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SUPPORT GRAPH FOUNDATION

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Graph Foundation (GF) is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that depends on a variety of funding sources to sustain its day-to-day activities.

Your support enables the all-volunteer GF to ensure its community-driven software products remain available to millions of users around the world at no cost, and to incubate the next generation of Open Source innovations.

There are various ways to give to the GF, with giving options for individuals and organizations alike. We thank all current GF supporters and Sponsors for their loyalty and contributions, and look forward to welcoming new donors as we continue to expand our community.

Become a GF supporter today!

WHY SHOULD I SPONSOR GF?

Graph Foundation provides support for the Graph community of open-source software projects. The Graph Foundation projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers and users.

Graph Foundation provides the infrastructure for the projects – the mailing lists, code repositories, bug tracking systems, etc. These resources are maintained by a few paid contractors (as well as by large amounts of volunteer effort). This, in addition to the large costs of bandwidth and server hardware, constitutes the bulk of the expense of running the Foundation.

By sponsoring the GF you show your support for our mission and help sustain a vibrant organization. Sponsorship also shows your support for Open Source and provides you the opportunity to “give back” to the community. Finally, since GF is a non-profit organization, sponsorship provides attractive tax benefits.

WHERE WILL MY SPONSORSHIP FUNDS GO?

Graph Foundation is just starting to play a role in the graph ecosystem in 2018 and the first active project is Open Native Graph DB (the free and open source neo4j project). We are responsible for maintaining the open source nature of the code base with a plain AGPLv3 license, all restrictive marks removed and removed capabilities re-added to ensure that it continues to be available free of use for all to use.

We also have the normal business operating expenses which go with any organization. These include:

• Bandwidth costs
• Servers and hardware (in cloud)
• Legal and Accounting
• Normal office expenses
• Marketing and PR
• Sub-contractors to “fill in the holes” for administrative and secretarial duties

Your sponsorship will allow the GF to meet these expenses as well as expand our capability to establish our leadership in the developer and Open Source graph communities. Funding will allow us to perform pro-active project code improvement, enhance our community outreach, and perform non-code related improvements to projects such as better documentation and more comprehensive websites.

GRAPH FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Graph Foundation is a private operating foundation that is registered as a non-profit, charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. This means that, for individuals within the U.S., donations to GF should be tax-deductible. We are not accountants, so this cannot be trusted as financial advice of any kind, but hopefully this description will be useful to those who advise you in these matters. You may view our ruling letter from the IRS acknowledging our 501(c)3 status.

TALK TO US ABOUT SUPPORTING TGF!

If you would like more information about supporting GF, please contact fundraising@graphfoundation.org. Sponsorship donations are handled differently from standard non-directed donations, so if you want your donations to be part of the Sponsorship program (and thus obtain the benefits of the program), you must coordinate the donation with the Fundraising team (fundraising@graphfoundation.org).

All information will be kept in strictest confidence.

HOW DO SPONSORSHIP RENEWALS HAPPEN?

Your sponsorship will run for one year after the date of receipt of payment. For this period, we shall display your logo on our thanks page.

Two months before the end of your sponsorship, we will contact you (via the same mechanism as was used to arrange the initial sponsorship) requesting renewal. If renewal has not occurred by the renewal date of the sponsorship, GF may remove the sponsor’s logo from the thanks page.

CAN I JUST MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION?

GF appreciates donations of any size, and as a US registered 501(c)(3) corporation, your donation may be tax deductible. If you are interested in donating to GF at a different level, please see our donation page.

Thanks for your support!