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Open Source Endowment
The Open Source Endowment is a US 501(c)(3) community-driven nonprofit, launched in February 2026, that funds critical open-source software through an endowment model — donations build a permanent principal, invested conservatively, with only the returns (around 5%) disbursed as grants to maintainers based on data-driven nominations. It has raised roughly $785K from 117 donors, including founders of HashiCorp and Elastic, and is governed by its members (donors of $1K or more hold decision rights) with open, transparent processes. Grant selection is still being designed as the donor base and membership grow.1,2
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open-source maintainers.
Typical size~$5,000 microgrants
CadenceFirst distribution round planned for Q2 2026 (inaugural round)