Open Source Sponsorships
at Automattic
Automattic gives back! Here’s a working inventory of the open source projects, organizations, and people we’re proud to support.
Projects and maintainers (direct funding)
Most route through Open Collective, where Automattic’s lifetime total reads $928,500 as of June 2026.
PHP Foundation
Nonprofit supporting, advancing, and developing the PHP language.
PHP_CodeSniffer
Detects violations of defined PHP coding standards.
Manifest Grants
Helping great scientists prototype their most ambitious ideas for good.
Foundations and non-profits
Matrix.org Foundation
Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications.
OWASP
The Open Source Foundation for Application Security.
OSI Titanium
The steward of the Open Source Definition, setting the foundation for the Open Source Software ecosystem.
Open Source AI Fellowship
A two-year OSI fellowship researching policy and consensus around open source AI.
Open Horizons Scholarship
An Automattic initiative to support inclusive participation in WordPress events and beyond.
Let’s Encrypt / ISRG
Nonprofit reducing the barriers to secure communication over the internet.
UIC Tech Solutions OS Fund
Support technology projects that work toward measurable benefit for UIC and the public.
MariaDB Foundation
Safeguards the open-source development, continuity, and vendor neutrality of MariaDB Server.
People (sponsored individuals)
GitHub Sponsors
Support the developers who power open source.
WordPress sponsored contributors
Supporting contributors working on the WordPress open-source project.
Community and media
Do the Woo
Podcast conversations with the merchants, agencies, developers, and product builders working in WooCommerce.
The Repository
Independent news publication covering the WordPress ecosystem, from its community and businesses to the open source project at the centre of it all.
Events
Open Source Summit Japan 2025
The premier event for open source developers and contributors.
All Things Open
Annual open source conference in Raleigh.
DrupalCon
International educational event that brings together people who use, develop, design and support the Drupal platform.
OWASP Global AppSec
OWASP’s flagship application security conference.
Cloudfest
The #1 internet infrastructure event in the world, connecting the global cloud computing industry.
Worth noting
Five for the Future is our largest sponsorship: rather than cutting a check to an eternal project, Automattic pays employees to contribute time to WordPress.org. No money flows through the WordPress Foundation itself.
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