CARAS is a small organization with a huge mission and broad program to educate and support research addressing kink/Leather/BDSM/fetish communities, sex workers, and consensual non-monogamy communities. All CARAS staff, board members, committee members, intramural researchers, educators, and volunteers in various roles are 100% volunteers, who share a commitment to our communities and dedicate their time and energy to support the important mission of the organization.
This means that CARAS can do amazing things on a very small budget, but there are operational costs that must be covered in order to run the organization, such as the costs of this website, survey platforms, secure systems for email and data storage, etc.. Our modest subscription and educational fees cover a lot, but not all, of the annual cost of running CARAS.
We ask for your support by maintaining a subscription to CARAS and also, if you can, provide a separate donation to CARAS via the PayPal link below. All donations go directly to support CARAS operations.
CARAS Research is a California and federal non-profit organization (federal 501(c)(3); EIN 20-4442460). Your donations to CARAS may be tax deductible.