Grantmaking public charityEIN 042888848
Free Software Foundation Inc
Boston, MA 02196
Total Assets
$1.4M
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$8K
FY 2023
Grants Made
1
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$8K
FY 2023
Grant Range
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Deadlines
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Programs & Activities
Program 1
$340KThe license education program assists developers and users in understanding software licensing and determining which software is ethically safe for them to use. It answers questions from the public, offers guidance in best practices, publishes articles on free software licensing issues, sends speakers to events, investigates and resolves violations of the GNU general public license (GPL), lesser GPL, and GNU free documentation license, certifies hardware products that respect user freedom, and presents continuing legal education courses for lawyers. The GNU Project does collaborative development and distribution of an operating system (OS) that respects users freedom. GNU software is licensed freely so that users can run, share, study, and modify it however is best for them. The GNU system is used most popularly with the kernel Linux,forming the GNU/Linux OS used on millions of computers worldwide, including the ma
Program 2
$309KThe GNU Project does collaborative development and distribution of an operating system (OS) that respects users freedom. GNU software is licensed freely so that users can run, share, study, and modify it however is best for them. The GNU system is used most popularly with the kernel Linux, forming the GNU/Linux OS used on millions of computers worldwide, including the majority of web and email servers. The Organization supports GNU with resources for coordination, planning, software development, infrastructure, web and download hosting, copyright stewardship, programming work, and public promotion.
Program 3
$36KOther programs include compiling and mainaining a directory of Free Software for all operating systems at directory.fsf.org and publishing printed books and selling clothing related to the use of and advocacy for free sofware. Included in total are expenses related to Directory $26,836 and GNU Press $8,992
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Top Recipients
1 grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grants
Geographic Focus
1 states
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