WordPress Community Support & WordPress Foundation Entity Structure
As the community enters a new year of WordCamp planning and new organizers join the experience, it’s a fitting time to clarify how WordPress’s operating business & nonprofit entities are set up, and to address some misconceptions. TL;DR The key takeaway is that WordPress Community Support (WPCS) and WordPress Foundation (WPF) are two completely separate entities. WPCS is also sometimes referred to as WordCamp Central. All WordCamp-related activity is managed within WordPress Community Support and has nothing to do financially with WordPress Foundation. WPCS is set up as a for-profit public benefit corporation, and WPF is a non-profit charitable organization.To keep these two entities in good standing, great care is taken to ensure that all WordCamp activity and finances are conducted through WPCS, not WPF. Public-Benefit Corporation It’s important to note that WPCS is a “public benefit corporation” (PBC or B-Corporation), which has several important differences from a traditional C-Corporation. While none of the following points are monitored requirements of PBC organizations, WPCS is managed in a way that is very financially cautious and follows the same transparency guidelines that most non-profit organizations observe. WPCS is committed to supporting a specific public benefit. WPCS is solely focused on WordCamps, Meetups,…
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