The Tor Project—Tor Project significantly reduced dependency on US government funding from over 80% to under 50%
The Tor Project historically received over 80% of its funding from US government sources including the Department of Defense, State Department, and National Science Foundation. This created tensions given Tor's role as a privacy tool. By the mid-2020s, Tor diversified its funding to reduce government dependency to under 50% through individual donations, foundation grants, and Mozilla support.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Transparency | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Tor Project published financial reports showing funding diversification away from US government sources
The Tor Project's publicly available financial reports document the organization's shift from over 80% US government funding to a more diversified funding base including individual donations, foundation grants, and corporate support from organizations like Mozilla.