affordable Internet ordinary members. Contributions are based on a sliding scale according to type of organisation and annual turnover. See www.a4ai.org for more information.Annual
Dec 2013Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) $745,493 To support groups in 10 countries to close the gender gap in ICTs through research and advocacy.24 months
Aug 2013USAID$1,920,000To coordinate and lead advocacy to reduce broadband internet prices through the Alliance for Affordable Internet including regional and national work in Africa.36 months
June 2013Ford Foundation$800,000To support, amplify and connect local campaigns for human rights online. To coordinate and lead advocacy to reduce broadband internet prices through the Alliance for Affordable Internet. 24 months
2018Craig Newmark Philanthropies$50,000 Core support for the Web Foundation12 months
Feb 2012International Development Research Centre (IDRC) $1,835,592To undertake action research in 13 countries on the use and impact of open data in developing countries.35 months

Notes

  • 2020 donors that made contributions of $10,000 and above are individually listed.
  • A4AI’s 70+ ordinary members pay annual membership dues of between $2,500 and $25,000, depending on the type and size of the organisation. Members who make additional voluntary contributions above $25,000 are listed separately above. For the full list of A4AI members, visit www.a4ai.org/members.
  • Where a donation was received in foreign currency, we have used the average rate over the contract period to convert it to USD, unless a fixed USD equivalent was specified in the grant agreement. Due to currency fluctuations, these amounts may vary slightly from the disbursements actually received by the Web Foundation.
  • You can also download the above table in .csv format.