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# Contribute to the D Language Foundation

#### The D Language Foundation is a 501(c) non-profit public charity devoted to advancing open source technology related to the D programming language.

The D Language Foundation:

- holds and defends the copyright and other intellectual property rights for the D programming language.
- provides resources for furthering the development and adoption of the D programming language.
- awards scholarships to highly skilled students.
- organizes the yearly DConf, the international annual conference of D Language developers and users.
- pays for hardware costs (e.g. this website, dmd downloads, the D tour and more).
- is an accepted Google Summer of Code (GSOC) organization, with projects hosted during GSOC 2016 and GSOC 2019.

We are always in search of ways to improve the D programming language experience for new and existing D users. Whether that means hiring programmers to carry out contract work, sponsoring bounties on specific tasks, providing scholarships for students performing D-related research, or anything else that benefits the D community and ecosystem, we cannot make any of it happen without funding. We welcome contributions from both organizations and individuals. Your help is highly appreciated and is what enables the D Language Foundation to fulfill its mission.

### How will my donation be used?

Donations go toward supporting the D Language Foundation's regular, non-sponsored operations (DConf expenses, part-time workers, blog post bounties, reimbursements, etc.). One of the important ways we make use of donations is in awarding scholarships to highly skilled students. Each $5 you donate contributes to approximately one hour of work by a talented graduate student, and these hours add quickly toward important projects that further the state of the art in the D programming language.

### How can I donate?

#### Donate through GitHub Sponsors

The D Language Foundation is enrolled in the GitHub Sponsors program. One-time donations here will go toward our general expense fund. We aim to use monthly donations to hire part-time workers who can help us achieve our vision for the D programming language. You can see our current monthly donation target along with multiple one-time and monthly donation tiers on our GitHub Sponsors page.

#### Donate through PayPal

Click the yellow Donate button to make a donation to the D Language Foundation via PayPal. If you want the money to be directed toward a specific campaign, project, task, or bounty, please be sure to leave a note letting us know!

#### Donate through OpenCollective

Make a transparent donation and select the package you're comfortable with. If you want the money to be directed toward a specific campaign, project, task, or bounty, please be sure to leave a note letting us know!

#### Donate by credit card

Please use the PayPal button above to donate by credit card. You don't need a PayPal account to use the donation button.

#### Electronic wire transfers or bank check

Wire transfer information will be announced soon. In the meantime please use PayPal or contact the D Language Foundation.

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Visit smile.amazon.com and select the D Language Foundation as your charity. We'll receive a small percentage of every purchase you make through smile.amazon.com (not www.amazon.com or the mobile app).

#### The DLang Swag Emporium

Visit the DLang Swag Emporium to purchase D-themed t-shirts, coffee mugs, and other swag. The D Language Foundation will receive between %15-25 royalties on each purchase. And if you use the preceding link, we'll also earn a small referral fee.

### The D Language Foundation is a non-profit organization

By the Foundation bylaws, its officers (Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu and Ali Çehreli) cannot receive income from the Foundation, which preempts a variety of conflicts of interest.

For US taxpayers, contributions to the D Language Foundation are tax-deductible. The D Language Foundation is a 501(c) non-profit public charity registered in the state of Washington, USA. You should consult your tax adviser for rules as they apply to your situation.

Donations to the D Language Foundation are currently not tax-deductible in most other countries as they require an organisation to be incorporated in that country and the D Language Foundation does currently not have the resources to do so.

If you have a question about donations, please write to the D Language Foundation at foundation@dlang.org.

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