Hi everyone,
As we close November, I wanted to share an update on where things stand with our 2025 funding efforts.
- Our applications to NLNet and Digital Science were not selected.
- We are continuing engagement with several institutional and philanthropic donors. These conversations are ongoing and we will share updates as soon as anything becomes concrete.
- We are currently finalizing the Sloan Letter of Interest, which we plan to send before the end of the year: Funding Opportunity: 2025 Sloan Letter of Interest
- With the help of CS&S and our Advisory Committee, we drafted an Institutional Support Package we aim to launch in early 2026. We welcome feedback here: Exploring an Institutional Package Model
- On the community side, our Community Giving Campaign is underway. Thanks to early support we have now reached 51% of our USD 50,000 goal. We recently updated the website with donor names and progress: 20251126 update by magdmartin · Pull Request #496 · OpenRefine/openrefine.org · GitHub
We’ll continue to share transparent updates here as the campaign progresses. Thank you again to everyone who has supported OpenRefine through donations, feedback, or participation. Your engagement plays a key role in keeping the project healthy.
If you would like to support the project during our year-end campaign, you can find more details here: https://openrefine.org/2025-fundraising