From enterprise applications to developer tools, open source software powers innovation, accelerates time-to-market, and enables collaboration across industries and geographies. At the Eclipse Foundation, we are proud to steward a global ecosystem of thousands of individuals and over 300 organisations working together to build and sustain critical technologies.
But this collaborative innovation doesn’t happen automatically. It requires continuous support, shared investment, and strong governance. As more organisations rely on open technologies to build software, streamline operations, and drive research, the need for reliable funding and stewardship continues to grow. By sponsoring Eclipse projects, contributors are not only supporting code, but also enabling secure, transparent, and inclusive development that spans industries and borders.
Whether you represent an organisation that relies on open source to deliver products and services, or you’re an individual looking to give back to the projects you use everyday, sponsoring an Eclipse Foundation initiative is a meaningful way to make a lasting impact.
Corporate Sponsorship
For organisations, open source is both a strategic asset and a shared responsibility. By sponsoring the Eclipse Foundation, companies help ensure the long-term sustainability, security, and scalability of the tools they rely on. Sponsorship also reflects a commitment to leadership in open innovation and to the principles that shape modern software development.
Through corporate sponsorship, organisations can:
- Protect their technology stack by funding security audits, compliance efforts, and infrastructure improvements that enhance the reliability of essential platforms.
- Support innovation by enabling continuous improvements to open source technologies used in mission-critical environments worldwide.
- Strengthen community relationships by actively engaging in vendor-neutral, community-led collaboration.
- Gain visibility and recognition within a trusted ecosystem of developers, decision-makers, and researchers shaping the future of digital technology.
The Eclipse Foundation offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities aligned with strategic technology priorities. Whether supporting widely-adopted Java runtimes through Adoptium, advancing cloud native Java via Jakarta EE, or sustaining critical development tools and technologies like the Eclipse IDE, corporate sponsors help power foundational work across the ecosystem.
Sponsorship also comes with exclusive benefits, including prominent logo placement on the associated websites and access to co-marketing opportunities such as case studies, blog posts and PR quotes and mentions. To learn more, visit the sponsorship page for the project or initiative you are interested in supporting.
Individual Sponsorship
While corporate sponsorship is essential, individuals are equally important to the health and future of open source. Developers, maintainers, and users all benefit from technologies developed in the open, and anyone can contribute back through individual sponsorship.
By sponsoring as an individual, community members can:
- Help fund core services such as infrastructure, project development, and security practices.
- Join a global community committed to transparency, collaboration, and digital empowerment.
- Make an impact at any level, with no minimum commitment and support for contributions in multiple currencies.
Ready to Make an Impact?
We invite you to explore our sponsorship programs and discover how you or your organisation can help build a stronger, more sustainable open source ecosystem. Whether you're supporting the technologies your business depends on or giving back to the tools that make your work possible, your contributions ensure the continued success and resilience of open source.
Take the next step in supporting open source innovation. Explore sponsorship opportunities at eclipse.org/sponsor/.
