You can choose to donate money to Instant Messaging Freedom, Inc. We'll use this
money to further free instant messaging software as we see fit. This generally
means supporting Adium, Pidgin, Finch, and libpurple as needed, but could be
used for other related purposes in the future.
In the interests of full disclosure we think it's worth mentioning a few points:
- We currently have around $20,000 USD in the bank, mostly from summer of
code mentor payments from Google Summer of Code (thanks, Google!).
- We currently don't have a strong need for money. All work is done by
volunteers. We have no paid staff and think this is likely to remain true.
Pidgin and Adium are both generously provided with free hosting from
[
Network Redux](
https://www.networkredux.com/),
[
Steadfast](
https://www.steadfast.net/), and
[
SourceForge](
https://sourceforge.net/).
- While we are a USA registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we have
historically not accepted donations and we have never given anyone a receipt
for a donation. It's possible that we're required by law to provide receipts
for donations above certain amounts. If you're familiar with this process
and would like to offer advice, or if you would like a receipt, then please
email our [
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