What sponsorship funds
Sponsorship pays registrars for two things: the first registration of an approved applicant’s domain, and the renewals that keep it active. Domains are registered for a term, usually a year, and lapse if they are not renewed. A sponsorship program that only paid for first registrations would quietly fail a year later, so renewals are part of the commitment from the start.
What a registration costs
Registration and renewal prices are set by registries and registrars, differ by extension, and change over time. Rather than quote a figure that may be out of date, we show live prices in our domain search wherever our registrar provides them, and we will share current program costs with you directly before you give. We will not claim that a particular amount “covers a domain” until that is true for the extensions we are funding.
How your support is recorded
Funds received for sponsorship are recorded in a program ledger and allocated to specific registrations and renewals. Impact we report is drawn from recorded events: applications approved, domains confirmed active by a registrar, renewals completed.
Tax status
Please note that we do not describe gifts to Courthology as tax-deductible on this website. If and when our tax status is confirmed, we will state it here and on any receipt.
Pledge your support
Tell us how you would like to help. A pledge is not a payment; we will reply with current costs and the ways to give.