[Board] [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2026

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Motion to approve the 2026 budget is now on Loomio:
https://www.loomio.com/p/Lm4qrO2V/motion-to-approve-the-osgeo-budget-for-2026

On 1/5/26 10:29, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Happy New Year!
>
> The board is expecting your budget requests by Jan 15th.
> Please add your request directly to the wiki page:
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>
>
> On 12/12/25 22:12, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Dear OSGeo Members, Projects and Committees,
>>
>> OSGeo is proud to support our committees, initiatives, and growing 
>> number of projects. We have been pleased to see funding applied to 
>> day to day operations, improvements and a wide range of community 
>> building activities including events, code sprints, developer 
>> meetings and user conferences.
>>
>> Our continued ability to offer financial support is due a successful 
>> FOSS4G 2025 and the generosity of our ongoing sponsors.
>>
>> OSGeo Committees
>>
>> To plan our 2026 budget, we are reaching out to all OSGeo committees 
>> to help plan for the year ahead.
>>
>> As our budget forecasting includes communicating with sponsors we ask 
>> you to list any sponsorship opportunities you are aware of for 2026. 
>> We realize that asking for funding can be difficult.  Please be clear 
>> with each sponsorship opportunity, and the visibility benefit you are 
>> able to offer sponsors.
>>
>> Examples:
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Budget#2023
>>
>> OSGeo Projects
>>
>> Each year we are pleased to welcome new graduated projects to OSGeo. 
>> The Board starts planning by providing a set amount to all graduated 
>> projects who have:
>> 1.Reported to the Board their activities of the last 12 months (e.g. 
>> during the AGM or directly to a Board meeting); and
>> 2. Have sent a budget request.
>>
>> Funding allows each project committee to plan ahead, and support 
>> their team activities without hesitation.
>>
>> Keep in mind that if any unforeseen event occurs during the year we 
>> are here to support you. Project teams have approached the board 
>> during the course of a year to respond to security vulnerabilities, 
>> or request legal advice, that was not anticipated during budget 
>> planning.
>>
>> Projects with a more specific plan (to pursue a clear goal) are 
>> welcome to send a more detailed budget. Larger goals should be 
>> presented as clear sponsorship opportunities to your community, and 
>> OSGeo will do our best to help out as well.
>>
>> Tip: Keep in mind OSGeo goals as an organization. We love to support 
>> community participation, or a cross-project code sprint.
>>
>> Examples:
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2023
>> https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-2024-Sponsorship-Opportunities 
>>
>> https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_GIS_Budget_2023
>>
>>
>> OSGeo Community Projects
>>
>> Projects working on incubation are asked to contact 
>> incubator at lists.osgeo.org to be included in the 2026 incubation 
>> budget request.
>>
>>
>> Budget Meeting
>>
>> To help navigate the uncertainties ahead in 2026, the Board will have 
>> a budget meeting in January 2026 to review 2025 expenditures, 
>> sponsorship and make financial decisions for the 2026 budget.
>>
>> Please add your project info to the budget draft at:
>>
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2026
>>
>> Budget requests should be submitted ideally by 15 January 2026 in 
>> advance of our next Board meeting.
>>
>> On behalf of the OSGeo Board,
>> Angelos
>>
>

-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President, Board of Directors
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/