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Open Collective Official Statement: OCF Dissolution

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Open Collective Foundation

Offers nonprofit status + fundraising + money management software to aligned groups in the US

About


The Foundation’s mission is to promote projects in the US with the following charitable purposes: 

  • increasing access to educational resources and training, 
  • creating a positive social impact and 
  • developing tools to improve civic participation within cities or communities.

Education

With the advance of technology and the movement towards a society where people work together to enhance and develop the future, there has been an increase in the number of organizations and groups that are coming together to promote education. 

Social Impact

The Foundation’s social impact purpose will be aimed at finding ways to:
  1. Eliminate prejudice and discrimination
  2. Combat community deterioration
  3. Decrease juvenile delinquency
  4. Serve the less fortunate or distressed
  5. Serve to prevent animal or child cruelty
  6. Create a positive impact on society

Civic Participation

We will sponsor projects aimed at fostering civic participation, democratic debate, rebuild community ties and strengths. 


Join us!

1. If you have a project that fits our mission, learn more about How to Apply
2.
Check our Eligibility Requirements
3. Ready to Go? 👉🏼👉👉🏽👉🏾👉🏿 Apply here [New Applications are Currently Paused. View and Support our Hosted Collectives!]  


>> Review our Docs for more info about How it Works and our FAQ.


Terms

By applying to have your project fiscally hosted by the Open Collective Foundation, you agree to these terms.

Some important points (see the full terms for details):
  • Your project's mission must fit with the Foundation's mission overall, and further one of the charitable purposes.
  • You can't use your Collective's money for any other purpose, or for private profit.
  • We are only able to host US-based projects and fund US-based activity, not overseas expenses.
  • If your Collective is hosted by the Foundation, donations are tax deductible for your financial contributors.
  • Projects under our umbrella are not allowed to engage in political activity.
  • You retain ownership of all your project's intellectual property.
  • We will hold and manage funds on behalf of your project and we won't use them for anything else.
 

 

Organizational Details

Open Collective Foundation 501(c)(3)
440 N. Barranca Avenue #3717, Covina, CA 91723
EIN 81-4004928

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News from Open Collective Foundation

Updates on our activities and progress.

Recurring Donors & Dissolution Update for Collectives

Collectives and their recurring donors may have received a notification from OCI (the company that runs the Open Collective platform) today that their recurring donations were paused. Open Collective Foundation did not instruct OCI to send...
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Published on March 16, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)

Dissolution Update For Collectives

It has been one week since we announced the upcoming dissolution of Open Collective Foundation. We’ve heard from many of you, and we are so grateful for the kind words that have been shared. This is a difficult time for us and we know it’s...
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Published on March 6, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Open Collective Foundation Dissolving Effective 12/31/2024

It is with heavy hearts that we inform our community that our Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to dissolve the Open Collective Foundation (OCF), effective December 31, 2024. We are beginning...
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Published on February 28, 2024 by Mike Strode (OCF)

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

$
Today’s balance

$773,715.73 USD

Total income

$8,954,645.73 USD

Total disbursed

$8,180,930.00 USD

Expenses

All time

Expenses paid

898

Amount disbursed

$6,389,682.08

Tags# of ExpensesAmount (USD)
employees
32$2,569,853.29
no tag
283$1,619,617.56
platform
31$1,212,636.21
contractors
183$453,974.47
accounting
72$240,583.60
legal
47$118,035.79
Others Combined
250$174,981.16

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Contributions

All time

Contributions received

76

Amount collected

$4,859.48

Tiers# of ContributionsAmount (USD)
recurring
29$2,842.00
one-time
47$2,017.48

View all contributions

Transactions

Balance transfer
+$3,865.65USD
Paid
Invoice #140087

Debit from Open Collective Foundation to VIRTUALPOSTMAIL.COM

-$50.00USD
Paid
Virtual Card Charge #192559

Debit from Open Collective Foundation to ADOBE INC.

-$29.99USD
Paid
Virtual Card Charge #192576
Invoice #191951
Contribution #600433

Debit from Open Collective Foundation to INTUIT *QBooks Online

-$90.00USD
Paid
Virtual Card Charge #191832
-$4,820.49USD
Paid
Invoice #191651

Debit from Open Collective Foundation to VIRTUALPOSTMAIL.COM

-$100.00USD
Paid
Virtual Card Charge #191410
-$58,570.89USD
Paid
Invoice #191479

Contributors


Events

Open Collective Foundation is hosting the following events.

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06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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12:30 AM-01:30 AM UTC
A gathering for OCF Collective Admins to be in community while putting together their annual requ...Read more

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12:30 AM-01:30 AM UTC
A gathering for OCF Collective Admins to be in community while putting together their annual requ...Read more

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Past event
12:30 AM-01:30 AM UTC
A gathering for OCF Collective Admins to be in community while putting together their annual requ...Read more

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Past event
06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
12:30 AM-01:30 AM UTC
A gathering for OCF Collective Admins to be in community while putting together their annual requ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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08:00 PM-10:00 PM UTC
Join Participatory Budgeting Project for an introductory training on how collectives can use part...Read more

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Past event
06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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04:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
Join Cobudget for an introductory training on how to use their collaborative budgeting tool to bu...Read more

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09:00 PM-10:30 PM UTC
Join Loomio for an introductory training on how to use their democratic governance tool to build ...Read more

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Past event
12:30 AM-01:30 AM UTC
A gathering for OCF Collective Admins to be in community whilst putting together their annual req...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around collec...Read more

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Past event
06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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08:00 PM-10:00 PM UTC
Join Mike Strode for an introductory training on the values, practices, and processes for democra...Read more

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05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around colle...Read more

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05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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07:00 PM-08:30 PM UTC
Join a safe, no-cost virtual space open to anyone to explore our stories around money where the f...Read more

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07:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
An introduction to values, principles, practices, and examples the Solidarity Economy

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05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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04:00 PM-05:00 PM UTC
This is a chance to meet new members and brush up on some important group practices around colle...Read more

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07:00 PM-08:15 PM UTC
An introductory space to learn about the fiscal sponsorship offering available to new projects se...Read more

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07:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Join Participatory Budgeting Project for an introductory training on how collectives can use part...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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07:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
Join us for a two-hour guided process in which OC community members can meet to identify and exch...Read more

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05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
07:00 PM-09:00 PM UTC
An introduction to values, principles, practices, and examples the Solidarity Economy

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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08:00 PM-09:30 PM UTC
Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) hosting Online Legal Cafe in March for OCF-hosted collect...Read more

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06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
06:00 PM-07:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
03:00 PM-04:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
03:00 PM-04:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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Past event
05:00 PM-06:00 PM UTC
A monthly forum for OCF initiatives to speak directly with staff about concerns, share learnings ...Read more

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