GNOME Foundation

General

Used as filename or fragment reference: gnome
Common Name: GNOME
Legal Name: GNOME Foundation
Contact Us: https://foundation.gnome.org/contact
Website: https://www.gnome.org/
Location: US
Software Types: distro
Wikidata ID: Q1056660

Governance

Board Size: 9
Board Type: elected
Board Website: https://handbook.gnome.org/foundation/board-of-directors.html
Team, staff, or employee roster URL.: https://foundation.gnome.org/team
Bylaws Website: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Infrastructure/foundation-web/raw/master/foundation.gnome.org/about/bylaws.rst
Events Listing: https://events.gnome.org/
Nonprofit Type: Nonprofit501c3

Funding

Tax Authority ID: 04-3572618
Budget in USD: 675K
Budget Year: 2023
Budget Website: https://foundation.gnome.org/reports
Budget Transparency: yes
Donation Link: https://donate.gnome.org/

Tax Filings - US

IRS determination date: 2002-08-01
NTEE Code: O50
Most recent filing: 2025-09-01, assets $3.16M
Revenue and expenses reported on IRS Form 990 filings, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (data) or IRS downloads.
Tax yearRevenueExpenses
2023$556.1K $653.7K
2022$363.4K $677.5K
2021$298.3K $850.3K
2020$967.2K $828.4K
2019$876.9K $638.3K
2018$1.19M $388.1K
2017$292K $330K
2016$227K $193.9K
2015$667.4K $499.3K
2014$902K $902.7K
2013$572.7K $597.6K
2012$440.5K $386.2K
2011$388.2K $502.6K

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Program Model: Gnome

Current Top Tier Sponsors: Advisory

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.
YearEstimated income (USD)Sponsors
2024$80K 9

Policy

Licenses Used: GPL-2.0-only
Ethics/COI Policy: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Board/-/blob/main/policy-documents/GNOME-Foundation-Ethical-Conduct-Policy-Directors.pdf?ref_type=heads
Code Of Conduct Website: https://conduct.gnome.org/
Source Of Code Of Conduct:
Where Code Of Conduct Linked: footer
How To Report COC Violations: form or email; committee; code-of-conduct@

Trademark

Primary Brand Name: GNOME
Secondary Brand Name(s): GTX; Flatpak; Flathub
Is Primary Brand Registered?: yes
Trademark Policy Website: https://foundation.gnome.org/licensing-guidelines
Trademark Usage Website: https://brand.gnome.org/

The GNOME Foundation is a non-profit organization that believes in a world where everyone is empowered by technology they can trust.