Working with the Exponential Foundation
This page is for partners who want to understand and support the nonprofit behind the open source project.
What the Foundation is
- "a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation founded in Seattle, Washington, USA", founded on 19 March 2026 (https://foundation.exponential.earth/).
- "The mission of the Exponential Foundation is dedicated directly to the continued Funding, Adoption, Support, Direction, Education, Development, Promotion and Documentation for the Exponential Enterprise Open Source Project" (same page).
- "This project is operated by the Exponential Foundation" (https://exponential.earth/about/project).
- It names 7x "the current leader in contributions both financial, code, extension development, new features, infrastructure, maintenance and much much more back to the project" (https://foundation.exponential.earth/supporters).
The whole picture: Who is the Exponential Foundation?.
The Foundation and the partner program
The published partner program is run by 7x. No published page describes the Foundation's role in it: to be defined by the Foundation (Who runs the partner program).
How partners can support the Foundation
| Way | Where | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsor on GitHub, monthly or one time | https://github.com/sponsors/exponentialcms | Sponsoring the Exponential Foundation |
| A sustaining subscription or one-time donation through its site | https://foundation.exponential.earth/ | Sponsors: start here |
| Documentation, tutorials, how-tos, FAQs, extensions | The Foundation's GitHub Sponsors listing says it is "focused on the development of Features, Documentation, Tutorials, How-To's, FAQs, Source Code, Plugins/Extensions/Bundles" | Contributing documentation and translations |
| Adoption and education | Case studies, training, talks | Writing a case study, Training partners |
The Foundation states on its site: "Funds donated are tax free and tax deductible on the donner's taxes in the United States." Check with your own tax adviser how this applies to your company; a partner subscription to 7x is a purchase of services and is not a donation to the Foundation.
Two organizations, one project
When you talk about the project, keep them apart:
- 7x is a company that sells services, runs the partner program and leads development.
- The Foundation is a nonprofit that operates the project and funds its open source work.
Say "led by 7x and operated by the Exponential Foundation" when you need one sentence (Naming and brand rules for partners).
Related pages
- Working with 7x
- Governance: who decides what
- Two organizations, two sponsor pages
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.