2025-05-15T17:07:26-05:00 2024-06-30 333709623 COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC 350 GRANITE STREET SUITE 1200 BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2023-07-01 208096820 THE TOR PROJECT INC TORP 7813078651 PO BOX 5 WINCHESTER NH 03470 ISABELA DIAS FERNANDES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7813078651 2025-05-15 1 1 JOLANTA TUCK P01340068 7813803520 2025-05-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ISABELA DIAS FERNANDES PO BOX 5 WINCHESTER NH 03470 7287566 0 X WWW.TORPROJECT.ORG X 2006 MA RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY INTO ONLINE ANONYMITY AND PRIVACY. 7 7 20 10000 0 0 8457323 7237248 0 0 12816 50318 0 0 8470139 7287566 0 0 0 0 3795041 4158106 0 0 522772 2894548 3185496 6689589 7343602 1780550 -56036 7145619 6955380 352603 281300 6793016 6674080 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE TOR NETWORK, WHICH IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEER-OPERATED SERVERS THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR PRIVACY AND SECURITY ON THE INTERNET. THE ORGANIZATION'S USERS EMPLOY THE TOR NETWORK BY CONNECTING THROUGH A SERIES OF VIRTUAL TUNNELS RATHER THAN MAKING A DIRECT CONNECTION, THUS ALLOWING BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE INFORMATION OVER PUBLIC NETWORKS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THEIR PRIVACY. ALONG THE SAME LINE, THE TOR NETWORK IS AN EFFECTIVE CENSORSHIP CIRCUMVENTION TOOL, ALLOWING ITS USERS TO REACH OTHERWISE BLOCKED DESTINATIONS OR CONTENT. THE TOR NETWORK CAN ALSO BE USED AS A BUILDING BLOCK FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO CREATE NEW COMMUNICATION TOOLS WITH BUILT-IN PRIVACY FEATURES. 0 0 6009532 1) TO DEVELOP, IMPROVE AND DISTRIBUTE FREE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TOOLS AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE FREE SPEECH, FREE EXPRESSION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND PRIVACY RIGHTS ONLINE 2) TO CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REGARDING, AND TO PROMOTE THE USE OF AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT, SUCH TOOLS, PROGRAMS, AND RELATED ISSUES INTERNATIONALLY 3) TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTERNATIONALLY ABOUT PRIVACY RIGHTS AND ANONYMITY ISSUES CONNECTED TO INTERNET USE, AND 4) TO CARRY OUT AND CONDUCT SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING PURPOSES AS MAY BE CARRIED OUT AND CONDUCTED BY A CORPORATION TO ENABLE AND, WITH THE USE OF FREE SOFTWARE, EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT INTERNET PRIVACY AND ANONYMITY 5) THE TOR PROJECT IS AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT AND BENEFITS FROM THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MANY VOLUNTEERS. DURING THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED A VALUE OF $768,413 TO OUR WORK, AS FOLLOWS: 3,747 HOURS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (VALUED AT $281,025) AND TRANSLATION SERVICES OF 1,611,596 WORDS (VALUED AT $386,783); CLOUD HOSTING SERVICES USING 12 SERVERS (VALUED AT $96,261); AND DIGICERT DONATIONS OF 26 CERTIFICATES (VALUED AT $4,344). 6009532 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X ISABELA DIAS FERNANDES 7813078651 PO BOX 5 WINCHESTER NH 03470 KENDRA ALBERT CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN KAUFMAN VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISSA COOPER CLERK (AS OF 08/23) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GABRIELLA COLEMAN CLERK (UNTIL 08/23) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIUS MITTENZWEI TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NIGHAT DAD DIRECTOR (UNTIL 05/24) 2.00 X 0 0 0 ESRA'A AL SHAFEI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH GRAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DESIGAN CHINNIAH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ISABELA DIAS FERNANDES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 173648 0 13276 SUSAN ABT CFO 40.00 X 129567 0 17496 ROGER DINGLEDINE FOUNDER & AMBASSADOR 40.00 X 166531 0 19322 NICK MATHEWSON FOUNDER & NETWORK TEAM SR DEVELOPER 40.00 X 166585 0 33515 MICAH ANDERSON SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING 40.00 X 182200 0 15806 MIKE PERRY PROJECT MANAGER 40.00 X 141258 0 16801 GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ-BERON PROJECT MANAGER 40.00 X 107628 0 9423 AL SMITH DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING 40.00 X 105249 0 17664 ERIN J WYATT DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE 40.00 X 110073 0 18575 MICAH SCOTT ENGINEER 40.00 X 105417 0 10570 1388156 0 172448 11 0 1 0 RICHARD POSPESEL PO BOX 5 WINCHESTER NH 03470 APPLICATIONS TEAM LEAD 162655 GIORGIO MAONE PO BOX 5 WINCHESTER NH 03470 APPLICATIONS ENGINEER 119069 PIER ANGELO VENDRAME PO BOX 5 WINCHESTER NH 03470 APPLICATIONS ENGINEER 117876 3 2135763 5101485 747732 7237248 50318 50318 7287566 0 0 50318 X 959924 575776 324442 59706 106205 86148 15344 4713 2587616 2286458 203527 97631 44660 36246 6444 1970 144323 132433 5403 6487 315378 255961 45509 13908 43719 20851 8834 14034 81810 39018 16531 26261 2262281 2018362 78294 165625 82938 30169 4034 48735 66352 58500 5458 2394 3995 3195 556 244 319477 198330 92803 28344 15907 12720 2215 972 13668 10929 1904 835 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 244436 244436 FUNDRAISING SUPPLIES 50913 50913 7343602 6009532 811298 522772 2950567 3030800 2633378 2649200 1511817 1098498 11587 23427 293933 244890 38270 49043 104412 7145619 6955380 320173 281300 32430 352603 281300 X 5940046 5758290 852970 915790 6793016 6674080 7145619 6955380 X -56036 -71992 9092 X 0 1 X 0 1 1 X 4400175 7412081 5999881 8457323 7237248 33506708 4400175 7412081 5999881 8457323 7237248 33506708 3394577 30112131 607 1467 10 12816 50318 65218 33571926 0.89690 0.96490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 293933 244890 49043 49043 X 7993079 -71992 768413 9092 705513 7287566 0 7287566 8112015 768413 768413 7343602 0 7343602 PART X, LINE 2: GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR POSSIBLE EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE FILING DATE. WHILE NO INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXAMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, FISCAL YEARS SINCE 2021 REMAIN OPEN. AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITH ANY OF ITS OPEN TAX YEARS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN ON FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE 9,092. EUROPE 0 19 PROGRAM SERVICES DEVELOPER 570881 NORTH AMERICA 0 31 PROGRAM SERVICES DEVELOPER 209807 SOUTH AMERICA 0 6 PROGRAM SERVICES DEVELOPER 627962 ASIA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES DEVELOPER 74900 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES DEVELOPER 80936 0 58 0 0 0 58 1564486 0 1564486 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NICK MATHEWSON FOUNDER & NETWORK TEAM SR DEVELOPER 166585 0 0 0 0 0 6714 0 26801 0 200100 0 0 0 MICAH ANDERSON SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING 182200 0 0 0 0 0 3708 0 12098 0 198006 0 0 0 ISABELA DIAS FERNANDES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 173648 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13276 0 186924 0 0 0 ROGER DINGLEDINE FOUNDER & AMBASSADOR 166531 0 0 0 0 0 6714 0 12608 0 185853 0 0 0 MIKE PERRY PROJECT MANAGER 141258 0 0 0 0 0 5650 0 11151 0 158059 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY UTILIZING COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE SALARY RECOMMENDATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, WITH NO MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEING INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION ARE RECORDED AT THAT TIME. CARA ABT EMPLOYEE HAS A FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CFO 106205 COMPENSATION 0 X CRYPTO CURRENCY 2840 747732 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER REPORTED IN PART I, COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CFO AND THEN ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RECEIVE A DRAFT FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE TOR PROJECT HAS A BOARD-APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGE EACH YEAR THAT THEY HAVE NOT ENGAGED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT PRESENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY UTILIZING COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE SALARY RECOMMENDATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, WITH NO MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEING INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION ARE RECORDED AT THAT TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 193,164. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 64,726. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 75,910. TOTAL EXPENSES 333,800. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 32,027. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,568. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 21,556. TOTAL EXPENSES 67,151. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,793,171. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 68,159. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,861,330. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: GAIN ON FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE 9,092. PART VIII WHILE FUNDING FOR TOR ORIGINALLY FOCUSED ON BASIC RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ANONYMITY, PRIVACY, AND CENSORSHIP-RESISTANCE, THE MAJORITY OF FUNDING NOW FALLS INTO THREE CATEGORIES: DEPLOYMENT FUNDING FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE US STATE DEPARTMENT AND SWEDEN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY; DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FROM GROUPS LIKE DARPA AND OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND TO DESIGN AND BUILD PROTOTYPES BASED ON RESEARCH DONE BOTH INSIDE TOR AND ALSO AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS; AND UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS. FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE TOR PROJECT'S FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2024: FUNDING FROM US GOVERNMENT SOURCES: US STATE DEPT - BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR - 2,121,049 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - 14,715 INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE - 80,028 OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND - 340,681 FUNDING FROM NON-US GOVERNMENT SOURCES: SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (SIDA) - 552,387 FUNDING FROM CORPORATE SOURCES MULLVAD - 1,402,954 PROTON AG - 50,000 DUCK DUCK GO - 25,000 NEW YORK TIMES - 10,000 BRAVE SOFTWARE - 10,000 OMIDYAR NETWORK - 32,430 OPEN SATS INITIATIVE, INC - 10,917 GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE - 2,000 AISA - AUSTRALIAN INFO SEC ASSOC. - 20,000 WORD UNSCRAMBLER - 10,000 FUNDING FROM PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS: #STARTSMALL FOUNDATION - 1,000,000 ZCASH FOUNDATION - 176,404 CRAIG NEWMARK FOUNDATION - 25,000 WASABI WALLET -7,500 BREWSTER KAHLE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION -15,000 CHRISTOPHER SEIWALD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION - 10,000 MARCOS FAMILY FOUNDATION -10,000 OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION - 25,000 DT INSTITUTE - OPEN NET - 58,000 OCTANT FOUNDATION - 68,590 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS- 1,102,619