Funding

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Overview

The Internet Governance Forum Secretariat is funded through donations from various stakeholder groups. While host countries bear the majority of the costs associated with holding the annual IGF meeting, the IGF Secretariat's activities are funded through extra-budgetary contributions paid into a multi-donor Trust Fund administered by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). All contributions are administered and accounted for in accordance with United Nations Financial Rules and Regulations and other applicable directives, procedures and practices. The IGF project's expenditures are contained in the biennial Financial Report and audited Financial Statements of the United Nations. Contributions from all stakeholders are welcome, including in-kind donations. 

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Status of Donors' Contributions 2006-2020

Host countries

Host countries bear most of the expenses of the annual meetings:

Greece, Athens 30 October - 2 November 2006
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 12 - 15 November 2007
India, Hyderabad 3 - 6 December 2008
Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh 15 - 18 November 2009
Lithuania, Vilnius 14 - 17 September 2010
Kenya, Nairobi 27 - 30 September 2011
Azerbaijan, Baku 6 - 9 November 2012
Indonesia, Bali| 22 - 25 October 2013
Turkey, Istanbul 2 - 5 September 2014
Brazil, João Pessoa 10 - 13 November 2015
Mexico, Jalisco 6 - 9 December 2016
Geneva, Switzerland 18 - 21 December 2017
Paris, France 12 - 14 November 2018
Berlin, Germany 25 - 29 November 2019

Donors to the Trust Fund

Government of Finland
Government of Germany
European Commission
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Number Resource Organization (NRO)
The Internet Society (ISOC)
Government of the Netherlands
Government of Switzerland
Government of the United States
Government of the United Kingdom
Government of Japan
Nominet UK
Tides Foundation
Verizon
IGFSA
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
AT&T
China Energy Fund Committee
Verisign
Afilias Global Registry Services
Facebook
Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Microsoft Corporation
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks
Google
Government of Norway
Government of Sweden
Amazon
UNINETT Norid
The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)
The Walt Disney Company
European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)
CISCO
auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)
Coordination Center for TLD RU
Danish Internet Forum
Politecnico di Torino
Community DNS
Government of the Republic of Korea
European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association
MCADE, LLC.
NIC-MEXICO
Nic.at The Austrian Registry
Summit Strategies International
NIKKEI DigitalCORE
Ribose Inc.

In Kind Contributions

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)    (Covers transcription for MAG Face-To-Face Meetings)
CISCO (Provides WebEx Tool for Virtual Meetings)
Google (Provides extended Youtube Account for Sessions Videos)
ITU (Provides remote participation for one face to face meeting)
IGFSA (Covers transcription for MAG and Dynamic Coalitions Virtual Meetings)