Receiving sponsorships through GitHub Sponsors
You or your organization can become a sponsored open source contributor to receive payments for your work, update your sponsorship details, and view and contact your sponsors.
About GitHub Sponsors for open source contributors
If you provide value to an open source project, you can become a sponsored contributor to receive payments for your work.
Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your personal account
You can become a sponsored developer by joining GitHub Sponsors, completing your sponsored developer profile, creating sponsorship tiers, submitting your bank and tax information, and enabling two-factor authentication for your account on GitHub.
Setting up GitHub Sponsors for your organization
Your organization can join GitHub Sponsors to receive payments for your work.
Enabling sponsorships through Patreon
You can connect your Patreon and GitHub accounts to receive GitHub Sponsors sponsorships through Patreon.
Using a fiscal host to receive GitHub Sponsors payouts
You can become a sponsored developer by joining GitHub Sponsors and choosing a fiscal host for your payouts to come through.
Editing your profile details for GitHub Sponsors
You can update the information that potential sponsors see about your work.
Managing your sponsorship goal
You can set a goal for your sponsored developer or sponsored organization account to help the community understand the impact of sponsoring you.
Managing your sponsorship tiers
You can add a new sponsorship tier, or edit or retire an existing tier.
Viewing your sponsors and sponsorships
You can view and export detailed information and analytics about your sponsors and sponsorships.
Managing your payouts from GitHub Sponsors
You can view information about past and future payouts from GitHub Sponsors and edit your bank information.
Contacting your sponsors
You can send an email to your sponsors who have opted in to receive updates about your work.
Tax information for GitHub Sponsors
Sponsored developers and organizations must submit tax information to GitHub and are responsible for evaluating and paying their own taxes.
Unlinking your Patreon account from your GitHub Sponsors profile
You can disconnect your Patreon account from your GitHub Sponsors profile to stop receiving new sponsorships through Patreon.
Disabling your GitHub Sponsors account
If you no longer want to participate in GitHub Sponsors, you can disable your GitHub Sponsors account.
Unpublishing your GitHub Sponsors profile
If you don't have any sponsors, you can unpublish your GitHub Sponsors profile.