Our finances

We strive to fully disclose the source, amount and purpose of our funding. Our financial reporting and planning data are included as part of our Annual Reports.

In its latest assessment, our five star (i.e. the top) rating for our funding transparency was confirmed by Transparify.

Our yearly financial reporting is part of our annual reports:

Our audited financial statements:

Who funds us

So far, we have received funding and support from the following institutions:

Funder Amount Duration Grant agreement Type of grant
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $1,000,000 22 May 2023 – 5 June 2026 Grant agreement Unrestricted
Caribou Digital (Mastercard Strive) USD150,000 10 February 2024 – 31 March 2025 Grant agreement Restricted
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £3,299,925 19 May 2023 – 18 May 2027 Grant agreement Restricted
Microsoft US$165,000 1 October 2023 – 30 April 2024 Grant agreement Restricted
Microsoft AMD 2 US$50,000 1 April 2023 – 30 November 2023 Grant agreement Unrestricted
BHP Foundation II US$5,100,000 27 February 2023 – 31 December 2026 Grant agreement Restricted
Microsoft AMD 1 US$50,000 3 April 2023 – 30 June 2023 Grant agreement Unrestricted
UNODC III US$502,900 1 December 2023 – 31 December 2024 Grant agreement Restricted
UNODC II US$1,000,000 7 February 2023 – 31 December 2023 Grant agreement Restricted
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) II US$149,800 1 October 2022 – 31 December 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
GIZ €199,999.30 15 August 2021 – 31 May 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Microsoft US$300,000 4 May 2022 – 4 May 2025 Grant agreement Restricted
Caribou Digital US$125,000 28 June 2022 – 30 November 2023 Sub grant Restricted
TI UK US$150,000 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) US$50,000 3 February 2022 – 15 June 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
McGovern Foundation US$100,000 23 February 2022 – 23 November 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
ODI/Microsoft £15,000 19 October 2021 – 8 March 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
GIZ amended €249,998.50 15 August 2021 – 30 September 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Chandler Foundation US$600,000 19 February 2020 – 1 February 2023 Grant agreement Restricted
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) €395,845 22 December 2020 – 21 December 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) US$117,911 1 January 2021 – 5 December 2022 Subgrant Restricted
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation US$40,000 10 March 2021 – 10 March 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) 203,100CAD 1 July 2020 – 31 August 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Social Innovations in Central Asia (SICA) US$50,000 17 August 2021 – 30 September 2022 Contract Restricted
Corporacion Andina De Fomento (CAF) US$299,363 25 October 2020 – 25 April 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) US$300,000 1 July 2021 – 31 March 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Open Society Foundations US$300,000 3 May 2019 – 31 March 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Department for International Development 2 US$3,490,627 1 October 2017 – 31 March 2022 Grant agreement Restricted
Institute of Analysis and Advocacy (IAA) US$39,950 11 October 2021 – 15 December 2021 Subgrant Restricted
BHP Foundation US$6,762,930 27 November 2017 – 30 September 2021 Grant agreement Restricted
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation II US$950,000 2 August 2017 – 2 August 2020 Grant agreement Core
Luminate US$1,850,000 1 Apr 2018 – 30 Apr 2020 Grant agreement Unrestricted
Laura and John Arnold Foundation US$1,000,000 18 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2019 Letter of Understanding Gift/ Unrestricted
The Secretary for State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs £228,073 1 Oct 2018 – 30 Sep 2020 Grant agreement Restricted
Bay Foundation US$25,000 14 December 2017 – 14 December 2018 Grant agreement Unrestricted
Laura and John Arnold Foundation US$1,300,000 3 November 2015 – 31 March 2018 Grant agreement Restricted
Open Society Foundation III US$350,000 1 March 2017 – 28 February 2018 Grant agreement Unrestricted
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation US$950,000 1 April 2014 – 1 July 2017 Grant agreement Core
Luminate US$ 2.5 million 15 June 2015 – 31 Dec 2017 Grant agreement
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Hivos US$592,733 24 February 2016 – 31 December 2017 Grant agreement Restricted
Open Society Foundation II US$350,000 1 March 2016 – 28 February 2017 Grant agreement Restricted
Department for International Development US$184,493 1 September 2016 – 31 December 2016 Grant agreement Restricted
GIZ €65,214.70 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016 Grant agreement Restricted
Sunlight Foundation US$19,526 1 June 2016 – 30 September 2016 Subcontract Restricted
Open Society Foundation US$199,451 1 June 2015 – 31 Jan 2016 Grant agreement Restricted

 

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