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Keep democracy open source.
The Computational Democracy Project is a nonprofit. Polis is free for anyone, anywhere — and donations are what keep it that way.
Individuals
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Your $25 keeps Polis free for a classroom. Your $100 helps a community run a consultation. Every contribution goes directly to keeping the platform open and running.
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Foundations & major donors
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Grants and major gifts fund the research, engineering, and partnerships that push collective intelligence forward. If you're a foundation or major donor, let's talk about impact at scale.
- Fund open-source infrastructure used in 50+ countries
- Support research at the frontier of deliberation and AI
- Enable deployments for under-resourced communities
Where it goes
Transparent by default
We're a small nonprofit doing outsized work. Here's roughly how contributions are put to use. (Figures are placeholders pending the latest annual breakdown.)
70%
Engineering & maintenance of the open-source platform
20%
Research & community partnerships
10%
Operations & administration
The Computational Democracy Project is a registered nonprofit. Donations may be tax-deductible depending on your jurisdiction.