The Helsinki Foundation has recently begun to seek support, cautiously, from the Polish business community, and it received its first donation last year. But this support base remains relatively modest and will not replace foreign funding in the foreseeable future. A discussion ensued regarding relations with government, with one participant stating that foreign donors give money without the strings that are always attached by an NGO's own government. LRC speakers were asked about salary levels within their organization. JP Purshotam replied that LRC has two sets of salaries, for professional and administrative staff respectively.
Administrative staff get private market-level salaries and regular annual increases.