Although the organisation has an arm that operates as a commercial business, the bulk of BIRN's work is done by its non-profit sector, which is bankrolled by close to a dozen philanthropic institutions -- including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Balkan Trust for Democracy -- and European governments, The Netherlands and Norway.
Deşi organizaţia are o divizie care operează drept societate comercială, majoritatea activităţii BIRN este efectuată de către sectorul non-profit, finanţat de aproape o duzină de instituţii filantropice – inclusiv Rockefeller Brothers Fund şi Balkan Trust for Democracy – şi de guvernele europene, Olanda şi Norvegia.