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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 Candid, 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.

2024 U.S. Revenue and Support

2024 U.S. Revenue and Support: Total 2024 income is $10,535,921 (numbers reflect CDT's unaudited 2024 financial statements). Circle pie chart, showing: 56% Foundations – $5,832,748. 24% Corporations – $2,547,215. 10% Events – $1,071,597. 7% Cy Pres & Others – $780,828 (includes $233,648 of in-kind donations of pro bono legal services). 3% Individuals – $303,533.
2024 U.S. Revenue and Support: Total 2024 income is $10,535,921 (numbers reflect CDT’s unaudited 2024 financial statements). Circle pie chart, showing: 56% Foundations – $5,832,748. 24% Corporations – $2,547,215. 10% Events – $1,071,597. 7% Cy Pres & Others – $780,828 (includes $233,648 of in-kind donations of pro bono legal services). 3% Individuals – $303,533.

2024 U.S. Expenses

CDT's total 2024 expenses: $9,162,413. Bar chart showing: Programs – 81%. Administration – 10%. Fundraising – 9%.
CDT’s total 2024 expenses: $9,162,413. Bar chart showing: Programs – 81%. Administration – 10%. Fundraising – 9%.

Thank You to Our 2024 Supporters

500k+

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

100k+

Amazon • Apple • The David & Lucile Packard Foundation • Internet Society Foundation • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation • Keker, Van Nest & Peters* • Microsoft Open Society Foundations • Open Technology Fund • Patrick J. McGovern Foundation • Siegel Family Endowment • Stand Together Trust • Uber

50k+

AARP • Airbnb • Anonymous • Horizon Institute for Public Service • Mozilla • OpenAI • Safe Online • Verizon • Walton Family Foundation

25k+

Alliance for Automotive Innovation • AT&T • Booking Holdings • Cisco • Consumer Technology Association • CrowdStrike • Discord • Dropbox • Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. • Latham & Watkins • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips • Salesforce • Spotify • Twilio • Visa

10k+

ACT | The App Association • Debo Adegbile • Akin • American Express • Anonymous • Anthropic • Bill & Lori Bernstein • Boger Family Foundation • Brunswick Group • Business Roundtable • Cloudflare • Cohere • Cooley • Entertainment Software Association • Franklin Square Group • General Motors • Global Partners Digital • IBM • Information Technology Industry Council • Intuit • Mayer Brown* • Mehlman Consulting • Monument Advocacy • Netflix • Roblox • T-Mobile • Travel Technology Association • The Walt Disney Company • Wiley Rein • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati • Yahoo

5k+

AI Safety Fund • Anonymous • Credo AI • Todd & Pam Hinnen • Hogan Lovells • Carl & Jurate Landwehr • Philippa Scarlett • Texas.net • Shannon van de Poel • Wilkinson Barker Knauer

2.5k+

Anonymous • David Brody • Chamber of Progress • Lorrie Cranor • Alexandra & Garren Givens • Glen Echo Group • Peter Hustinx • Lumen Technologies • XR Association

1k+

Alston & Bird • Anonymous • Roy Austin • Dave Barmore • Julie Brill • Patrick Carome • Cynthia Cole • Dedrick Family Foundation at the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo • James Dempsey • Timothy Edgar • Family Online Safety Institute • Future of Privacy Forum • GliaNet Alliance • Mike & Jamie Grimes • Travis Hall • Lisa Hayes & Tom Henneberg • Invariant • Samir Jain • Jenner & Block • Alex Joel • Kristopher Larsen • Xiaomeng Lu • Jonathan Mayer • MITRE Corporation • Tiffany Moore • Laura W. Murphy & William G. Psillas • Matthew Neiger • Nuala O’Connor & Peter Bass • Jadzia Pierce • Public Interest Registry • Jonah Seiger • Joshua Tauber • TechNet • David Vladeck • Richard Whitt • Adrianne & Bruce Wonnacott

* Represents total support, including value of pro bono services.

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

Updated July 18, 2025.

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