A share of every partnership goes back to the folks who build WordPress.
The WPFolks Community Fund backs active WordPress contributors, helping them take part in community events, speak for the first time, and start local meetups. Every dollar in, every dollar out, on this page.
The first partner joins, the first grant goes out, and the first name lands right here. Publicly, with their permission. Nothing to inflate today, so I am not inflating it.
From a partnership invoice to a contributor at a WordPress event.
Four steps. Nothing hidden along the way.
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A company partners with WPFolks
They choose an annual plan and pay up front. Founding, Partner, or Headline.
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30 percent goes to the fund
Automatically, off the top. Every plan and every single campaign, with no exceptions and no admin fee.
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Folks apply for support
Anyone with a wp.org contribution history can apply for support to take part in a WordPress event.
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Folks show up and share
Recipients take part, then post a short recap on the community feed.
Every recipient is public. Every disbursement is public. If a company sponsors and no one applies that quarter, the money rolls over. It does not go to me.
What is in the fund right now.
Flat 30 percent of every annual partnership. Updated whenever a new partner joins. Simple math, no rounding.
| Partner tier | Active | Per partner | To fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline partners ($1,500 / yr) | 0 | $450 | $0 |
| Partner tier ($1,000 / yr) | 0 | $300 | $0 |
| Founding partners ($500 / yr) | 0 | $150 | $0 |
| Total in fund | $0 |
Numbers auto-update from the sponsors CPT. Individual monthly supporters route through Ko-fi and Stripe, added manually when a subscription starts.
Every recipient, publicly credited.
If they got funded, they are on this page. No exceptions, no gatekeeping.
The list is still empty.
The first partner joins, the first grant goes out, and the first name lands right here. Publicly. With their permission.
Tell me about the WordPress event you want to be part of.
Fill this in. I read every application myself and reply within two weeks.
Every partner backs another active contributor.
Three annual plans and six single campaigns, and 30 percent of every one lands right here. You pick what fits, I do the accounting in public.