The Gentoo Foundation, Inc.

General

Used as filename or fragment reference: gentoo
Common Name: Gentoo Linux
Legal Name: The Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
Website: https://www.gentoo.org/
Location: US
State: NM
Software Types: distro
Wikidata ID: Q75837444

Governance

Board Size: 5
Board Type: elected
Board Website: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Main_Page
Bylaws Website: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Bylaws
Nonprofit Type: New Mexico non profit

Funding

Local Tax Authority ID: 2463313
Budget Website: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Foundation:Financial_Reports

Sponsorships

Sponsor List Website: https://www.gentoo.org/inside-gentoo/sponsors/
Sponsorship Program Model: Gentoo

Current Top Tier Sponsors: Premium

• osuosl.org
• bytemark.co.uk
• 7l.com
• top-ix.org
• fastbull.org
• dedicatednow.com
• hotelkatalog24.de
• numberly.com
• leaseweb.com
• hetzner.com
• cdn77.com
• vsys.host
• hp.com
• mephi.ru

Last checked 2024-02-12; see the sponsorship program for all levels.

Estimated Sponsorship Income

Rough estimate: the sponsors listed on July 1 of each year multiplied by the published price of their level. Actual amounts paid vary; see the sponsorship history.

Year	Estimated income	Sponsors
2026	74K	22
2025	74K	22
2024	74K	22
2023	89K	25
2022	89K	25
2021	94K	26
2020	89K	25
2019	94K	26
2018	93K	25
2017	98K	26
2016	88K	24

Policy

Licenses Used: GPL-2.0-only
Code Of Conduct Website: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Council/Code_of_conduct

Trademark

Primary Brand Name: Gentoo
Is Primary Brand Registered?: no
Trademark Policy Website: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:SwifT/trademark

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The Gentoo Foundation provides support for development of the Gentoo distribution. It is a New Mexico non-profit corporation, but does not have US IRS non-profit status.