Open Technology Fund

Not to be confused with Open Technology Institute.

Open Technology Fund
AbbreviationOTF
Formation2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Type501(c)3 organization
84-3126447
PurposeThe support of Internet censorship circumvention and Internet privacy technologies[1][2]
Location
President
Laura Cunningham[3][4]
Parent organization
U.S. Agency for Global Media
AffiliationsU.S. Government
Budget
US$43.5 million
Websitewww.opentech.fund Edit this at Wikidata

The Open Technology Fund (OTF) is an American nonprofit corporation[5] that aims to support global Internet freedom technologies. Its mission is to "support open technologies and communities that increase free expression, circumvent censorship, and obstruct repressive surveillance as a way to promote human rights and open societies."[1] As of November 2019, the Open Technology Fund became an independent nonprofit corporation and a grantee of the U.S. Agency for Global Media.[5] Until its formation as an independent entity, it had operated as a program of Radio Free Asia.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Values & Principles". Open Technology Fund. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference otf-history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Open Technology Fund Names CEO, President". MeriTalk. November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "USAGM launches independent internet freedom grantee". USAGM. November 25, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "A New, Independent OTF". Open Technology Fund. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2024.