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GitHub supports the maintainers who keep open source moving. 280,000+ maintainers already have access to GitHub benefits—including free Copilot Pro for eligible maintainers—helping with tasks like documentation, pull request reviews, and writing tests.

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Build lasting impact

Your contributions shape the software millions use every day.

Sustain your project

Access grants, security support, and community tools to power your project forward.

Fuel innovation

Collaborators, enterprises, and organizations can sponsor, invest, and scale bold ideas.

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Contributor

Browse projects, join issues, and build skills.

Maintainer / Project Owner

Get funding, security tools, mentorship, and community through GitHub’s maintainer programs.

Sponsor / Organization

Sponsor devs, invest in infrastructure, or support supply chain security through GitHub initiatives.

GitHub's open source programs

GitHub Fund

Investing in open source innovation across dev tools, infrastructure, AI, and security.

Secure Open Source Fund

Grants for security improvements in open source projects, including audits, training, and credits.

GitHub Sponsors

Fund your dependencies in one transaction. Back maintainers and projects you care about.

Maintainer community

A peer network and support hub for maintainers to share best practices, connect with GitHub, and access resources.

GitHub Security Lab

Join a community where developers and security professionals come together to secure open source software.

Events & open source moments

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Maintainer month

A month-long celebration of maintainers, with events, spotlight series, and community drives.

Hear from maintainers

Join us to hear from maintainers on Open Source Friday.

State of Open Source

Explore insights and global trends from GitHub's annual data report Octoverse.

Built to support open source

GitHub supports the maintainers who keep open source moving. 280,000+ maintainers already have access to GitHub benefits—including free Copilot Pro for eligible maintainers.