Sources of CIS Funding
CIS's donors' names and the amount of the grants they've provided are being published in an effort to be absolutely transparent and to make it clear that our donors do not dictate the policy and research positions we espouse.
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According to some news reports, the Centre for Internet and Society's criticisms of some government policies are being seen as being motivated by our funding. To set the record clear, we are publishing the names of all our donors, and the amounts received from them. It is to be noted that this list does not include donors (such as Privacy International) with whom we have agreements, but from whom we have not yet received any funding.
| Name of Donor | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusuma Trust |
र14,473,000 |
र21,226,199 |
र22,190,787 |
र10,000,000 |
र2,32,99,038 | र9,11,89,024 |
| 2 | Hans Foundation | र1,40,85,662 | र1,40,85,662 | ||||
| 3 | Wikimedia Foundation | र1,11,41,246 | र1,11,41,246 | ||||
| 4 |
Hivos |
र6,49,635 |
र47,68,347 |
र22,82,939 |
र77,00,921 | ||
| 5 | Ford Foundation | र45,01,370 | र45,01,370 | ||||
| 6 | Privacy International | र25,05122 | र25,05,122 | ||||
| 7 |
Estudios para la Democracia Social |
र24,32,877 |
र24,32,877 | ||||
| 8 |
LexUM | र13,49,137 | र7,11,716 | र20,60,853 | |||
| 9 |
Open Society Institute, London |
र900,000 |
र9,00,000 | ||||
| 10 |
National Internet Exchange of India |
र535,000 |
र100,000 |
र6,35,000 | |||
| 11 |
International Telecommunications Union |
र616,487 |
र6,16,487 | ||||
| 12 |
Rohini Nilekani |
र5,00,000 |
र5,00,000 | ||||
| 13 |
UNESCO |
र2,63,480 |
र2,63,480 | ||||
| 14 |
iCommons |
र2,22,300 |
र2,22,300 | ||||
| 15 |
Centre for the Study of Culture and Society | र1,61,100 |
र1,61,100 | ||||
| 16 |
National Institute for the Visually Handicapped |
र50,000 |
र50,000 | ||||
| Total | र1,44,73,000 |
र2,43,09,971 |
र3,23,67,094 |
र1,22,82,939 |
र5,10,31,068 |
र13,89,65,320 |
While CIS is not opposed to corporate funding (and is not opposed to corporations), we do not adopt policy positions on the basis of our funding. We adopt policy positions based on what we consider is in the public interest, specifically in the interest of consumers and developing countries such as India, as that would give effect to CIS's vision statement. While these interests may sometimes align themselves with the interests of multi-national corporations, it often does not.
Author
Pranesh Prakash
Pranesh Prakash is a Policy Director with the Centre, and is a graduate of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, with a degree in Arts and Law.
