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In 2016, Cornell raised approximately $515,000 through membership fees from 201 institutions and the total revenue (including CUL, Simons Foundation direct contributions, and online fundraising) is around $1,015,000. We remain grateful for the support from the Simons Foundation that encouraged long-term community support by lowering arXiv membership fees and making participation affordable to a broad range of institutions. This model aims to ensure that the ultimate responsibility for sustaining arXiv remains with the research communities and institutions that benefit from the service most directly.
What is arXiv's Financial Model for 2018-2022?
The financial model for 2018–2022 entails four sources of revenues:
CUL provides a cash subsidy of $175,000 per year in support of arXiv’s operational costs (including the Program Director salary and benefits). In addition, CUL makes an in-kind contribution of all indirect costs, which currently represents 37% of total operating expenses.
The Simons Foundation contributes $100,000 per year in recognition of CUL’s stewardship of arXiv. In addition, the Foundation matches $300,000 per year of the funds generated through arXiv membership fees.
Each member institution pledges a five-year funding commitment to support arXiv. Based on institutional usage ranking, the annual fees are set in six tiers from $1,000 to $4,400.
Grants funds from foundations and agencies to assist with special projects such as the arXiv-NG.
What is arXiv-NG, and how is it funded?
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