Our work is powered by donations averaging about $41. We’re an independent, non-profit website that the entire world depends on. $1,164,465 $1.5M Dear Internet Archive Supporter, I ask only once a year: please help the Internet Archive today. Brewster Kahle, Founder, Internet Archive. If you find our site useful, please chip in. The Internet Archive is a bargain, but we need your help. But we still need to pay for servers and staff. We have only 150 staff but run one of the world’s top websites.
The key is to keep improving-and to keep it free. When I started this, people called me crazy.Ĭollect web pages? Who’d want to read a book on a screen?įor 21 years, we’ve backed up the Web, so if government data or entire newspapers disappear, we can say: We Got This. So your $5 donation becomes $20!įor the cost of a used paperback, we can share a book online forever. Right now, a generous supporter will match your donation 3-to-1. If everyone chips in $5, we can keep this going for free.