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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2023 activity report
2023 profit & loss statement
2023 assets & liabilities (balance sheet)
Financial report for 2023 - additional information
2023 Financial report introduction
List of corporate donations - 2023

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
2,446,546.31
1. Income from statute activity2,359,149.04
1.1. Income from statute activity2,359,149.04
1.1.1. Open Society Institute Foundation (grant no OR2019-64863)264,908.91
1.1.2. Network of European Foundations – Civitates SF2609,387.67
1.1.3. Network of European Foundations – European AI & Society Fund (2020-23 grant)89,628.65
1.1.4. Sigrid Rausing Trust grant438,289.73
1.1.5. Individual general purpose donations73,323.34
1.1.6. Corporate donations12,717.48
1.1.7. Individual donations for SIN vs Facebook case300.00
1.1.8. 1% tax deduction from individuals119,711.11
1.1.9. Individual donations through First Data, PayPal, PayU, PayPro etc.6,451.55
1.1.10. European Digital Rights grant (Platform Regulation)37,809.53
1.1.11. Network of European Foundations (European AI & Society Fund) – capacity building grant8,276.90
1.1.12. European Digital Rights (AI)44,615.50
1.1.13. Active Citizens – National Fund (institutional grant no. KI/0116)277,415.70
1.1.14. Samsung Poland (research related to AI)11,100.79
1.1.15. Network of European Foundations – European AI & Society Fund (2023-24 grant)152,755.18
1.1.16. Network of European Foundations (European AI & Society Fund) – capacity building grant for 2023-2410,000.00
1.1.17. Stefan Batory Foundation project grant for advocacy re: scrutiny over secret services (no 25371/2023)65,000.00
1.1.18. Network of European Foundations – Civitates (Healthy Digital Public Sphere – Opportunities Fund) for RecSys Task Force activity137,457.00
2. Income from entrepreneurial activity492.00
3. Other income86,905.27
3.1. Bank interest21,644.93
3.2. Other income1.19
3.3. Currency exchange differences65,259.15
Total (1+2+3)2,446,546.31
Total
2,272,883.26
1. Cost of statutory activity2,268,84.05
1.1. Cost of statutory activity2,268,848.05
1.1.1. Open Society Institute Foundation (grant no OR2019-64863)264,908.91
1.1.2. Network of European Foundations – Civitates SF2609,387.67
1.1.3. Network of European Foundations – European AI & Society Fund (2020-23 grant)89,628.65
1.1.4. Sigrid Rausing Trust grant387,285.70
1.1.5. Own sources (incl. individual and corporate general purpose donations)51,816.46
1.1.6. European Digital Rights (Platform Regulation)37,809.53
1.1.7. Active Citizens – National Fund (institutional grant no. KI/0116)277,415.70
1.1.8. Koszty poniesione z dotacji od Network of European Foundations (European AI & Society Fund) na działania rozwojowe8,276.90
1.1.9. European Digital Rights (AI)44,615.50
1.1.10. Network of European Foundations (European AI & Society Fund)152,755.18
1.1.11. Network of European Foundations (European AI Fund) – capacity building grant10,000.00
1.1.12. Stefan Batory Foundation project grant for advocacy re: scrutiny over secret services (no 25371/2023)65,000.00
1.1.13. Network of European Foundations – Civitates (Healthy Digital Public Sphere – Opportunities Fund) for RecSys Task Force activity137,457.00
1.1.14. Samsung Poland (research related to AI)11,100.79
1.1.15. Digital Freedom Fund (SIN vs Facebook litigation)1,678.95
1.1.16. 1% tax deduction from individuals119,711.11
1.1.16.1. Salaries108,915.56
1.1.16.2. Other programme expenses8,547,21
1.1.16.3. Administration costs2,248.34
2. Cost of general management0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity492.00
3.1. Salaries0.00
3.2. Other programme expenses492.00
3.3. General costs0.00
4. Other costs and losses3,543.21
4.1. Financial costs0.00
4.2. Pension reserve3,540.84
4.3. Other2.37
Total (1+2+3+4)2,272,883.26

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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
2022 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
1,726,376.95
1. Income from statute activity1,681,102.39
1.1. Income from statute activity1 681 102,39
1.1.1. Mozilla Foundation3,339.79
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 SF2323,322.33
1.1.5. Network of European Foundations – European AI Fund195,095.03
1.1.6. Sigrid Rausing Trust grant for the years 2021-24457,043.11
1.1.7. Individual general purpose donations67,702.35
1.1.8. Corporate donations11,821.82
1.1.9. Individual donations for SIN vs Facebook case300.00
1.1.10. 1% tax deduction from individuals144,782.04
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 Foundation39,530.00
1.1.14. Network of European Foundations (European AI Fund) – capacity building grant7,633.17
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 activity10,000.00
3. Other income35,274.56
3.1. Bank interest7,031.83
3.2. Other income (cost refunds, closed grants balance)4,406.99
3.3. Currency exchange differences23,835.74
Total
1,569,374.02
1. Cost of statutory activity1,559,912.05
1.1. Cost of statutory activity (by funding source) 
1.1.1. Mozilla Foundation fellowship3,339.79
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 Foundation39,530.00
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 grant7,633.17
1.1.12. European Digital Rights (AI)28,400.00
1.1.13. Individual donations for SIN vs Facebook case8,841.56
1.1.14. 1% tax deduction from individuals144,782.04
1.1.14.1 Salaries86,438.00
1.1.14.2 Other programme expenses10,903.07
1.1.14.3. Administration costs47,440.97
2. COST OF General management0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity9,461.11
3.1. Salaries3,000.00
3.2. Other programme expenses1,054.11
3.3. General costs5,407.00
4. Other costs and losses0.85
4.1. Loss on currency exchange0.00
4.2. Other0.86

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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 donations90,872.58
1.1 Individual general purpose donations81,566.78
1.2 Individual donations for SIN vs Facebook case9,305.80
2. Corporate donations28,109.21
2.1 Samsung Poland25,899.21
2.2 General purpose2,210.00
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals124,904.22
4. Grants1,272,626.68
4.1 Open Society Institute Foundation375,090.00
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 Fellowship12,203.38
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity600
6. Bank interest9.68
7. Currency exchange DIFFERENCES23,158.31
8. Other6,737.71
Total
1,425,797.99
1. Cost of statutory activity (by FUNDING source)1,425,204.98
1.1. Open Society Institute Foundation381,325.00
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 Fellowship12,203.38
1.10 Samsung Poland25,899.21
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 Salaries93,047.60
1.12.2. Other programme costs1,148.85
1.12.3 Administration costs30,707.77
2. Cost of general management0,00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity592.00
4. Other costs and losses1.01
4.1 Loss on currency exchange0.00
4.2 Other1.01

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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 donations77,918.36
2. Corporate donations41,106.50
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals138,178.19
4. Grants872,147.41
4.1 Open Society Institute Foundation370,889.50
4.2 Sigrid Rausing Trust188,800.72
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 Fellowship68,319.26
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity2,100.00
6. Bank interest1,510.15
7. Currency exchange differences10,276.65
8. Other10,439.54
Total
1,106,168.68
1. Cost of statutory activity1,104,665.85
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 sources718,442.43
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 individuals138,178.19
1.7.1 Salaries99,882.02
1.7.2. Other programme expenses2,122.40
1.7.3 General costs36,173.77
2. Cost of general management0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity1,450.00
3.1 Salaries1,450.00
3.2 Other programme expenses0.00
3.3 General costs0.00
4. Other52.83
4.1 Currency exchange differences0.00
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 donations48,859.03
2. Corporate donations41,322.74
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals100,922.23
4. Grants1,107,422.38
4.1 Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation312,367.63
4.2 Stefan Batory Foundation120,650.00
4.3 Stefan Batory Foundation (BINGO project)33,413.30
4.4 Sigrid Rausing Trust251,204.47
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 Fellowship13,500.00
4.12 Past periods income9,364.01
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity32,724.00
6. Bank interest2,277.97
7. Other18,128.52
Total
1,312,421.57
1. Cost of statutory activity1,280,610.06
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 sources806,425.95
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 Salaries78,295.00
1.7.2. Other programme expenses2,897.23
1.7.3 General costs19,730.00
2. Cost of general management0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity29,822.78
3.1 Salaries1,800.00
3.2 Other programme expenses25,522.78
3.3 General costs2,500.00
4. Pozostałe koszty i straty, w tym aktualizacja wartości aktywów1 988,73
4.1 Różnice kursowe1 976,54
4.2 Other12.19

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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 donations43,912.78
2. Corporate donations7,733.99
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals81,529.04
4. Grants830,873.83
4.1 Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation274,929.87
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 Trust164,768.61
4.5 Academy of Civic Organizations Foundation8,800.00
4.6 Open Society Instutite1,204.00
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 Foundation39,713.49
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 Twitter20,290.00
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 activity41,421.10
6. Bank interest1,835.55
7. Other5,178.24
Total
1,018,903.09
1. Cost of statutory activity979,108.70
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 sources547,799.26
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 individuals81,529.04
1.7.1 Salaries62,273.98
1.7.2 Other programme expenses3,119.17
1.7.3 General costs16,135.89
2. Cost of general management0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity39,516.79
3.1 Salaries21,909.93
3.2 Other programme expenses14,685.57
3.3 General costs2,921.29
4. Other277.60
4.1 Currency exchange differences0.00
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 donations48,103.33
2. Corporate donations40,326.00*
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals59,477.40*
4. Grants
4.1 Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation291,200.00
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 Trust89,231.46
4.5 Internet Policy Observatory15,042.88
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 activity8,800.00
6. Bank interest2,127.55
7. Other700.88

* 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 activity747,937.20
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 sources588,023.20
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. Salaries44,195.70
1.1.5.2. Other programme expenses5,464.71
1.1.5.3. General costs9,816.99
2. Cost of general management0.00
3. Cost of entrepreneurial activity8,246.52
3.1. Salaries2,850.00
3.2. Other programme expenses5,256.52
3.3. General costs140.00
4. Other1,416.11
4.1. Currency exchange differences1,415.15
4.2. Other0.96

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2016 financial report
2016 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
655,895.83
1. Individual donations34,368.95
2. Corporate donations (LEX license)9.767.64
3. 1% tax deduction from individuals58,741.89
4. Grants
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation281,190.00
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
GISWatch3,825.20
Bits Of Freedom3,966.75
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland4,550.18
Google Poland57,190.63
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity4,200.00
6. Bank interest1,340.03
7. Other510.81
Total
637,384.22
Expenses
1. Programme activity540,312.89
2. Administration costs95,981.33
a. general78,553.76
b. fundraising17,427.57
3. Programme cost of entrepreneurial activity850.00
4. Administration cost of entrepreneurial activity240.00
TOTAL637,384.22

 

Project costs
Digital surveillance – Digital rights 2016-17
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation260,744.06
Stefan Batory Foundation53,182.26
1%53,257.38
Individual donations22,533.61
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 Funds72,344.95
They are coming! How are we going to welcome them?
EEA Funds53,964.00
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation7,590.94
Foundation’s own sources2,200.00
Digital Toolkit in every school and library
Samsung Electronics Poland20,000.00
Managing information in everyday journalism work
Google Poland57,190.63
BINGO (Safe CSOs)
Stefan Batory Foundation16,752.54
Mobilizing supporters
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland4,550.18

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2015 financial report
2015 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
753,533.16
1. Individual donations19,472.14
2. Corporate donations33,329.00
3. Grants
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation261,926.00
EEA Funds (application no. E1/2145)117,774.39
EEA Funds (application no. E2/2070)125,242.62
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage60,000.00
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (the National Audiovisual Institute)30,000.00
The New Venture Fund76,228.25
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizen Network Watchdog Poland25,416.89
4. Other income from closed grants1,224.73
5. Income from entrepreneurial activity1,200.00
6. Bank interest1,309.14
7. Other410.00
Total
732,085.56
Expenses
statute activity649,091.62
administration79,251.03
currency exchange3,270.94
other121.97
cost of entrepreneurial activity350.00
TOTAL732,085.56

 

Project costs
Digital Surveillance – digital rights 2
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation238,877.88
EEA Funds117,774.39
Own contribution (from the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant)20,468.50
Surveillance state. Monitoring of practical applications by public institutions
EEA Funds125,242.62
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 Heritage30,000.00
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 Heritage60,000.00
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 Fund75,865.86
Mobiling supporters
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe, based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland25,416.89

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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 donations8,041.00
2. Grants
Stefan Batory Foundation25,761.40
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation211,001.27
Open Society Foundations6,632.64
Foundation Open Society Institute64,224.00
Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe145,671.36
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland2,341.78
EEA Funds (application no. E1/2145)132,141.61
EEA Funds (application no. E2/2070)45,496.43
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage40,000.00
Ministry of Digital Agenda85,970.00
Nobody’s Children Foundation /The Velux Foundation12,072.03
Google15,029.78
Copernicus Science Centre18,000.00
3. Public collection1,873.00
4. Amendment of the 2013 fiscal year27,777.85
5. Bank interest1,678.55
6. Other948.80
Total
835,503.39
Expenses
statute activity767,329.75
administration55,037.81
currency exchange1,202.22
other11,933.61
TOTAL835,503.39

 

Project activity
Digital surveillance - digital rights
Stefan Batory Foundation25,761.40
Digital surveillance - digital rights 2
Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation21,815.49
EEA Funds132,141.61
Own contribution (from the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant)189,185.78
Surveillance state. Monitoring of practical applications by public institutions
EEA Funds45,496.43
Own contribution (from the Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation grant)654.71
Polish transparency report
Google14,220.20
Knowledge Sharing Capacity Building & Collaboration
Foundation Open Society Institute64,224.00
Building capacity and sustainability for digital rights advocacy in Poland – part 2
Trust for Civil Society in Central & Eastern Europe143,327.08
The Academy of Digital Rights. Building resources and training staff
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage40,000.00
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 Foundations12,072.03
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 Agenda85,848.90
Own contribution (from Foundation’s own sources)9,809.03
Events on Przemiany Festival
Copernicus Science Centre17,443.70
Mobilising supporters
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe based on the agreement with the Citizens Network Watchdog Poland2,341.78
IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy
Open Society Foundations5,942.23

Crodfunding campaign in 2014 – report

Amount raised11,329.00
Fee for the wspieram.to service1,246.19
Amount raised minus fee10,082.81
Cost of printing 3000 copies of the “Data-quake” game16,555.80
Printing was funded with:
1. Funds raised through crowdfunding10,082.81
2. Minister of Administration and Digital Agenda grant4,000.00
3. Individual donations2,472.99
TOTAL16,555.80

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2013 financial report
2013 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
656,997.72
1. Individual donations6,881.53
2. Grants
Stefan Batory Foundation89,999.72
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe151,281.97
Open Society Foundations228,652.68
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage40,000.00
Heinrich Boell Foundation40,441.47
Google32,100.18
Ministry of Administration and Digital Agenda41,428.00
Nobody’s Children Foundation / The Velux Foundations11,768.16
3. Public collection460.00
4. Sales of equipment200.00
5. Bank interest13,784.01
Total
629,219.87
Expenses
statutory activity566,511.14
administration59,853.68
financial1,431.15
other1,423.90
TOTAL629,219.87
Programme costs
Digital surveillance – digital rights
Stefan Batory Foundation89,999.72
Open Society Foundations228,652.68
Heinrich Boell Foundation40,441.47
Building capacity and sustainability for digital rights advocacy in Poland – part 2
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe151,281.97
Safe and conscious in the world of media and information
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage40,000.00
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 Foundations11,768.16
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 Agenda41,428.00
Own contribution (from the CEE Trust grant)4,750.00
The Polish transparency report
Google32,100.18

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2012 financial report
2012 activity report

Statement of income and expenses (in PLN)

Income
Total
481,771.10
1. Individual donations7,472.61
2. Grants
Stefan Batory Foundation62,840.20
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe153,160.45
Open Society Foundations250,862.83
3. Bank interest7,435.01
Total
483,109.61
Expenses
statutory activity411,485.51
administration64,665.42
financial6,957.68
other1.00
TOTAL483,109.61
Programme costs
Digital surveillance – digital rights
Stefan Batory Foundation62,840.20
Open Society Foundations250,862.83
Building capacity and sustainability for digital rights advocacy in Poland – part 2
Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe153,160.45
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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.

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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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