GitHub Sponsors is a platform on GitHub that allows developers and corporate organizations to financially support the open-source maintainers and projects they depend on.

Key Summary & Features:

• For Maintainers: Developers can launch a sponsorship page in minutes, display Sponsor buttons on their GitHub profile and repositories, and define custom sponsorship tiers. To receive payments, maintainers must provide bank and tax information and enable two-factor authentication.

• For Sponsors & Corporate Billing: Sponsors can locate and fund their dependencies using discovery and bulk sponsorship tools. Corporations (such as Microsoft and Shopify) can streamline contributions through flexible payment methods and consolidated invoiced billing.

• Global Reach & Funding Impact: The platform supports 103 regions globally, with over 4,200 sponsoring organizations and more than $40M+ returned to maintainers.

• Sustaining Digital Infrastructure: By turning open-source development into a viable and financially rewarding career path, GitHub Sponsors helps fund and sustain the digital infrastructure that powers global technology.