Donations
Support Vector with Donations
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As free and open-source technology, Vector is built from scratch and relies on contributors from around the world, both in terms of code contributions as well as financial donations. Grants and donations are one way to support developers, the growth of the Vector Privacy ecosystem, and general education and awareness on the human right to privacy.
Support Vector Privacy
Vector Privacy is built by a small, independent team dedicated to private communication for everyone. We don't run ads, sell data, or answer to investors—just the community. Your support keeps Vector independent, open-source, and free.
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Why Donate?
Donations directly fund:
Open-Source Development — New features, bug fixes, security audits
Decentralized Infrastructure — Relay servers, build systems, distribution
Independence & Sovereignty — No corporate investors, no strings attached
Every contribution, big or small, helps us stay focused on privacy, not profit.
How to Donate
We accept privacy-respecting payment methods:
*ETH Wallet supports all EVM-compatible chains & tokens.
If you're interested in donating in a way that isn't mentioned above, please contact us.
Transparency
Fundamentally, a key component of open-source culture is transparency. It's important for everyone to know where their contributions, energy, and donations are really going. These numbers may slightly fluctuate depending on scenarios, but we wanted to provide our best insight on where we see donations and resources best spent (at this stage of development). If we feel there are necessary changes that need to be implemented to optimize our model, we will do our best to reflect them here.
Development & Maintenance
60%
Community & Outreach
20%
Infrastructure & Hosting*
10%
Security Audits*
10%
*If excess funding is available or left over from categories marked with asterisks, residual funds will be carried over into the Community & Outreach efforts.
What we don't do:
No lobbying or political donations.
No paid promotions or sponsored content.
No selling user data (we don't have any to sell).
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Other Ways to Contribute
Not in a position to donate? You can still help:
Code — Check our GitHub for open issues
Translate — Help bring Vector Privacy to more languages
Run a Relay — Strengthen the network by hosting a Nostr Relay
Spread the Word — Tell people about Vector, write about us, share on socials
Report Bugs — Found something broken? Let us know
Past Contributors
Giving credit where credit is due. We'd like to do our best to acknowledge and pay our respects to the individuals and organizations who have made notable contributions towards Vector Privacy's development. Furthermore, this supports the practice of transparency as mentioned above.
Thank You
Whether you donate, contribute code, run a relay, or simply use Vector—you're part of what makes private communication possible and thrive.
We're building this together. 💚
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