The Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe is committed to sound financial stewardship and transparency. We are registered as an international not-for-profit under Belgian law with our own board, and have received clean audits each year from an independent auditing firm since our first year of full operation in 2020. See our audits for 2024 and 2025. 

CDT Europe does not accept donations from private companies. CDT’s funders have no influence or control over CDT’s projects or priorities, including the content of our research, written reports, or other work products.

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Our Funders

CDT Europe is deeply grateful for the support received from the following foundations: 

  • MacArthur Foundation
  • Open Society Foundations, in cooperation with the Europe and Central Asia Program of the Open Society Foundations (OSF)
  • Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
  • Luminate Strategic Initiatives
  • Stiftung Mercator
  • Spyware Accountability Initiative fiscally sponsored by New Venture Fund (NVF)
  • The European AI & Society Fund
  • Civitates: The European Democracy Fund