1/5 Today we're launching the Open Source Endowment (OSE) โ the world's first endowment fund dedicated to sustainably funding critical open source software. ๐ฑ
$750K+ raised. 60+ founding donors. Built to last forever.
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2/5 The model is simple but powerful: all donations are invested in a low-risk portfolio, and only annual investment returns fund OSS grants.
Every dollar keeps working, year after year, in perpetuity โ independent of corporate budgets or market cycles.
OSE is a US 501(c)(3).
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3/5 Our founding donors include @mitchellh @kimchy @JanOberhauser @bagder @ashtom @evanyou @HackyGoLucky @calcsam @cra @kiwicopple @samuelcolvin and many more. ๐
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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
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5/5 Open source runs the modern world. It's time we built something to sustain it.
Two ways to help: โ Donate at endowment.dev (any amount welcome) โ Nominate critically underfunded OSS projects on our Funding page
Let's build this together. ๐ฑ
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