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Financials

CDT is committed to sound financial stewardship and transparency. We have received clean audits each year from an independent auditing firm and have high ratings from nonprofit watchdogs GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and GreatNonprofits.

CDT’s financial supporters have no influence or control over CDT’s projects or priorities, including the content of educational programs, research, written reports, or other work product. (Click here to review our gift acceptance policy). Our profuse thanks to our donors who make our work possible.

2022 Revenue

CDT's 2022 income: $9,133,050. 46% Foundations (4,170,713). 29% Corporations (2,603,970). 12% Tech Prom (1,082,400). 11% Cy Pres & Others (1,041,096) (Includes $754,411 of in-kind donations of pro bono legal services). 3% Individuals (234,871).
CDT’s 2022 income: $9,133,050. 46% Foundations (4,170,713). 29% Corporations (2,603,970). 12% Tech Prom (1,082,400). 11% Cy Pres & Others (1,041,096) (Includes $754,411 of in-kind donations of pro bono legal services). 3% Individuals (234,871).

2022 Expenses

CDT's 2022 expenses: $8,145,309. Programs: 84% (6,814,020). Administration: 8% (644,013). Fundraising: 6% (475,563). Public Events: 3% (211,713).
CDT’s 2022 expenses: $8,145,309. Programs: 84% (6,814,020). Administration: 8% (644,013). Fundraising: 6% (475,563). Public Events: 3% (211,713).

Thank You to Our 2023 Supporters

500k+

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative • Ford Foundation • Google • John S. and James L. Knight Foundation • Meta

100k+

Amazon • Apple • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation • Kelson Foundation • Microsoft • Omidyar Network • Patrick J. McGovern Foundation • Stand Together Trust • Uber • WhatsApp

50k+

Airbnb • Anonymous • Democracy Fund • Hogan Lovells • Mayer Brown • Mozilla • Open Technology Fund • Verizon

25k+

AT&T • Consumer Technology Association • Cy Pres • The David & Lucile Packard Foundation • Discord • Internet Society Foundation • Intuit • Jenner & Block • Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co • Latham & Watkins • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips • Open Society Foundations • Spotify • Twilio

10k+

ACT | The App Association • Akin • Alliance for Automotive Innovation • American Express • Bill & Lori Bernstein • Brunswick Group • Business Roundtable • Cloudflare • Comcast • Cooley • Dentons Global Advisors • Dropbox • Election Trust Initiative • Franklin Square Group • Global Partners Digital • Information Technology Industry Council • Instacart • Interactive Advertising Bureau • Mehlman Consulting • Monument Advocacy • Netflix • Open Philanthropy • Andrew Pincus • Pinterest • Roblox Corp • Salesforce • Siegel Family Endowment • Snap • T-Mobile • Texas.net • Trusted Future • Visa • Wiley Rein • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati • Yahoo! • Zoom Video Communications

5k+

Debo Adegbile • Adobe • American Institutes for Research • Anonym • Anonymous • Anthropic • Computer & Communications Industry Association • CrowdStrike • Farm Credit Council • Safe Online • ICANN • Todd Hinnen • Mark Seifert & Jeff Dygert • Wilkinson Barker Knauer

2.5k+

Chamber of Progress • Etsy • Alexandra & Garren Givens • Glen Echo Group • Carl & Jurate Landwehr • Lumen Technologies • MITRE Corporation • Shannon van de Poel • Richard Whitt

Have questions about our financials? Email us at [email protected].

Updated May 10, 2024.

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