# OpenRefine funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as an Essential Open Source Software for Science

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**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/openrefine-funded-by-the-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-as-an-essential-open-source-software-for-science/398 "2023-02-02T10:24:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ostephens](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openrefine.org/ostephens/32/8_2.png) [@ostephens](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/ostephens)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/openrefine-funded-by-the-chan-zuckerberg-initiative-as-an-essential-open-source-software-for-science/398/1 "2023-02-02T10:24:02Z")

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We are pleased to announce that the [Chan Zuckerberg Initiative](https://chanzuckerberg.com) (CZI) has awarded OpenRefine a $200,000 grant to fund its development in 2020. This award is part of CZI’s [Essential Open Source Software for Science program](https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/proposals) which awarded $5 million to over 40 projects.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://openrefine.org/blog/2019/11/14/2019-11-14](https://openrefine.org/blog/2019/11/14/2019-11-14)