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This outlines the budget process this year, similar to previous years. We may want to revisit this old email thread,
<a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geomoose-psc/2025-October/001172.html">
https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geomoose-psc/2025-October/001172.html</a></div>
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Does anyone want to make an annual report for 2025? </div>
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Best regards, Eli</div>
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<b>From:</b> Discuss <discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of Angelos Tzotsos via Discuss <discuss@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 12, 2025 12:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OSGeo Discussions <discuss@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> projects@lists.osgeo.org <projects@lists.osgeo.org>; OSGeo Board <board@lists.osgeo.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2026</div>
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<div style="font-size: 11pt;">Dear OSGeo Members, Projects and Committees,<br>
<br>
OSGeo is proud to support our committees, initiatives, and growing<br>
number of projects. We have been pleased to see funding applied to day<br>
to day operations, improvements and a wide range of community building<br>
activities including events, code sprints, developer meetings and user<br>
conferences.<br>
<br>
Our continued ability to offer financial support is due a successful<br>
FOSS4G 2025 and the generosity of our ongoing sponsors.<br>
<br>
OSGeo Committees<br>
<br>
To plan our 2026 budget, we are reaching out to all OSGeo committees to<br>
help plan for the year ahead.<br>
<br>
As our budget forecasting includes communicating with sponsors we ask<br>
you to list any sponsorship opportunities you are aware of for 2026. We<br>
realize that asking for funding can be difficult. Please be clear with<br>
each sponsorship opportunity, and the visibility benefit you are able to<br>
offer sponsors.<br>
<br>
Examples:<br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA0ab6a421-552f-5a11-ff1f-2872eeed4e2d" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Budget#2023">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Budget#2023</a><br>
<br>
OSGeo Projects<br>
<br>
Each year we are pleased to welcome new graduated projects to OSGeo. The<br>
Board starts planning by providing a set amount to all graduated<br>
projects who have:<br>
1.Reported to the Board their activities of the last 12 months (e.g.<br>
during the AGM or directly to a Board meeting); and<br>
2. Have sent a budget request.<br>
<br>
Funding allows each project committee to plan ahead, and support their<br>
team activities without hesitation.<br>
<br>
Keep in mind that if any unforeseen event occurs during the year we are<br>
here to support you. Project teams have approached the board during the<br>
course of a year to respond to security vulnerabilities, or request<br>
legal advice, that was not anticipated during budget planning.<br>
<br>
Projects with a more specific plan (to pursue a clear goal) are welcome<br>
to send a more detailed budget. Larger goals should be presented as<br>
clear sponsorship opportunities to your community, and OSGeo will do our<br>
best to help out as well.<br>
<br>
Tip: Keep in mind OSGeo goals as an organization. We love to support<br>
community participation, or a cross-project code sprint.<br>
<br>
Examples:<br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAd5e8221d-17af-9be3-85de-944160677496" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2023">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2023</a><br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAbe36d312-6d1f-75f0-4e0c-3cd8c07f294e" href="https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-2024-Sponsorship-Opportunities">https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-2024-Sponsorship-Opportunities</a><br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAfd9029b7-2a71-9337-0bfe-dd34b3b281c0" href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GIS_Budget_2023">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GIS_Budget_2023</a><br>
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OSGeo Community Projects<br>
<br>
Projects working on incubation are asked to contact<br>
incubator@lists.osgeo.org to be included in the 2026 incubation budget<br>
request.<br>
<br>
<br>
Budget Meeting<br>
<br>
To help navigate the uncertainties ahead in 2026, the Board will have a<br>
budget meeting in January 2026 to review 2025 expenditures, sponsorship<br>
and make financial decisions for the 2026 budget.<br>
<br>
Please add your project info to the budget draft at:<br>
<br>
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<div style="font-size: 11pt;" class="elementToProof"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAc0f4c54b-c7db-f24e-ad6d-1d150927a6bf" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026</a></div>
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Budget requests should be submitted ideally by 15 January 2026 in<br>
advance of our next Board meeting.<br>
<br>
On behalf of the OSGeo Board,<br>
Angelos<br>
<br>
--<br>
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
President, Board of Directors<br>
Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAd22a2649-5b7e-f6cf-323f-235314a44708" href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
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