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THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION

Community Over Code

Wilmington, DE   |  https://www.apache.org

Mission

The mission of the ASF is to provide software for the common good. All Apache products are available to the public-at-large at 100% no cost. For more information, visit http://www.apache.org/

Ruling year info

2001

DIRECTOR - CHAIR

Sander Striker

Main address

1000 N West St Ste 1200

Wilmington, DE 19801-1058 USA

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EIN

47-0825376

NTEE code info

Engineering (U42)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The ASF provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits potential legal exposure for our project committers. Through the ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 800 individual Members and 6,000 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and Community Over Code (formerly ApacheCon), the Foundation's official user conference, trainings, and expo.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

ASF Tooling Initiative

Launched in March 2025, the ASF Tooling Initiative was created to meet the growing global demand for ASF software by hardening ubiquitous Apache projects that benefit the greater Open Source ecosystem. The ASF Tooling Initiative will provide users of Apache software the ability to improve their security posture, meet regulatory requirements, build trust, and advance community-led innovation "the Apache Way". To sustain the growing need for proactive, enhanced security across the ASF, as defined by CISA (the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and the CRA (EU Cyber Resilience Act), we have dedicated a $500,000 budgetary goal towards the Tooling Initiative (this is separate from the ASF's overall annual budget of $3Million). The Tooling Initiative has been seeded by the generosity of Alpha-Omega.

Population(s) Served

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES TO SUPPORT GLOBAL OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION AND ITS 350+ PROJECTS, INCLUDING: HOSTING SOURCE CODE, DOWNLOADS, EMAIL SERVERS, MAILING LISTS AND ARCHIVES, BUG TRACKING SYSTEMS, COLLABORATION AND BUILD SOFTWARE, AND FURTHER ACTIVITIES TO MEET REQUIREMENTS 24/7/365

Population(s) Served
General population

EVENTS THAT INCLUDE CONFERENCES AND PROJECT-SPECIFIC SEMINARS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FOUNDATIONS GROWING PROJECTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

Population(s) Served

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING PROGRAMS THAT HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FOUNDATION AND HUNDREDS OF ITS PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES

Population(s) Served

Where we work

  • Global

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The ASF's goal is to provide software for the public good at no charge. We do this by providing services and support for many like-minded software project communities of individuals who choose to join the ASF.

The ASF ensures that the Apache projects continue to exist beyond the participation of individual volunteers. Individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to collaborative open-source software development, through sustained participation and contributions within the Foundation's projects, are eligible for membership in the ASF. An individual is awarded membership after nomination and approval by a majority of the existing ASF members. Thus, the ASF is governed by the community it most directly serves -- the people collaborating within its projects.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION

Board of directors
as of 09/23/2025
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Christofer Dutz DIRECTOR

Craig Russell ASSISTANT SECRETARY

Jean Baptiste T Onofre DIRECTOR

Jiang J Jirsa DIRECTOR

Justin McLean ASSISTANT VP LEGAL AFFAIRS

Rich Bowen DIRECTOR

Sander Striker DIRECTOR - CHAIR

Shane Curcuru BOARD CHAIR

Willem Ning Jiang DIRECTOR

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? no
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? no
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? no
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? no

Organizational demographics

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