World's first Open Source Endowment launches with $693K fund to provide stable, long-term funding for critical but underfunded OSS projects through community-driven donations and investment returns.

Open Source Endowment — World's First Endowment Fund for OSS

The world's firstOpen SourceEndowment Truly sustainable funding sustainable funding for critical OSS through a community‑driven endowment $693Kendowment fund 61total donors 44members ($1K+ donors) Sustainable Provides a stable, long-term funding model, independent of volatile corporate and personal budgets. Systemic Supports the critical but underfunded open source projects that conventional models miss. Efficient A lean, digital-first, community-led organization designed for maximum imp...