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2026 Annual Campaign

FreeBSD Needs Your Support

Every server, every appliance, every console running FreeBSD depends on the work this Foundation funds. Help us keep it going.

$730,000 of $2,000,000
37% of annual goal
257 days remaining
$0 $500K $1M $1.5M $2M
Why this matters: The Foundation is investing heavily in FreeBSD's future — including EU Cyber Resilience Act compliance and the Laptop Project. Your donation helps fund this work without drawing further on reserves.
Financial Transparency

Where We Stand

Real numbers from public financial reports. Transparency builds trust.

$4.0M
Net Assets (2024)
$2.6M
Annual Investment
~18 mo
Runway at Current Pace
2019 ($5.5M) 2021 ($5.8M peak) 2024 ($4.0M) Goal: stabilize
With your help
Reserves stabilize
Reaching the fundraising goal narrows the gap between revenue and investment. The Foundation continues to fund release engineering, security response, CRA compliance, and infrastructure.
Without enough support
Hard choices ahead
If donations don't keep pace with the Foundation's growing responsibilities, some programs may need to be scaled back. The work doesn't stop — but it slows down.

Revenue vs. Expenses — 7-Year Trend

Rev $2.4M · Exp $1.1M
2019
Rev $1.5M · Exp $1.2M
2020
Rev $1.4M · Exp $1.4M
2021
Rev $1.0M · Exp $1.3M
2022
Rev $1.3M · Exp $1.9M
2023
Rev $1.7M · Exp $2.6M
2024
Rev $1.1M · Exp $2.0M (Q1–Q3)
2025*
Revenue Expenses

* Q1–Q3 only. Source: FreeBSD Foundation public financial reports.

Accountability

Where Your Money Goes

Development
55%
Advocacy & Education
20%
Infrastructure
10%
Administration
10%
Fundraising
5%
95 cents of every dollar goes directly to supporting FreeBSD
Corporate Sponsors

Our 2025 Sponsors

These organizations invest in FreeBSD's future.

Also Building on FreeBSD
Major technology companies that use FreeBSD in their products or infrastructure
Company FreeBSD Usage Market Cap 2025 Contribution
Apple macOS/Darwin BSD foundations ~$3T $250–499 (employee match)
Sony PS5 OS (FreeBSD 11.0) ~$120B $500–999 (employee match)
Google GCE guest OS, Cloud infra ~$1.7T $1–5K (employee match)
Microsoft Azure FreeBSD VMs ~$3T $1–5K (employee match)

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Community

Individual Supporters

214
individual donors in 2025
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$500
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$250
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$1,000
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$2,500
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