The Tor Project Inc.
Fiscal year ending 2022. Filed on May 11, 2023.
PO Box 5
Winchester, New Hampshire 03470
The Tor Project Inc. (EIN: 20-8096820) has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2016 and 2024. In its fiscal year 2022 IRS Form 990 filing, The Tor Project Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 7 out of 16 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $150,003. The highest compensated employee at The Tor Project Inc. is Nick Mathewson with fiscal year 2022 compensation of $184,700.
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Mission Statement
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE TOR NETWORK, WHICH IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEER-OPERATED SERVERS THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR PRIVACY AND SECURITY ON THE INTERNET. THE ORGANIZATION'S USERS EMPLOY THE TOR NETWORK BY CONNECTING THROUGH A SERIES OF VIRTUAL TUNNELS RATHER THAN MAKING A DIRECT CONNECTION, THUS ALLOWING BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE INFORMATION OVER PUBLIC NETWORKS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THEIR PRIVACY. ALONG THE SAME LINE, THE TOR NETWORK IS AN EFFECTIVE CENSORSHIP CIRCUMVENTION TOOL, ALLOWING ITS USERS TO REACH OTHERWISE BLOCKED DESTINATIONS OR CONTENT. THE TOR NETWORK CAN ALSO BE USED AS A BUILDING BLOCK FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO CREATE NEW COMMUNICATION TOOLS WITH BUILT-IN PRIVACY FEATURES.
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