Why Donate
The Open Bankruptcy Project is a nonprofit building free tools that help people understand the federal bankruptcy system. We run no ads. We accept no attorney referral fees. We collect no user data. Every tool, every dataset, and every page of content is free to everyone -- forever.
Every dollar donated goes directly to keeping this infrastructure running: PACER access fees, domain renewals, and the research databases that power our screening tools. Everything else is volunteer labor.
Impact
4.9M
Cases Screened
75+
Free Domains
2,000+
Pages of Content
94
Districts Covered
$0
Cost to Every User
100%
Volunteer-Built
Where Your Money Goes
We have no employees, no office, and no overhead. Here is exactly what your donation funds:
- PACER access fees -- Federal court records cost $0.10 per page. Screening thousands of docket pages across 94 districts adds up fast.
- Domain registration -- We maintain 75+ educational domains at roughly $10/domain/year, covering every major bankruptcy statute.
- Research infrastructure -- Databases, APIs, and data processing tools that power our case screening and analysis.
- Everything else is volunteer labor -- Code, content, research, design, outreach -- all donated time. Zero dollars go to salaries or overhead.