GNOME Foundation published financial report for the 2023 financial year, which covers indicators from October 2022 to September 2023. The report also mentions the main events of this period (GNOME releases 44 and 45, the appointment of a new director) and developer conferences held (GUADEC 2023 in Riga, GNOME Asia 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Linux App Summit in Brno).
As for financial indicators, expenses for the reporting period significantly exceeded the receipt of funds – $556 thousand were received, $676 thousand were spent (overspending due to past savings – $120 thousand). It is worth noting that overspending was also observed in previous periods: in 2022, the project received $363 thousand and spent $649 thousand (overspend of $286 thousand), in 2021 the project received $287 thousand and spent $927 thousand (overspend of $640 thousand), in In 2020, the project received $925 thousand and spent $789 thousand (balance $136 thousand), in 2019 the project received $915 thousand and spent $608 thousand (balance $307 thousand), in 2018 the project received $1.073 million and spent $365 thousand (balance $708 thousand). In November 2023, the project also received a million euros from the Sovereign fund.
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As for the sources of funds in 2023, of the $556 thousand received, $422 thousand are related to donations and sponsorships, $47 thousand are earned through conferences, $80 thousand are related to the GIMP project. In terms of expenses, $283 thousand was spent on conferences, $105 thousand on support and infrastructure, $96 thousand on the program Outreach (pay for internships for women and minorities), $30 thousand was given to the GIMP project, $121 thousand was spent on administrative expenses and $39 thousand was transferred to fund other projects.
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