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Official Documents & Tax ID

Open Source Collective's legal status and compliance policies

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Last updated 1 month ago

Nonprofit Status

We are a registered 501(c)(6) non-profit in the United States, meaning our income is not used for private or shareholder benefit. Our resources, such as the fees we collect, are all invested back into our mission: to promote a sustainable and healthy open source ecosystem. Donations to OSC are not tax deductible.


Tax ID & W9

You may provide this information to anyone who asks for it (sometimes sponsors or grantmakers will request it).

Our EIN (tax ID number) is: 82-2037583

Our DUNS number is: 105389379

OSC’s NAICS code is

813910
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