Become a vital part of our mission by setting up a recurring donation! Your ongoing support ensures that we can consistently fund innovative projects and empower developers, making a lasting impact for many years to come.

Open Sats Initiative, Inc. (EIN 85-2722249) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All gifts and donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Thank you for considering a donation to OpenSats. Your continued support is crucial in helping us to fulfil our mission: to support and maintain a sustainable ecosystem of funding for free and open-source projects and contributors. We are committed to transparency and accountability, which is why we invite you to explore our transparency page and impact reports. There, you can see how your contributions are making a real difference and helping us empower developers to create a strong and bright future for freedom tech!

Give Once

You can donate fiat or anonymously with bitcoin.

Wire Transfers

As credit card processing fees can be quite high, we encourage you to make use of wire transfers if you are considering to make a substantial donation.

Please reach out to donate@opensats.org with an inquiry for our wire information.

Donor-Advised Funds

You can donate to OpenSats via a donor-advised fund. To quote our friends from Brink:

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a private fund administered by a third party and created for the purpose of managing charitable donations on behalf of an organization, family, or individual.

DAFs have become increasingly popular, primarily because they offer the donor greater ease of administration, while still allowing the donor to maintain significant control over the placement and distribution of charitable gifts. In addition, companies are able to offer this service to clients at a lower cost than if the funds were handled privately.

There are several benefits to donating through a DAF:

• It allows the donor to better manage their tax burden. For example, the donor may choose to donate a large sum to maximize deductions in one tax year, and then spread out their charitable giving from the fund over multiple years.
• Any growth in the value of the fund is tax exempt.
• It’s easy to donate bitcoin (or other appreciated assets) to the fund while not incurring capital gains tax.

By donating bitcoin through your DAF, you will receive the tax-deductible benefit for the value of the bitcoin. Our preferred DAF partner is Unchained donor-advised funds, since the bitcoin DAFs are on-chain, meaning donations to the DAF and grants to OpenSats can remain in bitcoin.

With traditional DAFs, OpenSats will receive USD, not bitcoin. For more details, please contact your DAF portfolio manager.

The three largest traditional DAFs are Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable and BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund. All three can accept bitcoin donations, but will sell the bitcoin donations as soon as they are received.

If you have an established account with one of the above-mentioned funds, then you can donate directly to OpenSats through your DAF.

If you’d like to learn more about the ways a DAF fund might be useful in your giving portfolio, contact donate@opensats.org or the investment manager of your DAF.

Donate to Operations Budget

We don't take a cut from donations to open-source projects. Consequently, we have to raise money for our operational expenses separately. Please donate to our Operations Budget to keep OpenSats alive.

If you would like to facilitate a substantial donation or support us on a recurring basis, please reach out to donate@opensats.org.