What your donation funds
- Relay infrastructure and bandwidth — the Foundation-operated relays that, alongside volunteer-run relays, provide the network's capacity.
- Security work — keeping the protocol hard to detect and the software safe to run, for users and volunteers alike.
- Volunteer tooling — the one-command installer, the desktop volunteer app, and the documentation that make running a relay practical.
- User support — helping people in restrictive environments get connected and stay connected.
Donate
The OpenRung Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 42-3594292. Donations from U.S. taxpayers are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law, and are processed securely by Every.org, a nonprofit fundraising platform.
OpenRung never charges users, runs ads, or sells data. If the app helped you or someone you love, a donation keeps it free for the next person standing behind the same wall.
Where the money goes
We keep our commitments simple enough to audit: every line of OpenRung's code is public under GPL-3.0, our privacy policy states plainly what early-access builds collect, and the network's design — including what the broker can and cannot see — is documented in the open. A donation to OpenRung directly funds infrastructure, security, volunteer tools, and user support — the work described above — for a network that will always be free to use, with no ads shown and no data sold.
Other ways to support the mission
If a donation isn't possible, you can still help: run a volunteer relay if you have the technical comfort, share OpenRung with someone who needs it, or send us a note at admin@openrung.org — hearing that the network helped someone is fuel for everyone involved.