Making a non profit

Whenever we introduce ourselves as a Non for profit organization or For Impact organization people feels hard to understand, why we do this way, how we make money, or what are nonprofits in general. We made this small doc to help you understand a bit.


How does FOSS United make money ?

FOSS United majorly makes money through donations. People who believe and want to support the the FOSS movement donate to FOSS United. Please checkout about our Industry Partners here.


What are the donations used for ?

FOSS United runs a couple of programs where most of the money is gone towards activities are Free and Open Source Software + Hardware. FOSS United has a grants program through which we provide financial support for FOSS projects and events happening in India.


80G, 12AA, CSR1, DARPAN and Taxes

FOSS United has all the above 4 registrations/certifications from the government of India.

The link to all the legal documents.


Tax Registration Details

CIN: U74999MH2016NPL288653

Date of Incorporation:19th December 2016

PAN: AAECE4835E

TAN: MUME11328C

GSTIN:27AAECE4835E1ZR Date of Issue: 26th July 2017


Bank Details

FOSS United Billing Address


Where can you find us ?

We have our office in Bengaluru on Bannerghatta Road from where the team works offline!

Zerodha Tech Office, Bannerghatta Road, Dollars Colony, Bengaluru 560076