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How KDE is funded
- origin
- EU
- host
- KDE e.V. (Berlin)
- host type
- association (DE)
- licence
- GPL / LGPL
| Channel | Finding | Label | Ev. |
|---|---|---|---|
| employer developers | dispersed: Valve, KDAB, hardware vendors (Tuxedo, Slimbook), volunteers | inference | C |
| foundation budget | patron fees €67,378 in 2024; individual donations are the largest e.V. line | fact | A |
| public grants | Sovereign Tech Fund: €1,285,200 | fact | A |
| corporate sponsorship | patrons incl. Google, Canonical, SUSE, The Qt Company | fact | A |
| commercial model | hardware vendors ship Plasma (Steam Deck) | fact | B |
| donations | individual donations (fundraisers) largest e.V. income | fact | A |
dominant channel: individual donations + STF grant + dispersed employers
top funder: Sovereign Tech Fund (single largest identified)
top funder share: unknown
funder nationality: DE / global
public money: true
evidence: A
note: amounts cross-referenced with data/funding/eu.json