Software Freedom Conservancy Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$6.6M
Foundation funders
24
Grants recorded
90
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Software Freedom Conservancy Inc?
Software Freedom Conservancy Inc is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.8M), Amateur Radio Digital Communications ($2.0M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.6M in grants to Software Freedom Conservancy Inc between 2019–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2019) to $1.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $425K.
What grants has Software Freedom Conservancy Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | CONTINUATION OF GPL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. | $175,000 |
| 2025 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF OUTREACHY INTERNS | $128,000 |
| 2025 | Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | FUNDRAISER DRIVE | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Endaoment Inc | General Purpose | $8,192 |
| 2025 | GNOME Foundation | Outreachy Internship Program | $8,000 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | A FREE AND OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTED VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | SUITE OF DIGITAL VOICE MODES FOR HF RADIO. | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING OPEN-SOURCE PRINCIPLES, TOOLS, AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES INTO EDUCATION TO ENHANCE STUDENT SKILLS, COLLABORATION, AND DIVERSITY, OFFERING RESOURCES, A MAILING LIST, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS. | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | A LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM TARGETING EMBEDDED DEVICES. PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK TO BUILD AN APPLICATION WITHOUT HAVING TO BUILD A COMPLETE FIRMWARE AROUND IT; FOR USERS THIS MEANS THE ABILITY FOR FULL CUSTOMIZATION, TO USE THE DEVICE IN WAYS NEVER ENVISIONED. | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | OPEN SOURCE NOTE-TAKING WEBAPP. | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | CONSORTIUM OF RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS WHO WORK ON PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF USING ADVANCED COMPUTING METHODS FOR RESEARCH. | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $225,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $225,000 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | #1391 THE SFC LEVERAGES COPYLEFT LICENSING FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE FREEDOM. THIS GRANT FUNDS COPYLEFT AND GPL ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | GENERAL FUND | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | SPONSORSHIP OF INTERNS WORKING WITH THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY | $72,000 |
| 2024 | GNOME Foundation | Outreach | $40,024 |
| 2024 | Triangle Community Foundation Inc | UNCLASSIFIABLE | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Vermont Community Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $7,800 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | SUITE OF DIGITAL VOICE MODES FOR HF RADIO. | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | A DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOKKEEPING COMPUTER LANGUAGE THAT LETS YOU DEFINE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION RECORDS IN A TEXT FILE, READ THEM IN MEMORY, GENERATE A VARIETY OF REPORTS FROM THEM, AND PROVIDES A WEB INTERFACE. | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | A LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM TARGETING EMBEDDED DEVICES. PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK TO BUILD AN APPLICATION WITHOUT HAVING TO BUILD A COMPLETE FIRMWARE AROUND IT; FOR USERS THIS MEANS THE ABILITY FOR FULL CUSTOMIZATION, TO USE THE DEVICE IN WAYS NEVER ENVISIONED. | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | A FREE AND OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTED VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | BRING OPEN-SOURCE HIGH FREQUENCY DIGITAL VOICE MAINSTREAM BY IMPROVING SPEECH QUALITY OF CURRENT SYSTEMS AND BUILD NEW DIGITAL VOICE MODES. | $420,000 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | UTILIZE NOVEL LITIGATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION STRATEGIES TO GAIN RELEASE OF COMPLETE, CORRESPONDING SOURCE (CCS) FOR COPYLEFTED WORKS ON STRATEGICALLY SELECTED EMBEDDED COMPUTING PRODUCTS. | $319,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $225,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $225,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $225,000 |
| 2023 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. | $85,544 |
Showing 30 most recent of 90 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Software Freedom Conservancy Inc?
Software Freedom Conservancy Inc is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.8M), Amateur Radio Digital Communications ($2.0M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($600K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.6M in grants to Software Freedom Conservancy Inc between 2019–2025.
Who is Software Freedom Conservancy Inc's largest funder?
The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Software Freedom Conservancy Inc, with $2.8M across 18 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Software Freedom Conservancy Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $6.6M in grants to Software Freedom Conservancy Inc across 90 grants from 24 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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