📊 JSON Schema Financial Report (2024 and beyond)
Published on April 26, 2025 by Benjamin Granados
Hey everyone! 👋
Here’s the latest look at how the JSON Schema project is doing financially.
Thanks to your support, contributions, and careful stewardship, we continue to grow sustainably!
📅 Annual Summary — 2023
- Funds Received: $7,143
- Expenses: $977
- Starting Balance: $12,825
- Ending Balance: $18,609
📅 Annual Summary — 2024
- Funds Received: $14,170
- Expenses: $16,333
- Technical writing services: $10,000 (funded by Google Season of Docs)
- Design services: $1,276
- Mentoring and speaking stipends: $4,500 (funded by Google Summer of Code and conference funds)
- Events & merchandising: $247
- Hosting & services: $242
- Other minor expenses
- Starting Balance: $18,609
- Ending Balance: $28,594
📅 Annual Summary — 2025 (Year-to-date)
- Funds Received: $5,132
- Expenses: $561
- Starting Balance: $28,594
- Current Balance: $32,710
📈 Current Monthly Averages
- Monthly Income: ~$1,343
- Monthly Expenses: ~$130
✨ Highlights
- In 2024, we executed several key programs to launch the new website and enhance our sponsorship offerings. As a result, we doubled the funds received compared to the previous year.
- We increased our expenses strategically in areas like technical writing, design, mentoring programs, and speaker stipends — investments we believe are crucial for the project's growth and sustainability.
- While our recurring monthly income gives us a solid foundation to start planning initiatives like supporting maintainers and potentially hiring a community manager, we're still a long way from achieving full long-term sustainability. Strengthening our financial base will be a major focus for 2025 and 2026.
💬 What's Next?
As we continue to grow, we’re excited to explore:
- More support for contributors and maintainers 🛠️
- New community programs like mentorships and events 📚
- Sponsoring new initiatives to push the ecosystem forward 🚀
- Doubling down on efforts to attract more sponsors at higher tiers 💼
Your financial contributions are what make this all possible.
Thank you! ❤️