Most of WTF’s annual budget is spent on two main areas: Staffing, which is typical of most non-profits, and WTF Team Grants, with an average of $4,377.78 per month being spent in the first 6 months of 2024 on purchasing essential equipment for new and existing WTF Teams.
We have already raised sufficient funds through existing donors and grantmaking organizations to cover salary / payroll costs for our global support team for the past 3 years, and we are not currently asking for our volunteers to help fund this area of our work, but instead seeking to grow the funds we have available to purchase equipment for our rapidly growing number of active teams, and to complete other high-impact projects such as software development, campaigns, and research.
That said, our team is working on We The Free as a passion project, and while we don’t want to exploit anyone to achieve our work, like in most non-profit organizations, all WTF team members receive humble compensation that falls below industry averages per profession.
Our budget and spending is approved annually by an independent board of directors, so rest assured that your donation will only be used to fund high-impact activism, and not to fund lavish lifestyles for our team!