Software in the Public Interest

General

Used as filename or fragment reference: spi
Common Name: SPI
Legal Name: Software in the Public Interest
Website: https://www.spi-inc.org/
Location: US
State: NY
Accepts new projects?: yes
Software Types: various
Wikidata ID: Q685777

Governance

Board Size: 9
Board Type: elected
Board Website: https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/board/
Bylaws Website: https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/by-laws/
Example Projects Hosted: Debian, Jenkins, PostgreSQL
Project List Website: https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/
Services Provided: SPI acts as a financial steward for earmarked donations and intangible assets as noted at https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/services/
Nonprofit Type: Nonprofit501c3

Funding

Tax Authority ID: 11-3390208
Budget in USD: 200K
Budget Website: https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/annual-reports/2016.pdf
Funding Sources: donations

Tax Filings - US

IRS determination date: 1999-05-01
NTEE Code: U41
Most recent filing: 2024-12-01, assets $2.61M

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

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses
2023	$463.2K	$730.4K
2022	$485.3K	$546.6K
2021	$522.7K	$413.2K
2020	$723.9K	$341.3K
2019	$970.5K	$661.1K
2018	$1.46M	$385.1K
2017	$635.3K	$612.9K
2016	$428.1K	$203.8K
2015	$351.4K	$193.1K
2014	$379.3K	$286.9K
2013	$402K	$134.9K
2012	$293.4K	$280K
2011	$218.2K	$98.4K

Sponsorships

Sponsor List Website: https://www.spi-inc.org/sponsors/
Sponsorship Program Model: Software in the Public Interest
Hosted Sponsorship Programs:

• Debian
• Adélie Linux
• Arch Linux
• PostgreSQL

Current Top Tier Sponsors: Partner

• craigslist.org
• google.com
• gandi.net

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 (USD)	Sponsors
2024	$3K	3

Policy

Licenses Used: GPL, various
Per-Project Codes Of Conduct:

• https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct.en.html
• https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/coc/
• https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/code-of-conduct/
• https://www.adelielinux.org/standards/

Trademark

Primary Brand Name: SPI
Is Primary Brand Registered?: no
Trademark Policy Website: https://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/trademarks/
Is Logo Registered?: no

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Software in the Public Interest is a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software.