Open Web Application Security Project

General

Used as filename or fragment reference: owasp
Common Name: OWASP
Legal Name: Open Web Application Security Project
Website: https://www.owasp.org/
Location: US
State: MD
Accepts new projects?: yes
Software Types: security
Wikidata ID: Q379297

Governance

Board Size: 7
Board Type: elected
Board Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Board
Bylaws Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/About_The_Open_Web_Application_Security_Project#OWASP_Foundation_Bylaws
Approx Number Of Paid Staff: 7
Example Projects Hosted: OWASP Top 10, CSRFGuard, Zed Attack Proxy
Project List Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Project
Services Provided: OWASP acts as a financial steward and provides coordination services between projects.
Nonprofit Type: Nonprofit501c3

Funding

Budget in USD: 2.5M
Budget Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/About_OWASP/Financial_Transparency
Funding Sources: sponsors, donations

Sponsorships

Sponsor List Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Acknowledgements
Example Sponsors: Adobe, CME Group, Fortify, Qualys, Salesforce, Security Innovation, Signal Sciences, waratek
Sponsorship Program Model: OWASP

Current Top Tier Sponsors: Platinum

Last checked 2024-09-26; 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	$825K	83
2025	$750K	72
2024	$570K	62
2023	$1.12M	133
2022	$825K	99
2021	not estimated: levels not published	75
2020	not estimated: levels not published	56

Policy

Licenses Used: various
CLA Policy: CLA
Code Of Conduct Website: https://owasp.org/www-policy/operational/code-of-conduct

Trademark

Primary Brand Name: OWASP
Secondary Brand Name(s): various projects - dozens+
Is Primary Brand Registered?: no
Trademark Policy Website: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Marketing/Resources
Official Logo Link: https://www.owasp.org/images/e/e6/Owasp_logo_icon.jpg
Is Logo Registered?: no

OWASP is a charitable organization focused on improving the security of software.