Funding

Our work is supported by private, institutional, and corporate donors. We only accept funding if it does not limit our independence. Detailed financial information is available in our reports (in Polish).

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Financial report for 2022 - introduction
2022 assets & liabilities (balance sheet)
Financial report for 2022 - additional information
2022 profit and loss statement
List of corporate donations - 2022

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
1,726,376.95
1. Income from statute activity 1,681,102.39
1.1. Income from statute activity 1 681 102,39
1.1.1. Mozilla Foundation 3,339.79
1.1.2. Open Society Institute Foundation (grant no. OR2019-64863) 144,085.22
1.1.3. Active Citizens – National Fund financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway within the framework of the EEA Funds (grant no. K1D/0803) 36,667.69
1.1.4. Network of European Foundations – Civitates SF2 323,322.33
1.1.5. Network of European Foundations – European AI Fund 195,095.03
1.1.6. Sigrid Rausing Trust grant for the years 2021-24 457,043.11
1.1.7. Individual general purpose donations 67,702.35
1.1.8. Corporate donations 11,821.82
1.1.9. Individual donations for SIN vs Facebook case 300.00
1.1.10. 1% tax deduction from individuals 144,782.04
1.1.11. Individual donations through First Data, PayPal, PayU, PayPro etc. 9,183.87
1.1.12. European Digital Rights grant (Platform Regulation) 56,582.47
1.1.13. Avast Foundation 39,530.00
1.1.14. Network of European Foundations (European AI Fund) – capacity building grant 7,633.17
1.1.15. European Digital Rights (AI) 28,400.00
1.1.16. Active Citizens – National Fund (institutional grant no. KI/0116) 155,613.50
2. Income from entrepreneurial activity 10,000.00
3. Other income 35,274.56
3.1. Bank interest 7,031.83
3.2. Other income (cost refunds, closed grants balance) 4,406.99
3.3. Currency exchange differences 23,835.74
Total
1,569,374.02
1. Cost of statutory activity 1,559,912.05
1.1. Cost of statutory activity (by funding source)  
1.1.1. Mozilla Foundation fellowship 3,339.79
1.1.2. Open Society Institute Foundation (grant no. OR2019-64863) 144,085.22
1.1.3. Active Citizens – National Fund financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway within the framework of the EEA Funds (grant no. K1D/0803) 22,843.09
1.1.4. Network of European Foundations (Civitates) 323,322.33
1.1.5. Network of European Foundations (European AI Fund) 195,095.03
1.1.6. Sigrid Rausing Trust (2021-24 grant) 404,013.16
1.1.7. Own sources (incl. individual and corporate general purpose donations) 25,830.69
1.1.8. Avast Foundation 39,530.00
1.1.9. European Digital Rights (Platform Regulation) 56,582.47
1.1.10. Active Citizens – National Fund (institutional grant no. KI/0116) 155,613.50
1.1.11. Network of European Foundations (European AI Fund) – capacity building grant 7,633.17
1.1.12. European Digital Rights (AI) 28,400.00
1.1.13. Individual donations for SIN vs Facebook case 8,841.56
1.1.14. 1% tax deduction from individuals 144,782.04
1.1.14.1 Salaries 86,438.00
1.1.14.2 Other programme expenses 10,903.07
1.1.14.3. Administration costs 47,440.97
2. COST OF General management 0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity 9,461.11
3.1. Salaries 3,000.00
3.2. Other programme expenses 1,054.11
3.3. General costs 5,407.00
4. Other costs and losses 0.85
4.1. Loss on currency exchange 0.00
4.2. Other 0.86

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2021 financial report
2021 activity report
List of corporate donations - 2021

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
1,547,018.39
1. Individual donations 90,872.58
1.1 Individual general purpose donations 81,566.78
1.2 Individual donations for SIN vs Facebook case 9,305.80
2. Corporate donations 28,109.21
2.1 Samsung Poland 25,899.21
2.2 General purpose 2,210.00
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals 124,904.22
4. Grants 1,272,626.68
4.1 Open Society Institute Foundation 375,090.00
4.2 Sigrid Rausing Trust (2018-21) 109,912.72
4.3 Sigrid Rausing Trust (2021-24) 244,141.38
4.4 Active Citizens – National Fund financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway within the framework of the EEA Funds (grant no. K1D/0803) 303,149.06
4.5 Network of European Foundations (Civitates) 134,181.60
4.6 Network of European Foundations (European AI Fund) 68,006.72
4.6 Digital Freedom Fund (SIN vs Facebook litigation) 8,505.54
4.7 Open Society Foundations & Digital Freedom Fund (research on surveillance-based ads) 25,941.82
4.8 Mozilla Foundation Fellowship 12,203.38
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity 600
6. Bank interest 9.68
7. Currency exchange DIFFERENCES 23,158.31
8. Other 6,737.71
Total
1,425,797.99
1. Cost of statutory activity (by FUNDING source) 1,425,204.98
1.1. Open Society Institute Foundation 381,325.00
1.2. Sigrid Rausing Trust (2018-21) 115,916.54
1.3 Sigrid Rausing Trust (2021-24) 191,103.98
1.4 Active Citizens – National Fund financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway within the framework of the EEA Funds (grant no. K1D/0803) 303,149.06
1.5 Network of European Foundations (Civitates) 134,334.00
1.6 Network of European Foundations (European AI Fund) 68,006.72
1.7 Open Society Foundations & Digital Freedom Fund (research on surveillance-based ads) 25,941.82
1.8 Digital Freedom Fund (SIN vs Facebook litigation) 1,944.54
1.9 Mozilla Foundation Fellowship 12,203.38
1.10 Samsung Poland 25,899.21
1.11 Own sources (incl. individual and corporate general purpose donations) 40,476.51
1.12 1% tax deduction from individuals: 124,904.22
1.12.1 Salaries 93,047.60
1.12.2. Other programme costs 1,148.85
1.12.3 Administration costs 30,707.77
2. Cost of general management 0,00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity 592.00
4. Other costs and losses 1.01
4.1 Loss on currency exchange 0.00
4.2 Other 1.01

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2020 financial report
2020 activity report
List of corporate donations - 2020

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
1,153,676.80
1. Individual donations 77,918.36
2. Corporate donations 41,106.50
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals 138,178.19
4. Grants 872,147.41
4.1 Open Society Institute Foundation 370,889.50
4.2 Sigrid Rausing Trust 188,800.72
4.3 Network of European Foundations (Civitates) 182,796.19
4.4 Open Society Foundations & Digital Freedom Fund (research on surveillance-based ads) 32,836.20
4.5 Foundation for Poland (Henryk Wujec Civic Fund) 20,000.00
4.6 Digital Freedom Fund (SIN vs Facebook litigation) 8,505.54
4.7 Mozilla Foundation Fellowship 68,319.26
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity 2,100.00
6. Bank interest 1,510.15
7. Currency exchange differences 10,276.65
8. Other 10,439.54
Total
1,106,168.68
1. Cost of statutory activity 1,104,665.85
1.1. Programme expenses covered with core activity grants from: Open Society Institute Foundation, Sigrid Rausing Trust, DFF, Mozilla Foundation Fellowship, corporate and individual donations and Foundation’s own sources 718,442.43
1.2. Network of European Foundations, Civitates (“Political Microtargeting Uncovered” project) 181,276.57
1.3. Foundation for Poland, Henryk Wujec Civic Fund (“Voters' data in the Polish Postal Office hands” project) 20,000.00
1.4. Samsung Poland (educational activity) 150.00
1.5. Samsung Poland (animating public debate on AI in commercial and public services) 32,806.50
1.6. Active Citizens – National Fund financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway within the framework of the EEA Funds (grant no. K1D/0803, “Everything under control” project) 13,812.16
1.7 1% tax deduction from individuals 138,178.19
1.7.1 Salaries 99,882.02
1.7.2. Other programme expenses 2,122.40
1.7.3 General costs 36,173.77
2. Cost of general management 0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity 1,450.00
3.1 Salaries 1,450.00
3.2 Other programme expenses 0.00
3.3 General costs 0.00
4. Other 52.83
4.1 Currency exchange differences 0.00
4.2 Other (operational costs etc.) 52.83

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2019 financial report
2019 activity report
List of corporate donations - 2019

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
1,351,656.87
1. Individual donations 48,859.03
2. Corporate donations 41,322.74
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals 100,922.23
4. Grants 1,107,422.38
4.1 Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 312,367.63
4.2 Stefan Batory Foundation 120,650.00
4.3 Stefan Batory Foundation (BINGO project) 33,413.30
4.4 Sigrid Rausing Trust 251,204.47
4.5 Open Society Foundations (GDPR campaign) 34,908.25
4.6 Polish-German Foundation for Science (“Surveillance at workplace” research project) 29,862.13
4.7 Google Poland Ltd. (trainings for journalists) 36,263.14
4.8 Goethe Institut (educational events on the topic of security) 7,783.91
4.9 Network of European Foundations (“Political Microtargeting Uncovered” research project) 237,865.96
4.10 Digital Freedom Fund (SIN vs Facebook litigation) 20,239.58
4.11 Mozilla Foundation Fellowship 13,500.00
4.12 Past periods income 9,364.01
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity 32,724.00
6. Bank interest 2,277.97
7. Other 18,128.52
Total
1,312,421.57
1. Cost of statutory activity 1,280,610.06
1.1. Programme expenses covered with core activity grants from: Open Society Institute Foundation, Sigrid Rausing Trust, Stefan Batory Foundation, Goethe Institut, Digital Freedom Fund, Mozilla Foundation Fellowship, individual and corporate donations and Foundation’s own sources 806,425.95
1.2. GDPR campaign (funded with the Open Society Foundations grant) 35,848.75
1.3. BINGO 2 trainings for CSOs (funded with the Stefan Batory Foundations) 33,413.30
1.4. “Surveillance at workplace” project (funded with the Polish-German Foundation for Science grant) 29,870.73
1.5. Trainings for journalists (funded with the Google Poland grant) 36,263.14
1.6. “Political Microtargeting Uncovered” project (funded with the Network of European Foundations grant) 237,865.96
1.7 1% tax deduction from individuals: 100,922.23
1.7.1 Salaries 78,295.00
1.7.2. Other programme expenses 2,897.23
1.7.3 General costs 19,730.00
2. Cost of general management 0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity 29,822.78
3.1 Salaries 1,800.00
3.2 Other programme expenses 25,522.78
3.3 General costs 2,500.00
4. Pozostałe koszty i straty, w tym aktualizacja wartości aktywów 1 988,73
4.1 Różnice kursowe 1 976,54
4.2 Other 12.19

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2018 financial report
2018 activity report
List of corporate donations - 2018

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
1,012,484.53
1. Individual donations 43,912.78
2. Corporate donations 7,733.99
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals 81,529.04
4. Grants 830,873.83
4.1 Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 274,929.87
4.2 Stefan Batory Foundation (core funding) 29,350.00
4.3 Stefan Batory Foundation (BINGO – trainings for CSOs) 66,586.70
4.4 Sigrid Rausing Trust 164,768.61
4.5 Academy of Civic Organizations Foundation 8,800.00
4.6 Open Society Instutite 1,204.00
4.7 Renewable Freedom Foundation (data protection education) 40,95
4.8 Open Society Foundations (GDPR awareness raising) 167,761.25
4.9 Renewable Freedom Foundation 39,713.49
4.10 Polish-German Foundation of Sciences (“Surveillance at workplace” project) 41,700.10
4.11 Internet Policy Observatory (Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania) – research on the public debate on Twitter 20,290.00
4.12 Google Poland Ltd. (trainings for journalists) 13,728.86
4.13 Goethe Institut (great discussion about security event) 2,000.00
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity 41,421.10
6. Bank interest 1,835.55
7. Other 5,178.24
Total
1,018,903.09
1. Cost of statutory activity 979,108.70
1.1 Programme expenses covered with core activity grants from: Open Society Institute Foundation, Sigrid Rausing Trust, Stefan Batory Foundation (application no. i2018A/0224/23616), Renewable Freedom Foundation, Academy of Civic Organizations Foundation, Goethe Institut, corporate and individual donations and Foundation’s own sources 547,799.26
1.2 European GDPR campaign (funded with the Open Society Foundations and Renewable Freedom Foundation grant) 207,474.74
1.3 BINGO 2 – trainings for CSOs (funded with the Stefan Batory grant, application no, 23542) 66,586.70
1.4 Research on the public debate on Twitter (funded with the Internet Policy Observatory, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania grant) 20,290.00
1.5 “Surveillance at workplace” project (funded with the Polish-German Foundation for Sciences grant) 41,700.10
1.6 Trainings for jouornalists (funded with the Google Poland grant) 13,728.86
1.7 1% tax deduction from individuals 81,529.04
1.7.1 Salaries 62,273.98
1.7.2 Other programme expenses 3,119.17
1.7.3 General costs 16,135.89
2. Cost of general management 0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity 39,516.79
3.1 Salaries 21,909.93
3.2 Other programme expenses 14,685.57
3.3 General costs 2,921.29
4. Other 277.60
4.1 Currency exchange differences 0.00
4.2 Other (operational costs etc.) 277.60

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2017 financial report
2017 activity report
List of corporate donations - 2017

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
764,340.85
1. Individual donations 48,103.33
2. Corporate donations 40,326.00*
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals 59,477.40*
4. Grants
4.1 Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 291,200.00
4.2 Stefan Batory Foundation (core grant) 103,017.74
4.3 Stefan Batory Foundation (BINGO – trainings for CSOs project) 82,584.35
4.4 Sigrid Rausing Trust 89,231.46
4.5 Internet Policy Observatory 15,042.88
4.6 Renewable Freedom Foundation (data protection education) 6,300.00
4.7 Renewable Freedom Foundation (Facebook Algorithmic Factory) 3,000.00
4.8 Renewable Freedom Foundation (Why Are You Tracking Me? campaign) 8,619.89
4.9 Google Poland (trainings for journalists) 2,809.37
4.10 Goethe Institut (research on the quality of public debate) 3,000.00
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity 8,800.00
6. Bank interest 2,127.55
7. Other 700.88

* Incl. 30,000 PLN donation from ZIPSEE – Digital Poland for educational activity.

Total
757,599.83
1. Cost of statutory activity
1.1 Cost of free of charge public benefit activity 747,937.20
1.1.1 Programme expenses covered with core activity grants from: Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation, Stefan Batory Foundation, Sigrid Rausing Trust, Renewable Freedom Foundation, Goethe Institut, corporate and individual donations and Foundation’s own sources 588,023.20
1.1.2. Trainings for journalists (funded with the Google Poland grant) 2,809.37
1.1.3. BINGO – trainings for CSOs (funded with theStefan Batory Foundation grant) 82,584.35
1.1.4. Research on public debate on Twitter (funded with the Internet Policy Observatory, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania grant) 15,042.88
1.1.5. 1% tax deduction from individuals
1.1.5.1. Salaries 44,195.70
1.1.5.2. Other programme expenses 5,464.71
1.1.5.3. General costs 9,816.99
2. Cost of general management 0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity 8,246.52
3.1. Salaries 2,850.00
3.2. Other programme expenses 5,256.52
3.3. General costs 140.00
4. Other 1,416.11
4.1. Currency exchange differences 1,415.15
4.2. Other 0.96

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2016 financial report
2016 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
655,895.83
1. Individual donations 34,368.95
2. Corporate donations (LEX license) 9.767.64
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals 58,741.89
4. Grants
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 281,190.00
EEA Funds (application no. E2/2070) 72,344.95
EEA Funds (application no. U/0019) 53,964.00
Stefan Batory Foundation (application 23217) 16,752.54
Stefan Batory Foundation (application 23175) 46,982.26
Stefan Batory Foundation (cost reimbursement) 6,200.00
GISWatch 3,825.20
Bits Of Freedom 3,966.75
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland 4,550.18
Google Poland 57,190.63
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity 4,200.00
6. Bank interest 1,340.03
7. Other 510.81
Total
637,384.22
Expenses
1. Programme activity 540,312.89
2. Administration costs 95,981.33
a. general 78,553.76
b. fundraising 17,427.57
3. Programme cost of entrepreneurial activity 850.00
4. Administration cost of entrepreneurial activity 240.00
TOTAL 637,384.22

 

Project costs
Digital surveillance – Digital rights 2016-17
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 260,744.06
Stefan Batory Foundation 53,182.26
1% 53,257.38
Individual donations 22,533.61
Corporate donations (LEX) 9,232.00
Foundation’s own sources (incl. bank interest and donations from Bits Of Freedom, GISWatch) 6,517.67
Surveillance state. Monitoring of practical applications by public institutions
EEA Funds 72,344.95
They are coming! How are we going to welcome them?
EEA Funds 53,964.00
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 7,590.94
Foundation’s own sources 2,200.00
Digital Toolkit in every school and library
Samsung Electronics Poland 20,000.00
Managing information in everyday journalism work
Google Poland 57,190.63
BINGO (Safe CSOs)
Stefan Batory Foundation 16,752.54
Mobilizing supporters
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland 4,550.18

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2015 financial report
2015 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
753,533.16
1. Individual donations 19,472.14
2. Corporate donations 33,329.00
3. Grants
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 261,926.00
EEA Funds (application no. E1/2145) 117,774.39
EEA Funds (application no. E2/2070) 125,242.62
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage 60,000.00
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (the National Audiovisual Institute) 30,000.00
The New Venture Fund 76,228.25
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizen Network Watchdog Poland 25,416.89
4. Other income from closed grants 1,224.73
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity 1,200.00
6. Bank interest 1,309.14
7. Other 410.00
Total
732,085.56
Expenses
statute activity 649,091.62
administration 79,251.03
currency exchange 3,270.94
other 121.97
cost of entrepreneurial activity 350.00
TOTAL 732,085.56

 

Project costs
Digital Surveillance – digital rights 2
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 238,877.88
EEA Funds 117,774.39
Own contribution (from the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant) 20,468.50
Surveillance state. Monitoring of practical applications by public institutions
EEA Funds 125,242.62
Own contribution (from the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant) 26,796.14
Digital Toolkit in every school and library
Ministry of Culture and Digital Heritage 30,000.00
Own contribution (from Foundation’s own sources and the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant) 10,282.30
The Academy of Digital Rights. Building resources and training staff
Ministry of Culture and Digital Heritage 60,000.00
Own contribution (from Foundation’s own sources and the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant) 22,695.85
Profiling the Unemployed in Poland
The New Venture Fund 75,865.86
Mobiling supporters
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland 25,416.89

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2014 financial report
2014 activity report
Report: public collection by decision of the Minister of Digital Agenda no. 349/2013
Report: public collection by decision of the Minister of Digital Agenda no. 301/2014
Financial report for 2014 - auditor's opinion

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
844,661.50
1. Individual donations 8,041.00
2. Grants
Stefan Batory Foundation 25,761.40
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 211,001.27
Open Society Foundations 6,632.64
Foundation Open Society Institute 64,224.00
Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe 145,671.36
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland 2,341.78
EEA Funds (application no. E1/2145) 132,141.61
EEA Funds (application no. E2/2070) 45,496.43
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage 40,000.00
Ministry of Digital Agenda 85,970.00
Nobody’s Children Foundation /The Velux Foundation 12,072.03
Google 15,029.78
Copernicus Science Centre 18,000.00
3. Public collection 1,873.00
4. Amendment of the 2013 fiscal year 27,777.85
5. Bank interest 1,678.55
6. Other 948.80
Total
835,503.39
Expenses
statute activity 767,329.75
administration 55,037.81
currency exchange 1,202.22
other 11,933.61
TOTAL 835,503.39

 

Project activity
Digital surveillance - digital rights
Stefan Batory Foundation 25,761.40
Digital surveillance - digital rights 2
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation 21,815.49
EEA Funds 132,141.61
Own contribution (from the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant) 189,185.78
Surveillance state. Monitoring of practical applications by public institutions
EEA Funds 45,496.43
Own contribution (from the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant) 654.71
Polish transparency report
Google 14,220.20
Knowledge Sharing Capacity Building & Collaboration
Foundation Open Society Institute 64,224.00
Building capacity and sustainability for digital rights advocacy in Poland – part 2
Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe 143,327.08
The Academy of Digital Rights. Building resources and training staff
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage 40,000.00
Own contribution (Foundation’s own sources and the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation and Nobody’s Children Foundation/The Velux Foundations grants) 13,896.29
Digital Toolkit
Nobody’s Children Foundation/The Velux Foundations 12,072.03
Own contribution (Foundation’s own sources and the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant) 505.94
Digital Toolkit for adults 2
Ministry of Administration and Digital Agenda 85,848.90
Own contribution (from Foundation’s own sources) 9,809.03
Events on Przemiany Festival
Copernicus Science Centre 17,443.70
Mobilising supporters
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland 2,341.78
IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy
Open Society Foundations 5,942.23

Crodfunding campaign in 2014 – report

Amount raised 11,329.00
Fee for the wspieram.to service 1,246.19
Amount raised minus fee 10,082.81
Cost of printing 3000 copies of the “Data-quake” game 16,555.80
Printing was funded with:
1. Funds raised through crowdfunding 10,082.81
2. Minister of Administration and Digital Agenda grant 4,000.00
3. Individual donations 2,472.99
TOTAL 16,555.80

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2013 financial report
2013 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
656,997.72
1. Individual donations 6,881.53
2. Grants
Stefan Batory Foundation 89,999.72
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe 151,281.97
Open Society Foundations 228,652.68
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage 40,000.00
Heinrich Boell Foundation 40,441.47
Google 32,100.18
Ministry of Administration and Digital Agenda 41,428.00
Nobody’s Children Foundation / The Velux Foundations 11,768.16
3. Public collection 460.00
4. Sales of equipment 200.00
5. Bank interest 13,784.01
Total
629,219.87
Expenses
statutory activity 566,511.14
administration 59,853.68
financial 1,431.15
other 1,423.90
TOTAL 629,219.87
Programme costs
Digital surveillance – digital rights
Stefan Batory Foundation 89,999.72
Open Society Foundations 228,652.68
Heinrich Boell Foundation 40,441.47
Building capacity and sustainability for digital rights advocacy in Poland – part 2
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe 151,281.97
Safe and conscious in the world of media and information
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage 40,000.00
Own contribution (from Foundation’s own sources and the Nobody’s Children Foundation /The Velux Foundations and the CEE Trust grants) 15,640.00
Digital toolkit
Nobody’s Children Foundation/ The Velux Foundations 11,768.16
Own contribution (Foundation’s own sources and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage grant) 9,325.00
Digital toolkit for adults
Ministry of Administration and Digital Agenda 41,428.00
Own contribution (from the CEE Trust grant) 4,750.00
The Polish transparency report
Google 32,100.18

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2012 financial report
2012 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
481,771.10
1. Individual donations 7,472.61
2. Grants
Stefan Batory Foundation 62,840.20
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe 153,160.45
Open Society Foundations 250,862.83
3. Bank interest 7,435.01
Total
483,109.61
Expenses
statutory activity 411,485.51
administration 64,665.42
financial 6,957.68
other 1.00
TOTAL 483,109.61
Programme costs
Digital surveillance – digital rights
Stefan Batory Foundation 62,840.20
Open Society Foundations 250,862.83
Building capacity and sustainability for digital rights advocacy in Poland – part 2
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe 153,160.45
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Active Citizens – National Fund

The activity of Panoptykon Foundation in 2022-24 is co-financed by the Norwegian Funds within the Active Citizens – National Fund programme.

Previously, Active Citizens – National Fund funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Funds, funded our „Everything Under Control” project tackling the problem of unscrutinised powers of secret services in Poland.

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Civitates

The Civitates donation allows us to carry out activity for better legal regulation of Internet platforms.

In 2019-20 Civitates funded our “Who (really) targets you?” research dedicated to political microtargeting on Facebook (carried out in partnership with ePaństwo Foundation and SmartNet Research&Solutions company). In 2021 it funded the continuation of this research focused on content optimisation algorithms in the social media.

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Digital Freedom Fund

The Digital Freedom Fund supports our SIN versus Facebook legal battle challenging private censorship online.

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European AI & Society Fund

The European AI & Society Fund grant helps us to expand our knowledge on AI, research its various appliances, and advocate for better legal regulation to protect people from its harmful usage.

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European Digital Rights

The Belgian organization European Digital Rights supports our advocacy efforts towards better regulation of Internet platforms and Artificial Intelligence.

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Google

The Google for Non-Profit programme allows us to advertise our content in Google Search.

In 2018 Google co-funded a series of workshops and a report on political disinformation. In 2016-17 – workshops on safety of information for journalists.

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Lubasz and Partners

The Lubasz and Partners – an Attorney-in-Law’s Office supports our activity focused on settling the violation of data protection laws by the Polish Postal Service during the organization of so called envelope elections, as well as other GDPR related activity.

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Open Society Foundations

Since 2011 the OSF has supported our activity with its multi-annual grants.

In 2018 the OSF additionally supported our campaign on consumer rights related to the new data protection law in the European Union, carried out together with the European Digital Rights Brussels office and Bits of Freedom from Netherlands. OSF also funded the “Panoptykon Network” project (2010-11, ”Internet and Fundamental Rights” report) and research on profiling the unemployed by employment agencies (June-September 2015; together with Ford Foundation and Media Democracy Fund).

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Samsung Electronics Poland

Samsung supports our awareness raising activity in the field of AI.

In the past (2015, 2018) Samsung supported our educational project “Cyfrowa Wyprawka” (Digital Toolkit).

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Sigrid Rausing Trust

The Sigrid Rausing Trust supports our core activity with institutional grants (June 2017 – May 2018, June 2018 – May 2021, June 2021 – May 2024).

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Stefan Batory Foundation

The Stefan Batory Foundation supports our project on social recommendations on secret services reform.

The Stefan Batory Foundation supported our capacity building activity in 2016-17 and 2018-19. In 2016-19 it funded ”BINGO” project to support CSOs in their resilience against digital and physical threats. It also funded our watchdog activity within the “Digital Surveillance – Digital Rights” (2011-14) and “Monitoring of Law” (2010-11, ”Surveillance 2011 – a Summary Attempt” report) projects.

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Avast Foundation

The Avast Foundation based in the Netherlands supported our core activity in 2022.

Brand24

Brand24 supported Panoptykon with free access to its Internet and social media monitoring tool.

Citizens for Democracy

The ”Citizens for Democracy” grant funded by the EEA Funds allowed us to carry out a watchdog project ”Surveillance and State. The Monitoring of Public Institutions” (2014-16). The project aimed at putting the process of purchase and use of surveillance measures under scrutiny of the public. It included monitoring and research as well as information and advocacy activity. The EEA Funds support allowed us also to carry out a watchdog project „Digital Surveillance – Digital Rights 2” (2014-15), which embraced monitoring, research, and advocacy activity, as well as interventions and was aimed at the problem of insufficient protection of human rights in the field of new surveillance technologies. In 2016 the EEA Funds supported the ”They are coming! How are we going to welcome them?” project realized in partnership with the Association for Legal Intervention, the Institute of Public Affairs and the Polish Migration Forum.

Digital Poland Association

The Association of Importers and Producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment – ZIPSEE “Digital Poland” supported our activity dedicated to analysing public debate on the Internet and its influence on democracy in 2017.

GKR Legal Gołębiowska Krawczyk Roszkowski and Partners

The GKR Legal Gołębiowska Krawczyk Roszkowski and Partners law firm partnered in our ”Say ‘no’ to nosy park metres” initiative.

Heinrich Boell Foundation

The Heinrich Boell Foundation in 2018 co-funded a series of workshops on disinformation for journalists. In 2019 it co-funded the Academy of Digital Toolkit to support educators specializing in digital issues. HBF also supported our research and educational activity carried out within the “Digital Surveillance – Digital Rights” project in 2013.

Henryk Wujec Civic Fund

The Henryk Wujec Civic Fund in 2020 supported our activity to settle violations of data protection law by the Polish Postal Service during the organisation of so called envelope elections.

Internet Policy Observatory

The Internet Policy Observatory in 2017-18 supported research of bot activity on Polish Twitter.

Kantar Millward Brown

The Kantar Millward Brown in 2011-13 run pro bono a series of research on society’s attitude towards protection of privacy and various surveillance measures (the key findings on the social aspects of CCTV were published in ”CCTV in the Social Life” report). In 2018 it supported our work on communication strategy by carrying out an opinion poll on a nation-wide sample.

Ministry of Administration and Digital Agenda

The Ministry of Administration and Digital Agenda supported the creation of a series of educational materials (including the „Data-quake” card game) and other activity within the “Digital Toolkit for Adults” (2013) and “Digital Toolkit for Adults 2” (2014) projects.

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage supported the Academy of Digital Toolkit (2014-15) and other educational activity within the „Digital Toolkit in the Library and Teachers’ Staff Room” (June-December 2015) and “Conscious and Safe in the World of Media and Information” (2013) projects.

Mozilla Foundation

The Mozilla Foundation supported the work of our lawyer and analyst Karolina Iwańska, with Mozilla EU Tech Policy Fellowship (2019-20).

Polish-German Foundation for Science

The Polish-German Foundation for Science supported the research project on surveillance at workplace, carried out in 2018-19 in partnership with the Viadrina European University and the Warsaw University.

Renewable Freedom Foundation

The Renewable Freedom Foundation supported us with 3 small grants in 2017: to plan educational activities related to GPDR, Facebook Algorithmic Factory and Why Are You Tracking Me awareness campaign about internet tracking. In 2018 it supported us with a grant for core activities.

SSW Pragmatic Solutions

The SSW Pragmatic Solutions law firm supported us with pro bono legal advice in organizational issues.

[archive.org] Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe

The Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe supported our capacity building in (2012-16). It funded i.a. the series of animated films about life under surveillance.

The Velux Foundations

The Velux Foundations within the “Safe Childhood” program operated by the Empowering Children Foundation supported our educational activities addressed to children, youth, and teachers, carried out under the Digital Toolkit brand (2013-14).

Wolters Kluwer

The Wolters Kluwer publishing company provided us with the free access to its Legal Information System LEX (2012-18).

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