Donate to PauseAI
We started PauseAI as a group of volunteers, who work on it in their free time. Since February 2024, PauseAI is a registered non-profit foundation .
How we use your donations
- Community projects: our microgrants program supports various small-scale projects.
- Volunteer stipends: volunteers can apply for a stipend , which helps our community have a local impact and grow organically.
- Funding for local & national chapters: we help PauseAI communities
- People: build a stronger community, work on projects, organize protests, improve the website, etc.
- Events: renting a location, catering, travel costs.
- Software: email, website, etc.
- Campaigns: online advertising, materials
- Legal & financial: setting up the foundation (notary costs), bookkeeping.
What have we already achieved
- 1000+ people who have joined PauseAI, many of whom are actively working on various projects
- 100+ projects in our Discord server (websites, workshops, videos, responses to government consultations, etc.)
- Organized 15+ protests in 7 countries.
- 100+ other types of events (lobby workshops, flyering sessions, action meetings, etc.)
- 30+ Media appearances on major news outlets, podcasts, documentaries, TV and more.
- Many meetings with politicians and other stakeholders.
Who is funding PauseAI
See our funding page for more details on who donated how much money.
What we’re planning to do
See our roadmap for more details.
How to donate to PauseAI
- By bank transfer. IBAN: NL31BUNQ2109903155 BIC/SWIFT: BUNQNL2AXXX (Stichting PauseAI). This is probably the cheapest way to transfer money to us.
- PayPal . Supports recurring donations. Transaction fees apply.
- Through our merchandise store . All US-based credit card transactions have an added 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing fee. Non-US credit cards have a 3.9% +$0.30 payment processing fee.
- Through this link (Select Sofort - most banks and PayPal are supported)