OpenJS Foundation

OpenJS Foundation
Predecessor
  • jQuery Foundation
  • Dojo Foundation
  • JS Foundation
  • Node.js Foundation
Formation2019 (2019)
Type501(c)(6) organization
PurposePromote JavaScript and related technologies[1]
Location
Websiteopenjsf.org Edit this at Wikidata

The OpenJS Foundation is an organization that was founded in 2019 from a merger of JS Foundation and Node.js Foundation.[2] OpenJS promotes the JavaScript and web ecosystem by hosting projects and funds activities that benefit the ecosystem.[1][3] The OpenJS Foundation is made up of 38 open source JavaScript projects including Appium, Dojo, jQuery, Node.js, Node-RED and webpack.[4] Founding members included Google, Microsoft, IBM, PayPal, GoDaddy, and Joyent.[2]

OpenJS has received over 800,000 Euros from Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund.[5]

  1. ^ a b "By-laws of OpenJS Foundation". 22 October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. ^ a b Singh, Manish (2019-03-12). "Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. ^ "Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth". 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. ^ "Node.js Foundation and JS Foundation Merge to Form OpenJS Foundation". Linux Foundation. 2019-03-12. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  5. ^ "OpenJS Foundation". Sovereign Tech Fund. Retrieved 2024-05-26.

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