GitHub Sponsors

GitHub Sponsors

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GitHub Sponsors embeds recurring and one-time sponsorships directly into GitHub profiles, making it one of the most visible funding options for maintainers who already work in the GitHub ecosystem. It supports both individual and organization profiles, configurable sponsorship tiers, and payout either to a bank account or through a fiscal host.

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Goal: Funding. Model: Donations. Status: Live.

Should you use this?

Best for
Maintainers with an audience who want recurring or one-off supporter funding.
Not ideal for
Projects that need institutional grants, issue bounties, or guaranteed revenue.
Why choose it
Direct donations from your community with zero platform fees. Best for projects with an engaged user base.
Watch out for
Success depends on visibility, trust, and sponsor conversion.
Setup effort
Low
Fees
GitHub charges no fee on personal-account sponsorships. Organization sponsorships are charged up to 6%, split between card processing and GitHub service fees, with invoiced billing removing the card-processing portion.
Last verified
2026-03-06
Goal Funding
Model Donations
Tags
OSS-specific
Official websiteVisit official website
VerificationVerified on 2026-03-06
X@github
OrganizationCorporation
Open source statusClosed source
Platform technologyClosed source sponsorship platform
Monetization modelSponsorship for bug reports, issue triage, code, documentation, etc.
Payment methodsCredit and debit cards, Patreon, invoice billing, bank-account payouts, and fiscal-host payouts
Platform feesGitHub charges no fee on personal-account sponsorships. Organization sponsorships are charged up to 6%, split between card processing and GitHub service fees, with invoiced billing removing the card-processing portion.
User activityGitHub Sponsors is available globally for sponsors, while sponsored developers and organizations must be located in GitHub-supported payout regions.

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