Welcome to NLnet Foundation
NLnet foundation financially supports organizations and people that contribute to an open information society. It funds software, events, educational activities --and more. The procedure is fast and open to anyone. Find out what NLnet can do for you
The articles of association for the NLnet foundation state: "to promote the exchange of electronic information and all that is related or beneficial to that purpose". NLnet believes in open standards and open source. More on NLnet's principles
At the moment, dozens of projects and organizations are supported financially. Amongst them: research laboratory NLnet Labs, the Free Software Foundation, ThinkQuest, Intelligent Interactive Distributed Systems, and the Internet Society. More on the current projects
The foundation's funding comes from donations, legacies, and interest on a substantial own capital formed in 1997 by the sale of the first Dutch Internet Service Provider. Its private capital ensures an absolute independent position. More on NLnet's history
