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Orcasound

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We build and teach about open source code to save endangered orcas and advance bioacoustics.

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Small consistent contributions to support Orcasound's open source software from our global community of members, like-minded community scientists, ... Read more

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$1 USD / month

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$10 USD / month

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$5 USD / month

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One-time or monthly contributions to sustain Orcasound's user-centered design and open-source code development.

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$5 USD

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Orca Sponsor

Monthly contribution to the Orcasound community from a corporate sponsor or local small business.

$25 USD / month

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LIMITED: 9 LEFT OUT OF 10

A chance for corporations to invest in orca recovery through support of the Orcasound open source software and hardware community. Be one of the fi... Read more

$2,500 USD of $100,000 USD raised (3%)

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$2,500 USD

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Projects

Support the following initiatives from Orcasound.

Project
Complete Orcahome
Orcahome is a redesign of orcasound.net transitioning us from our Wordpress site

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Research, Design, and Development Fund
Fund more-advanced platforms & tools for Orcasound

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Project
Lower-cost hydrophophones
Create a smart DIY live-streaming hydrophone solution that costs less than $100 (U.S.)

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Events

Orcasound is hosting the following events.

Past event
Going Deep - Connecting Ocean Health and Plastic
02:00 AM-03:30 AM UTC
Join us for an informational and insightful night with Susan Hopp ( Board Member at American Cet...Read more
Past event
Going Deep - Connecting Ocean Health and Plastic
02:00 AM-03:30 AM UTC
Join us for an informational and insightful night with Susan Hopp ( Board Member at American Cet...Read more
Past event
Earth Day Hackathon by Democracy Lab
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07:00 PM UTC
Join the 48 Hour Earth Day hackathon. Code for All and DemocracyLab are collaborating to engage t...Read more

Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
beamreach

$2,500 USD since May 2026

2
Scott Veirs

$430 USD since Oct 2022

3
Cindi Rausch

$320 USD since Sep 2023

4
Firuze Gokce

$257 USD since Feb 2022

5
Brendan

$237.37 USD since Oct 2022

6
Orca Conservancy

$200 USD since Oct 2022

7
Erik Young

$160 USD since Apr 2023

8
jane rokita

$10 USD since Oct 2022

9
Anthony Huston

$10 USD since Oct 2022

10
Hesper

$10 USD since Sep 2023

11
Cindy Hansen

$10 USD since Sep 2023

Organizations

1
Experiment

$4,787.87 USD since Apr 2022

2
GitHub Sponsors

$100 USD since Apr 2023

Orcasound is all of us

Our contributors 17

Thank you for supporting Orcasound.

Scott Veirs

Admin

Val Veirs

Admin

Praful Mathur

Core Contributor

Experiment

$4,788 USD

beamreach

Ecosystem sponsor

$2,500 USD

2022 Google S...

$2,000 USD

Scott Veirs

$430 USD

Cindi Rausch

Seal Sponsor

$320 USD

Firuze Gokce

$257 USD

Brendan

Salmon Sponsor

$237 USD

Orca Conservancy

Orca Sponsor

$200 USD

Erik Young

Salmon Sponsor

$160 USD

Pay team to sprint for 1 month
$2,250
Estimated Annual Budget
$2,801
Today's Balance
$2,851.26

Budget

Transparent and open finances.

Financial contribution to Lower-cost hydrophophones

Credit from Orcasound to Lower-cost hydrophophones •

+$4,787.87USD
Completed
Contribution #949415
Financial contribution to Lower-cost hydrophophones

Debit from Orcasound to Lower-cost hydrophophones •

-$4,787.87USD
Completed
Contribution #949415
Financial contribution to Complete Orcahome

Credit from Orcasound to Complete Orcahome •

+$2,250.00USD
Completed
Contribution #949413
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Today’s balance

$2,851.26 USD

Total raised

$12,262.46 USD

Total disbursed

$9,411.20 USD

Estimated annual budget

$2,800.61 USD

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News from Orcasound

Updates on our activities and progress.

Spring cleaning (2026)!

Slowly but surely, the Orcasound collective is beginning to evolve. Donors are planting seeds of reslience, donations are trickling in, and new projects are taking root while others bear fruit. Here are two quick updates: T...
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Published on May 7, 2026 by Scott Veirs

Conversations

Let’s get the discussion going! This is a space for the community to converse, ask questions, say thank you, and get things done together.

An Orcasound shirt for you with gratitude

Published on May 7, 2026 by Scott Veirs

As a quick way of saying thank you for investing in Orcasound's open source software design and development process, we wanted to offer contributors to the collective a free t-shirt! This 2024 t-shirt idea and design was initially aimed at...

About

Orcasound began as a hydrophone network for monitoring the habitat of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales. We've grown into an open source software and hardware community that is building ways to help recover these salmon-seeking killer whales, as well as other ocean species that make beautiful sounds. At the same time, we aim to share our solutions including open data, models, and applications to advance the field of bioacoustics.

Our team

Scott Veirs

Admin

Val Veirs

Admin

Praful Mathur

Core Contributor