[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2026

[Angelos Tzotsos]

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/