Our Funding MODEL
Why a multi-donor fund?
No single organization can sustain the shared open source stack that science depends on, and traditional mechanisms for funding research are a poor fit for software. By pooling capital across sectors, the Open Source for Science Fund enables funders to maximize their impact, access shared expertise and tools for diligence and impact assessment, and direct support to the software that matters most, without duplicating infrastructure or effort.
Core Funders
Fund Host
Fund Supporter
Institutional partner
Why join us?
A strategic portfolio you help design
Shape the funding priorities, focus areas, and review criteria toward the scientific domains you care about most.
High-leverage investment, without the overhead
Pool capital to reach more of the software ecosystem than any single funder could, without having to build the infrastructure to run grant programs yourself.
Tools for impact assessment and decision making
Access shared landscape analyses, dependency mapping, and standardized metrics so funding decisions and impact assessments are tied to evidence.
Track how funded software moves science forward
Follow the discoveries, publications, and breakthroughs unlocked by the software projects you funded, and share that story with your community.
Become a Partner
Core Funder
Shape the fund’s strategic priorities and direct funding to the software that matters most.
Fund Supporter
Contribute to a growing coalition of funders, access shared data on the evolving scientific open source ecosystem, and learn alongside other partners.
Industry/Institutional Partner
Bring in-kind resources and expertise and help connect open source projects we fund with the broader ecosystem.