#open source funding

GNOME Foundation revenue was $2,892,213 in 2025, and 77% of it was one crypto donation

The headline is correct and nearly useless. $2,248,286 of the GNOME Foundation's record 2025 revenue arrived as cryptocurrency from a single donor, was sold at a $39,828 loss, and is 85% locked behind donor restrictions.

Internet Systems Consortium Revenue: The $27,409 Answer and the $7,747,915 One

LibreOffice made EUR 2.18 million in 2025 and kept EUR 719,000 of it. Then it added a donation banner.

The Document Foundation raised EUR 1,976,825 in donations in 2025, up 42.1%, held spending flat and banked a EUR 718,654 surplus, its largest ever. Weeks later LibreOffice shipped its first in-product donation banner. Here is the full 11-year series from the foundation's own ledgers.