KEI is a U.S. tax exempt organization, under 501(3)(c) of the IRS rules.
KEI is supported by grants and research contracts, including in recent years from the following institutions:
- Foundation to Promote Open Society
- Perls Foundation
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals
- UNITAID
- American University/Arcadia Foundation
- Gordon R Irlam Charitable Foundation
KEI also receives a small amount of funding through personal, individual contributions. If you would like to donate to KEI’s efforts, please visit: https://www.keionline.org/donate
In previous years, KEI received funding from the following foundations, among others:
- Ford Foundation
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Open Society Institute
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Sun Hill Family Foundation
In 2006 KEI received a MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.
In 2013, KEI solicited donations on behalf of a travel fund supporting NGOs (other than KEI) to attend the diplomatic conference for the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty for persons who are blind or have other disabilities.
KEI Europe is a separate legal entity. KEI Europe has received support from:
- Heinrich Böll Foundation
- Camino Stiftung
If you are interested in supporting KEI’s work, please contact Claire Cassedy (Claire.Cassedy@keionline.org,) or donate here.