GitHub Sponsors allows the developer community to financially support the open source projects they depend on, directly on GitHub
$40M+
Given back to our maintainers
103
Regions supported globally
4.2K+
Organizations sponsoring
For maintainers
Launch a page in minutes and showcase Sponsors buttons on your GitHub profile and repositories! You will automatically appear in worldwide recommendations to partners who are eager to invest in their open source dependencies.
For sponsors
Find and fund your dependencies in a single transaction. The discovery and bulk sponsorship tools are easy to use. Flexible payment enables you to choose when and how you pay. Corporations like Microsoft like it because all their payments go out as a single invoice.
Help open source thrive
Everyone should be able to contribute to open source. Making open source a viable, financially rewarding career path helps contribute to our digital infrastructure. More funding, more projects, more software to power our world.
Shopify uses GitHub Sponsors to efficiently manage and fund projects within the open source community, tailored to the needs of recipients.
Invest in open source. It powers your world.
The internet depends on open source, everywhere
Comprehensive website security and health monitoring with performance analysis
web-checkWeb-Check provides real-time monitoring for uptime, speed, and user experience, trusted by businesses like Amazon, Shopify, and Airbnb.
Intuitive, open-source interface for native GenAI applications
OpenWebUIOpenWebUI simplifies the development of interactive GenAI apps using LLMs, used by developers at companies like Microsoft, IBM, and GitHub.
A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax
cURLcURL is included in almost every modern device–smartphones, cars, TVs, laptops, servers, consoles, printers, and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
How do I sponsor a project?
Sign in and start by navigating toyour dependencies, yourexplore tab,trending repositories, orcollections. When a repository has the Sponsor graphic, you can sponsor them directly.
How do I get paid for my contributions?
You can become a sponsored developer by joining GitHub Sponsors, completing your sponsored developer profile, creating sponsorship tiers, submitting your bank and tax information, and enabling two-factor authentication for your account on GitHub.com.Learn more about getting paid for contributions
Do I need to fill out a tax form to receive sponsorships?
Yes. Your tax information must be on file in order for GitHub to make payments to your bank account. The required tax documents may vary based on your location.
Note that we do our best to help you with the Sponsors program, but we’re unable to provide tax guidance.