You can donate/sponsor to the open source projects or events that you want to support. Donating/Sponsoring lets you:
Provide financial support to the projects that make up critical parts of your technology stack
Get public recognition for funding the project community
Ensure transparency as to how funds are being spent
The following eligibility rules apply to donors:
Must be able to make a donation in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Must not reside in a country or jurisdiction, or be subject to sanctions programs, where the donation would be prohibited under applicable U.S. federal, state or local laws or the laws of other countries.
Donations on behalf of an organization (such as an employer) must be authorized by that organization.
Consider the following information before you donate:
Your donation is made to The Linux Foundation and is deposited in an account managed by The Linux Foundation. Unless otherwise explicitly specified by The Linux Foundation, your donation will not be tax-deductible under United States federal taxation laws.
To ensure transparency, a record of each donation may be retained indefinitely and made public in the ledger on the project’s page.
Funding occurs on a one-time or recurring monthly basis.
The Linux Foundation will underwrite all platform fees for the first $10M USD donated to projects, as well as any fees charged by third-party payment processors. Subsequent donations after $10M will be charged a 5% platform fee, plus any fee that may be charged by the third-party payment processor through which the donor makes the donation.
You can sponsor events and meetups, and the associated activities that you want to support.
Keep these items ready before you begin:
If you are donating as an organization, a logo file for your organization in JPG, PNG, SVG format with a maximum size of 2 MB
If you are making a payment using an invoice, information such as account and routing numbers
To Sponsor an Event:
**** 1. Sign in to Crowdfunding. ****
2. From Events tab, select Sponsor on an event of interest. The New Donation form appears, for example:
3. Select Individual or an Organization. If you select Organization, you can add, edit, or delete an organization anytime.
4. Click in the I want to give field and type a dollar amount or select a predefined dollar or sponsor option.The One-time donation frequency is enabled by default.
5. For Payment Method, select Credit or debit card or Invoice.
The Invoice Payment Method is enabled only if you donate as an Organization and select One-time.
Credit or debit card lets you add a default card or edit a default card to use for your donation payment. Click Add Card or Edit Card to add or edit a card, respectively. Enter your card details and click Submit.
Invoice lets you request an invoice from the Linux Foundation for your donation. If you have a purchase order number, enter the number in the PO Number field that appears. If you want to request a purchase order number, contact your Linux Foundation administrator—the Finance team will contact you. The Finance team can work with your organization for other methods of payment such as checks.
6. Review your donation summary and your donation amounts in the Review Donation section.
7. Agree to the terms and select the checkbox.
8. Click Submit Sponsorship.
Sponsors are organizations that can donate a minimum of $200.00 with no maximum amount. You must be authorized by the organization to donate on behalf of the organization. Organizations making one-time donations may donate via an invoice, all other donations must be made with a credit or debit card.
Have these items handy before you begin:
A logo file for your organization in JPG, PNG, or SVG format with a maximum size of 2 MB
If you are making a payment using an invoice, invoice number.
1. Sign in to Crowdfunding.
2. Click Donate on a project of interest.
3. Select an organization. You can add, edit, or delete an organization.
4. Select a preset amount or click in the I want to give field and enter a dollar amount.
5. Select a donation frequency option: One-time or Monthly.
Note:
If you select Monthly, you will be billed on a recurring basis that is on the first calendar day of each month**.**
You can cancel your recurring donation by logging into your account and changing your donation settings.
6. From Donation allocation drop-down list, designate a project goal for your donation to support.
For Payment Method, select an option:
Credit or debit card- add a default card or edit a default card to use for your donation. Click Add Card or Edit Card to add or edit a card, respectively. Enter your card details and click Submit.
Invoice - this option initiates the donation via invoice. You will receive an email from the Linux Foundation with a form that you will need to complete to complete the donation.
7. Review your donation amounts in the Review Donation section.
8. Agree to the terms and select the checkbox.
9. Click Submit Donation or Submit Subscription, depending on your donation selection.
At any time, you can select My Transactions tab to edit your monthly donation amount by selecting Edit monthly donation for the project of interest.
As an Individual, you can donate a minimum of $5. When donating to a project, you may request that your donation be used towards a specific funding goal or all project needs. However, the project maintainers can adjust fund allocations and may not use the funds per requested allocation.
To donate to a project:
1. **** Sign in to Crowdfunding, and click Donate on a project card.
Note: If you click Donate on a project card on the Mentorship platform, you will be redirected to the Crowdfunding donation form for the project.
2. Select Individual option on the donation form, the I want to give options show preset amounts for individual donors.
Select a preset amount or click in the I want to give field and type in a dollar amount.
Select a donation frequency option: One-time or Monthly.
Note:
If you select Monthly, you will be billed regularly that is on the first calendar day of each month**.**
You can cancel your recurring donation by logging into your account and changing your donation settings.
5. From Donation allocation drop-down list, select a project goal for your donation to support.
6. A credit or debit card lets you add a default card or edit a default card for your donation payment. Click Add Card or Edit Card to add or edit a card, respectively. Enter your card details and click Submit.
7. Review your donation summary and amounts in the Review Donation section.
8. Agree to the terms and select the checkbox.
9. Click Submit Donation or Submit Subscription, depending on your donation selection.
At any time, you can sign in to Crowdfunding, select the My Transactions tab to edit your monthly donation amount—click Edit monthly donation on the project of interest.
You can add, edit, or delete an organization to sponsor a fund on behalf of the organization.
Select + Add Organization. **** \
Complete the dialog fields and click Submit. **** **** You are returned to the New Donation dialog. The organization is pending review by Linux Foundation. Note: After your organization is approved by Linux Foundation, you can see the name in the list.\
Select Edit if you want to edit or delete the organization.
Only the person who added the organization can edit or delete it.
From the list of organizations that you have added, select an organization that you want to edit or delete, then click Edit. **** **** \
Edit the dialog fields to update the organization and click Submit, or click Delete to delete the organization.
