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Pay for the Open Source Maintenance Fee through GitHub Sponsors

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What is the Open Source Maintenance Fee?

The Open Source Maintenance Fee is an annual or recurring contribution from organizations that depend on open source software. These fees help fund the ongoing security, reliability, and development of critical open source projects. By paying a maintenance fee, your organization ensures the health and stability of the open source tools you rely on.

  • Supports maintainers and contributors

  • Funds security audits, bug fixes, and new features

  • Helps keep projects up-to-date and well-documentedHow Organizations Can Pay via GitHub Sponsors Invoice

With GitHub Sponsors, open-source projects can offer multiple sponsorship tiers that correspond to different maintenance fee levels, tailored to the size of each organization and the appropriate Open Source Maintenance Fee amount. Organizations supporting a project can pay their maintenance fee directly through GitHub sponsors, either by credit card or by invoicing. Learn more about sponsoring an open source project through GitHub Sponsors.

Option 1: Self-serve Invoicing

  • Navigate to the organization profile you want to create an invoice for.

  • Under your organization name, click the Sponsoring tab to view your Sponsors dashboard.

  • In the sidebar, click Invoices.

  • To create a new invoice, click Create an Invoice.

  • Enter the amount to add to your balance. The PO number is optional.

  • Click Create invoice.

Please note

  • The self-serve option requires a $5k minimum spend. This allows you to allocate the balance across multiple sponsorships at your convenience.

  • A 3% processing fee will be deducted from the total invoice amount. For further details, see Paying by invoice.

Option 2: Request an Invoice

  • Fill out the details below and an invoice will be sent to the email address provided.

Please note:

  • A 5% processing fee will be added to the total invoice amount.

  • There is no minimum amount required when requesting an invoice; however, this option is reserved for organizations paying the Open Source Maintenance Fee.