Have you ever wondered how open source organizations get funded? Not just developers, but the ecosystem of major open source projects at Foundations or organized projects?

Many software projects we rely on are hosted at Foundations like Apache, Eclipse, Linux, or Software Freedom Conservancy. Foundations provide a wide variety of support to project communities, like legal and licensing assistance, trademark management, event support, and more. As non-profits, these foundations rely on donors and sponsors for funding. So who funds these foundations?

Come find out the companies behind the popular open source foundations, and who's paying for the support work like keeping the servers running, press releases coming, and license compliance working. Surprises are guaranteed; I know I was surprised when I realized how many different FOSS projects that Microsoft is an annual sponsor for, what projects a few other companies supported with their cash, and how big one foundation has gotten.