The OpenBSD Foundation
Donating to the Foundation
The OpenBSD foundation exists as a place where donations can be made to further OpenBSD, OpenSSH, and related software projects. We are a Canadian federally incorporated not-for-profit corporation, which means funds directed to us must be directed towards our stated objects, other than what we require for operating overhead. We endeavour to keep our overhead as small as possible.
We are not a registered charity, in the sense that we do not issue tax deductible receipts. The reporting overhead (accounting and legal costs) to operate a registered charity in Canada is prohibitive without a sizable revenue stream. Currently, this would divert a great deal of resources that could be better utilised in helping build good free software. We can issue receipts for donations which while not deductible as charitable donations in Canada may be used for accounting and/or tax purposes.
The Foundation will work in cooperation with the OpenBSD development team to ensure funds are applied to areas of greatest need - Normally this includes paying for infrastructure costs (networking) and for developer events for collaborative development effort (hackathons). See Here for a list of what we have been involved with recently, and our 2023 Fundraising Campaign
Single Donations via PayPal
For a one time donation in Canadian Funds:For a one time donation in US Funds:
For a one time donation in Euros:
Cheques
Donations may be made by cheque in CAD/EUR/USD funds to:
- The OpenBSD Foundation
8101 160 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5R 2G9
Bank Transfer
Bank transfers are also possible but may take more time than Europeans are used to. Please send an email to fundraising@openbsdfoundation.org when donating by bank transfer to make us aware of the transfer, and use our Bank Transfer Information to send the donation.
Bitcoin donation via BitPay
The OpenBSD Foundation can accept donations in BTC via BitPay, who processes the Bitcoin transactions and converts them to Canadian Dollars on our behalf. Your receipt for your transaction is your BitPay receipt. Please note that BitPay limits the size of transactions we can accept to $10000 per day. Larger BitCoin donations may need to be split up and donated over multiple days.Monthly Donations via PayPal
If you have a Recurring PayPal donation set up with us that you wish to cancel, you may do so here:
Sending Money via PayPal
If you are unable to use the donation buttons, but still wish to contribute via PayPal, funds may be sent directly to the foundation via PayPal using the address:
obsd-paypal@openbsdfoundation.org.