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Calyx Institute

Name: Calyx Institute grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

20
grants reported: $408,990
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $12,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

10 grants matching “surveillance” · $175,000

$20,000
Muslim Justic League · Boston, MA · 2023
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$65,000
Demand Progress Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
Defending Rights and Dissent · Washington, DC · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
The Lucy Parsons Labs · Chicago, IL · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
The Watershed Center · Millerton, NY · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$20,000
Restore the Fourth · Belmont, MA · 2021
To research the use of surveillance technology.
$10,000
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project · New York, NY · 2021
To create educational reports comparing recent privacy legislation and evaluating its impact in the United States.
$10,000
Independent Arts and Media · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To develop and make available educational resources regarding technology, surveillance, privacy and tenant rights.
$10,000
Simply Secure · New York, NY · 2021
To research surveillance and smart city technologies.

Grant history

All 20 reported grants, largest first.

$65,000
Demand Progress Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$53,990
Blacks in Cybersecurity Headquarters Incorporated · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Developing, promoting and providing educational events, information, hands-on learning, career services and opportunities with the goal of solving the disparity between underserved minority communities and cybersecurity… read allDeveloping, promoting and providing educational events, information, hands-on learning, career services and opportunities with the goal of solving the disparity between underserved minority communities and cybersecurity knowledge and resources. less
$50,000
Distributed Denial of Secrets · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General organizational support to enable the free transmission of data in the public interest.
$35,000
Distributed Denial of Secrets · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General organizational support to enable the free transmission of data in the public interest.
$25,000
Sunset Spark · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Research and development of education curriculum on public interest technology.
$20,000
Muslim Justic League · Boston, MA · 2023
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$20,000
Restore the Fourth · Belmont, MA · 2021
To research the use of surveillance technology.
$15,000
Distributed Denial of Secrets · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General organizational support to enable the free transmission of data in the public interest.
$15,000
Theorem Media · Westport, CT · 2022
Public education regarding how internet communication works.
$15,000
Article 19 · Wilmington, DE · 2021
Offering critical programming and training, and continue important conversations during a time that individuals are unable to gather because of COVID19. Providing vulnerable communities experiencing the most acute digit… read allOffering critical programming and training, and continue important conversations during a time that individuals are unable to gather because of COVID19. Providing vulnerable communities experiencing the most acute digital rights challenges with support to be better represented in important strategic conversations regarding circumvention tools and projects. Enabling diverse communities that make up the digital rights community with opportunities to meet, share knowledge, and build trust. less
$10,000
Defending Rights and Dissent · Washington, DC · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
The Lucy Parsons Labs · Chicago, IL · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
The Watershed Center · Millerton, NY · 2022
Research and education regarding surveillance and constitutional rights.
$10,000
Center for Emerging Futures · Boise, ID · 2021
To work to promote digital literacy, privacy, and security workshops.
$10,000
Independent Arts and Media · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To develop and make available educational resources regarding technology, surveillance, privacy and tenant rights.
$10,000
Simply Secure · New York, NY · 2021
To research surveillance and smart city technologies.
$10,000
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project · New York, NY · 2021
To create educational reports comparing recent privacy legislation and evaluating its impact in the United States.
$7,500
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2021
To research the experiences of young people dealing online conflict and develop educational resources to help them find support when experiencing online conflict,
$7,500
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
To publish educational materials regarding civil liberties.

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