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Who funds Software Freedom Conservancy Inc
EIN 41-2203632 · Brooklyn, NY · NTEE U41
Software Freedom Conservancy Inc of Brooklyn, NY (EIN 41-2203632) was named as a grant recipient by 25 funders in 95 grants paid totaling $4,962,263 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$4,962,263
95 grants paid
Funders
25
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$506,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 99 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $175,000 | paid | CONTINUATION OF GPL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. | 202621339349103962 |
| 2025 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $128,000 | paid | GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF OUTREACHY INTERNS | 202611339349306831 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $127,003 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | FUNDRAISER DRIVE | 202533219349308528 |
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $76,938 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202611199349300601 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $27,357 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533509349301608 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $27,357 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641969349302754 |
| 2025 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202621329349306657 |
| 2025 | Endaoment Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $8,192 | paid | General Purpose | 202631359349315978 |
| 2025 | Gnome Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $8,000 | paid | Outreachy Internship Program | 202601819349301955 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Freedv) Brooklyn, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | SUITE OF DIGITAL VOICE MODES FOR HF RADIO. | 202621339349103962 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Etherpad) Brooklyn, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | OPEN SOURCE NOTE-TAKING WEBAPP. | 202621339349103962 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Git) Brooklyn, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | A FREE AND OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTED VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM | 202621339349103962 |
| 2025 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy (on Behalf of Openwrt) Brooklyn, NY | D | $1,000 | paid | 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. | 202621339349103962 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202513219349106006 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $225,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202513219349106006 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | #1391 THE SFC LEVERAGES COPYLEFT LICENSING FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE FREEDOM. THIS GRANT FUNDS COPYLEFT AND GPL ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. | 202523179349103742 |
| 2024 | Johnson Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202403209349319870 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $74,990 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $72,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP OF INTERNS WORKING WITH THE WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY | 202511199349301026 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $66,644 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $46,549 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202530159349302758 |
| 2024 | Gnome Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,024 | paid | Outreach | 202522029349300542 |
| 2024 | Triangle Community Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | UNCLASSIFIABLE | 202541299349302539 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202511349349313096 |
| 2024 | The Vermont Community Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $7,800 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202523169349303612 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | 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. | 202523179349103742 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | 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. | 202523179349103742 |
| 2024 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | A FREE AND OPEN SOURCE DISTRIBUTED VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM | 202523179349103742 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $420,000 | paid | BRING OPEN-SOURCE HIGH FREQUENCY DIGITAL VOICE MAINSTREAM BY IMPROVING SPEECH QUALITY OF CURRENT SYSTEMS AND BUILD NEW DIGITAL VOICE MODES. | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $319,000 | paid | UTILIZE NOVEL LITIGATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION STRATEGIES TO GAIN RELEASE OF COMPLETE, CORRESPONDING SOURCE (CCS) FOR COPYLEFTED WORKS ON STRATEGICALLY SELECTED EMBEDDED COMPUTING PRODUCTS. | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202423199349105557 |
| 2023 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $85,544 | paid | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. | 202431349349306233 |
| 2023 | Numfocus Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,000 | paid | Sponsorship of Interns | 202433209349306003 |
| 2023 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $39,674 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410469349300741 |
| 2023 | Santa Fe Community Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $27,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202423189349311002 |
| 2023 | Triangle Community Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | UNCLASSIFIABLE | 202430819349300813 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $14,622 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | Gnome Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,548 | paid | Internships | 202412259349302181 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202441359349309439 |
| 2023 | Yet Another Society | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $8,000 | paid | 202442129349300234 | |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $7,998 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | The Encantado Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | The sole purpose of the Grant program is to support nonprofit effortsto strengthen the STEM workforce and technology ecosystem in our target markets. | 202433199349104328 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202443199349103099 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $796 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $225,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | PROVIDE 100 INTERNSHIPS FOR FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS. | 202331359349103778 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $106,529 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $106,529 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE OUTREACHY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FELLOWSHIPS TO UNDERREPRESENTED PEOPLE IN PUBLIC INTEREST-FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | 202343199349104934 |
| 2022 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy137 Montague Street Brooklyn NY 11201 | A | $67,706 | paid | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. | 202311249349301126 |
| 2022 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $40,717 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202340469349301209 |
| 2022 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $14,500 | paid | For recipient's exempt purpose | 202331359349303108 |
| 2022 | Code for Science & Society Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $13,000 | paid | PROGRAM EVENT FACILITATION | 202341299349302709 |
| 2022 | Yet Another Society | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $13,000 | paid | 202343129349304319 | |
| 2022 | Creative Commons Corporation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brookltn, NY | A | $8,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP OF 1 INTERN. | 202323199349327977 |
| 2022 | Gnome Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | Internships | 202302219349301865 |
| 2022 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $6,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING | 202331359349103778 |
| 2022 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $5,966 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202312409349300046 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $1,277 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $103,025 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $48,750 | paid | TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION. | 202241369349307899 |
| 2021 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $38,922 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202240469349301419 |
| 2021 | Gnome Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $26,000 | paid | Internships | 202202239349300400 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $22,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202211339349310116 |
| 2020 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | FIRMWARE LIBERATION PROJECT | 202142839349100154 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | Core support for the Outreachy program to provide fellowships to underrepresented people in public interest free and open source software development | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $104,308 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | STRATEGIC GPL ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE | 202142839349100154 |
| 2020 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | OUTREACHY: PAID MENTORED INTERNSHIPS COUNTERING SYSTEMIC BIAS AND UNDERREPRESENTATION IN TECH | 202142839349100154 |
| 2020 | Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | REPRODUCIBLE BUILDS: DETERMINISTIC PROTECTION AGAINST ATTACKS IN FREE SOFTWARE | 202142839349100154 |
| 2020 | United Nations Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $67,000 | paid | CHLDRN HLTH | 202103199349322385 |
| 2020 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $52,000 | paid | FURTHER MISSION | 202101319349300105 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $50,000 | approved, future | Core support grant for the Reproducible Builds 2020 program to help create a more secure and trusted open source software ecosystem | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Core support grant for the Reproducible Builds 20200 program to help create a more secure and trusted open source software ecosystem | 202123199349107292 |
| 2020 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $30,422 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202120469349300002 |
| 2020 | Impactassetsinc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $18,500 | paid | GODOT ENGINE | 202133199349315428 |
| 2020 | Gnome Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $13,000 | paid | Internships | 202142179349300629 |
| 2020 | Creative Commons Corporation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION FOR SPONSORSHIP OF 1 INTERN(S) FOR CREATIVE COMMONS IN THE MAY 2020 OUTREACHY INTERNSHIP ROUND. | 202123199349326262 |
| 2020 | Python Software Foundation | Outreachy Project Fiscal Sponsor of Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | Grant for the Outreachy program to support one intern to work on OpenAstronomy. | 202123199349329727 |
| 2020 | Code for Science & Society Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,500 | paid | INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202121209349301007 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $996 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2020 | The Clements Family Charitable Trust C/O Thomas Clements III | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202111339349103501 |
| 2020 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $100 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131479349100003 |
| 2019 | Gnome Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $20,500 | paid | Outreachy program, Internships | 202012239349301771 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $12,275 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $5,150 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202010489349300101 |
| 2019 | The Clements Family Charitable Trust C/O Thomas Clements III | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 202001649349101020 |
| 2018 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $45,500 | paid | See Part IV | 201931359349313878 |
| 2018 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $26,030 | paid | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | 201931359349301478 |
| 2018 | Gnome Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | A | $13,000 | paid | Internships | 201901229349301305 |
| 2018 | United Nations Foundation Inc | Software Freedom Conservancy - Libre Health Brooklyn, NY | A | $8,025 | paid | CHLDRN HLTH | 201902319349300735 |
| 2018 | The Clements Family Charitable Trust C/O Thomas Clements III | Software Freedom Conservancy Brooklyn, NY | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL FUNDING | 201901309349102415 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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