[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2026

[Angelos Tzotsos]

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/