Mission
PROTECT FREE EXPRESSION AND ENABLE SECURE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH OPEN SOURCE PRIVACY TECHNOLOGY.
Public Charity
SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $29.4M revenue, $38.0M expenses, $31.0M total assets. 43 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $88.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 824506840
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
Business & Industry
NTEE: S40
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$29.4M
Total Expenses$38.0M
Total Assets$31.0M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$88.8M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Signal Technology Foundation
How Signal Technology Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$81
Programs
the work itself
$19
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $81 for programs
$81
Following its formation in early 2018, signal foundation's primary activity was the continuous improvement to signal messenger in order to ensure global access to a secure, end-to-end encrypted…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,541
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$14,099,847
Community Development
$1,001,200
GENERAL SUPPORT
$120,245
GENERAL SUPPORT
$120,245
Showing up to 5 of 43 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING
Alan Liu
DIRECTOR
Amba Kak
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Aruna Harder
PRES / SECR / TREAS / CEO OF SIGNAL
Brian Acton
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Ehren Kret
DIRECTOR
Jay Sullivan
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29.4M | $38.0M | $31.0M |
| 2023 | $35.8M | $35.8M | $37.4M |
| 2022 | $26.1M | $30.5M | $37.3M |
| 2021 | $12.8M | $33.1M | $46.2M |
| 2020 | $14.9M | $21.3M | $66.1M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $14.9M to $29.4M (+98%), with total assets most recently reported at $31.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.