It's our 25th anniversary!
Creative Commons marks its 25th anniversary at a turning point for the internet. Artificial intelligence is reshaping digital life and putting the commons at risk. We are asking for your help to meet the challenge of this moment.
Your donations help us maintain the CC licenses and advocate for their adoption. This strengthens the commons. They also help us innovate, building fit-for-purpose tools that protect sharing and access in the age of AI.
Consider joining our
Open Infrastructure Circle
Make a recurring monthly or annual gift. Your contributions ensure Creative Commons is around for the next 25 years.
Community members power our organization, through consistent and reliable support.
We also offer higher tier options, typically best suited for institutions or individuals wanting to make a transformative gift.
All Open Infrastructure Circle members receive public recognition on the Creative Commons website and publications, access to the Creative Commons Community of Practice, and Creative Commons branded merchandise.
For higher tiers, we also offer opportunities for consulting, webinars, and event co-hosting. Please contact us at development@creativecommons.org if you would like to learn more.
Our Supporters
A big thank you to our current Open Infrastructure Circle supporters:
Anchor Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, William + Flora Hewlett Foundation, Wellcome Trust
Champion Endless, Google Open Source
Ally Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Siegel Family Endowment, Microsoft Corporation
Partner Paul & Iris Brest
Advocate Stanford University Libraries, Anthropic, hmk, John Seely Brown
Contributor Michelson 20MM Foundation, MIT OpenCourseWare, Ben Adida, Colin Sullivan, Delia Browne, Dr. Jay M. Tenenbaum, Gabriel Levin, Glenn O. Brown, James Grimmelmann, Jennifer Wilson & Andrew Gass
Additional gratitude to those who gave in 2025-2026: Amateur Radio Digital Communications, Andreas Leibl, Argosy Foundation, Brewster & Mary Kahle, Douglas Van Houweling, Endless Foundation, FUTO, Garrett Camp, Gilbert and Tesla Giving Fund, Google, Jeff Atwood, John Lloyd, Julie Sevastopoulos, Knight Foundation, Lawrence Lessig, Marc Coram, Milo Martin, Nina Stawski, Patrick J. Mcgovern Foundation, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Reid Borsuk, Ted Wang, Ulfried Maiborn, Zahavah Levine & Jeff Meyer