I run SETI@home because I believe there is other intelligent life in the universe. This project offers me a chance to be a part of a search that may broaden mankind's horizon. Perhaps finding proof that we are not alone will bring humans together as one species, instead of us fighting wars over who controls which fraction of our pale blue dot.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.