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How this is funded

Where the money comes from

Funded access has to be paid for by someone. Here is exactly who, and what happens when the fund runs short.

Three routes

How the Foundation is paid for

We are open about where the money comes from, because organizations receiving funded access are right to ask, and because funders check.

One

The standing pledge, 2%

2% of every CyberSafe Coach subscription is donated to the Foundation automatically. There is no opt in and no decision to make. Every paying customer contributes.

Two

Optional donation, 10%

At the checkout, subscribers can choose to add a one off 10% social impact donation on top of what they are already paying.

Three

Sponsored Access, from $420

A business sponsors one named local school, nonprofit or community group for a full year. The sponsor is publicly recognized and receives a quarterly impact report.

The honest bit

What this means in practice

The Foundation can only award what it holds. Pledge income scales with how many people pay for the commercial platform, which means in the early stages the fund is small and demand outstrips it.

We would rather say that plainly than imply an unlimited pot. When we cannot fund an organization immediately we tell them, give them their position on the waitlist, and set out the alternatives. We then use that waitlist as evidence of demand when we apply for grants, which is how the fund grows.

Pledge contributions are treated as ring fenced community funding rather than distributable profit, and no dividends are paid.

For US sponsors: the Foundation is a UK community interest company, not a 501(c)(3). Sponsorship is a commercial sponsorship arrangement with public recognition, not a charitable donation, and it is not deductible as a charitable contribution for US tax purposes. Please take your own advice on how to treat it.

Sponsor an organization

If your business wants to do something concrete rather than generic, you can sponsor one named local school, nonprofit or community group for a full year from $420.

  • You choose the organization, or we match you with one on the waitlist.
  • They get a full year of funded access at no cost to them.
  • You are publicly recognized as their sponsor.
  • You receive a quarterly impact report showing what actually happened.

Talk to us about sponsoring