Software Freedom Conservancy

General

Used as filename or fragment reference: sfc
Common Name: Software Freedom Conservancy
Legal Name: Software Freedom Conservancy
Website: https://sfconservancy.org/
Location: US
State: NY
Accepts new projects?: yes
Software Types: various
Wikidata ID: Q2896872

Governance

Board Size: 6
Board Type: appointed
Board Website: https://sfconservancy.org/about/board/
Bylaws Website: https://sfconservancy.org/docs/conservancy_by-laws.pdf
Approx Number Of Paid Staff: 5
Example Projects Hosted: BusyBox, Git, Outreachy
Project List Website: https://sfconservancy.org/projects/current/
Services Provided: Conservancy acts as a financial steward for earmarked donations and intangible assets, as well as providing legal, event, and license compliance services.
Nonprofit Type: Nonprofit501c3

Funding

Tax Authority ID: 41-2203632
Budget in USD: 1.2M
Budget Website: https://sfconservancy.org/about/filings/
Funding Sources: donations, sponsors

Tax Filings - US

IRS determination date: 2006-11-01
NTEE Code: U41
Most recent filing: 2025-02-01, assets $5.4M

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

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses
2023	$4.19M	$3.66M
2022	$4.36M	$3.17M
2021	$3.23M	$2.59M
2020	$2.97M	$2.54M
2019	$3.33M	$2.17M
2018	$2.68M	$1.99M
2017	$2.13M	$1.5M
2016	$1.93M	$1.16M
2015	$680.8K	$668.2K
2014	$867.7K	$734.6K
2013	$617.1K	$926.5K
2012	$1.77M	$1.22M
2011	$911.6K	$650.7K

Sponsorships

Sponsor List Website: https://sfconservancy.org/sponsors/
Example Sponsors: Collabora, Google, HP, Linux Australia, Linux Foundation, Mozilla, Private InternetAccess, Redhat, Savoir-Faire Linux, Target
Sponsorship Program Model: Software Freedom Conservancy

Current Top Tier Sponsors: First

• ampr.org
• amazon.com
• codeweavers.com
• google.com
• ifixit.com
• indeed.com
• jmp.chat
• wildebeest.org
• mozilla.org

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	$9K	9
2025	$9K	9
2024	$8K	8
2023	$8K	8
2022	$8K	8
2021	$8K	8
2020	$6K	6
2019	$7K	7
2018	$9K	9
2017	$10K	10
2016	$10K	10

Policy

Licenses Used: various, GPL
Diversity Policy Website: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/?tag=diversity
Description Of Diversity Policy: Blog postings

Trademark

Primary Brand Name: various project brands
Secondary Brand Name(s): various projects - dozen+
Is Primary Brand Registered?: no
Trademark Policy Website: per-project policies
Official Logo Link: https://sfconservancy.org/img/conservancy-logo.png
Is Logo Registered?: no

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Software Freedom Conservancy helps promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects.