The worldβs first endowment fund dedicated exclusively to open source software. We are building the foundation for truly sustainable funding for OSS maintainers
1/5 Today we're launching the Open Source Endowment (OSE) β the world's first endowment fund dedicated to sustainably funding critical open source software. π±
$750K raised. 60 founding donors. Built to last forever.
endowment.dev π§΅
4/5 OSE is governed by its donor community.
Core team: board members Konstantin Vinogradov (founding chairman), @chadwhitacre, Maxim Konovalov; executive director Jonathan Starr; advisors Amy Parker and Vlad-Stefan Harbuz
Everyone who donates $1K become Members with a real vote
5/5 Open source runs the modern world. It's time we built something to sustain it.
Two ways to help: β Donate at endowment.dev (any amount welcome) β Nominate critically underfunded OSS projects on our Funding page
Let's build this together. π±