Support the Open Knowledge Foundation

The Open Knowledge Foundation is a not-for-profit organization. All our services and software are provided openly and for free. Running and developing projects costs both time and money (for example, our hosting costs alone run to around a €2000 (£700/$1500) a year). Your support can help the Foundation to continue and expand its work.

You may wish to take a look at a summary of the Foundation's activities or its projects to get an idea what your contribution would be used for and if you wish you can specify that your contribution go to a particular area of the Foundation's work.

Become a Supporter

Help sustain the Foundation into the future by becoming an official supporter and making a regular annual or monthly contribution. This involves two short steps:

1. Register

Do this by signing up to our supporters list here

2. Set up a regular donation

You can do this via Paypal or via Standing Order.

Via Paypal

Via Standing Order

  • EITHER:

    1. Complete the standing order form

    2. Send it to your bank or to us.
  • OR: Set up a standing order using your online banking facility. For this you will need our bank details which are shown below. 

        Bank: Barclays
        Country: United Kingdom
        Account Name: Open Knowledge Foundation Ltd
        Account No: 90771511
        Sort Code: 20-17-22

        IBAN: GB81 BARC 2017 2290 7715 11
        SWIFTBIC: BARCGB22

Via Paypal

One Off Payments

While it is better if you are able to donate a regular amount we are also more than happy to receive one-off donations. If you wish your money to be used for a particular purpose or for a particular area of the Foundation's work please specify that when you make your payment or email info [at] okfn [dot] org. Similarly any problems with donating please let us know via email on info [at] okfn [dot] org.

PayPal

Donate via PayPal by clicking on the button:

Direct Bank Transfer

If you wish to arrange a direct bank transfer our bank details were listed above.

Other ways to support the Foundation

You can support the Foundation in many other ways than via a financial contribution.

One of the biggest ways you can support the Foundation is by volunteering your time and effort. If you would like to get involved please visit the participate page.

Donating Resources

An alternative to donating money is to donate resources such as equipment, hosting, printing etc. If you would like to make such a donation please email us at info [at] okfn.org with the details.