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Financial Transparency

Open Books.
Always.

Every Euro, every hour — publicly traceable. Foundation principle: no hidden funding, no conflicts of interest.

Intelego Investment (Phase 1)

Intelego GmbH invests founding work as a Founding Member. All hours for HITL gate decisions, infrastructure reviews, and governance are documented.

€171,579
Invested (volunteer time)
858
Hours @ €200/h
66
HITL Gate Decisions
€4,600
Today (Running Costs)

✓ Source: foundation/ledger/occ-ledger.yaml — versioned in Git, machine-readable, auditable

Planned Income Sources (Phase 2+)

Open Collective

Planned: Q4 2026

Monthly and one-time donations. Transparent expense tracking. 5% platform fee.

GitHub Sponsors

Planned: Q4 2026

For technical community. Direct via GitHub profiles.

Prototype Fund

Application: Oct-Nov 2026

Public funding by BMBF. Up to €47,500 for open-source projects.

NLnet Foundation

After e.V. founding

Europe-wide funding program for internet privacy/security. €20,000+

Phase 1 (Now): 100% Intelego Investment
Phase 2 (Q4 2026+): Community Funding, Public Grants, Diverse Revenue Streams

Planned Expenses (Phase 2)

Infrastructure
Servers, domain, GPU time, API operations
~€300/month
Founding Costs
e.V. lawyer, notary, tax-exempt status
€370–€1,025 (one-time)
Community
Events, online calls, contributor support
~€100/month
Admin & Grants
Accounting, taxes, grant applications
~€200/month
Total Phase 2 Budget
€10,000–€30,000/year

SSOT & Machine Readability

Single Source of Truth: foundation/ledger/occ-ledger.yaml

All transactions, decisions, and volunteer hours are versioned in the ledger. Every change is auditable. This is the opposite of hidden funding.

✓ Machine-readable (YAML)
✓ Git-versioned
✓ Commit history = audit trail
✓ Schema.org compatible
✓ Publicly accessible
✓ No hidden transactions

→ View ledger on GitHub

Foundation Principles

Open Books

All finances are public and accessible. No private investor deals behind the scenes.

Community Owned

Members control strategy. Democratic decisions, not investor dictates.

Mission Aligned

100% of funds go to open AI infrastructure. No exit strategy, no profit motive.

Sustainable

Diversified income sources (grants, community, possibly services). Planned long-term.

How You Can Support Transparency

Transparency is not just an ideal — it's a key to trustworthiness. When you support OCC, you're also supporting:

  • Open Audits: Anyone can read and verify the ledger.
  • Public Accountability: We report monthly on what was done.
  • No Hidden Agendas: All decisions are documented in HITL gates.
  • Community Trust: Transparency builds the trust that nonprofits need.

→ Donate now and be part of this mission: go to donations page