System · Funding domain
Internet Freedom & Digital Rights
Open Source
A funding community supporting censorship circumvention, privacy, secure communications, and digital civil liberties. Capital moves through the Open Technology Fund's technology and applied-research funds, foundation grantmakers such as the Open Society Foundations, litigation funders like the Digital Freedom Fund, and targeted programs such as the Human Rights Foundation's AI for Individual Rights Fund, reaching open-source tool builders, researchers, and activists.
Funders in this System
6 on file| Name | Programs | Current rounds | Active programs | Last activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free and Open Source Software Sustainability Fund | 3 | 0 | 3 | May 7, 2026 | Active |
| HRF AI for Individual Rights Fund | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | Active |
| Digital Freedom Fund | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | Active |
| Access Now | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Active |
| Open Society Foundations | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Active |
| Tor Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Unknown |
Programs
6 on fileAI for Individual Rights Fund
HRF AI for Individual Rights FundGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Digital Freedom Fund Grants
Digital Freedom FundGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Free and Open Source Software Sustainability Fund
Free and Open Source Software Sustainability FundGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: In rounds
HRF Bitcoin Dev Fund
HRF AI for Individual Rights FundGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Any time
Internet Freedom Fund
Free and Open Source Software Sustainability FundGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded
Rapid Response Fund
Free and Open Source Software Sustainability FundGrants
Status: Active
How to apply: Not recorded