NumFOCUS, Inc.

General

Used as filename or fragment reference: numfocus
Common Name: NumFOCUS
Legal Name: NumFOCUS, Inc.
Website: https://numfocus.org/
Founding Date: 2012
Location: US
State: TX
Accepts new projects?: yes
Software Types: scientific
Wikidata ID: Q54449592

Governance

Board Size: 8
Board Website: https://numfocus.org/community/people#people-staff
Team, staff, or employee roster URL.: https://numfocus.org/community/people#people-staff
Bylaws Website: https://numfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NumFOCUS-Bylaws-Approved-16-May-2019.pdf
Approx Number Of Paid Staff: 14
Project List Website: https://numfocus.org/sponsored-projects
Nonprofit Type: Nonprofit501c3

Funding

Tax Authority ID: 45-4547709
Budget Website: https://numfocus.org/legal

Tax Filings - US

IRS determination date: 2012-09-01
NTEE Code: U03
Most recent filing: 2024-12-01, assets $6.39M

Revenue and expenses reported on IRS Form 990 filings, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (data) or IRS downloads.

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses
2023	$7.25M	$9.95M
2022	$9.29M	$5.74M
2021	$5.45M	$3.86M
2020	$5.69M	$3.58M
2019	$5.07M	$2.93M
2018	$2.28M	$3.43M
2017	$3.18M	$2.67M
2016	$3.16M	$1.59M
2015	$1.28M	$566.6K
2014	$94.7K	$113.7K
2013	$224.4K	$27.6K
2012	$4.7K	$8.8K

Sponsorships

Example Sponsors: https://numfocus.org/sponsors
Sponsorship Program Model: NumFOCUS

Current Top Tier Sponsors: Principal

• bloomberg.com
• troweprice.com
• ibm.com
• anaconda.com
• posit.co

Last checked 2025-09-11; 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 (USD)	Sponsors
2026	$838K	26
2025	$937K	27
2024	$988K	28
2023	$1.19M	28
2022	$1.09M	29

Policy

Licenses Used: various
Code Of Conduct Website: https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct
Event Code Of Conduct Website: https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct
Source Of Code Of Conduct:

• Python Software Foundation Code of Conduct
• Ada Initiative Conference anti-harassment Policy
• Audrey Eschright of Safety First PDX
• Otter Tech Code of Conduct template

Where Code Of Conduct Linked: footer; nav
How To Report COC Violations: form or email; committee; conduct@
Diversity Policy Website: https://numfocus.org/programs/diversity-inclusion

Trademark

Primary Brand Name: NumFocus
Secondary Brand Name(s): PyFocus, various projects
Is Primary Brand Registered?: yes
Trademark Policy Website: https://numfocus.org/trademark-guidelines
Official Logo Link: https://numfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/numfocusweblogo_orig-1.png

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NumFOCUS, a 501(c)(3) public charity in the United States, aims to promote open practices in research, data, and scientific computing by serving as a fiscal sponsor for open source projects and organizing community-driven educational programs. NumFOCUS envisions an inclusive scientific and research community that utilizes actively supported open source software to make impactful discoveries for a better world.