Hello,
Below I have compiled recent news related to the OSM Foundation (OSMF) board’s work. Most of these are or are going to be publicly documented on the OSMF website, so if you follow the Atom feed for the board meetings’ page, you can skip this.
What this diary entry is
It contains my personal selection and recollection of recent OSMF board-related updates.
What this diary entry is not
It is not intended to include details or all OSMF board-related updates. For these, you can refer to the published board minutes. This entry has not been reviewed by the OSMF board.
Why?
Informing the OSMF members is important. The board minutes describe in detail what was discussed in public board meetings, but many people don’t have time or follow the Atom feed for the OSMF’s website recent changes. At some point, I was creating annual or more frequent updates for the whole Foundation, which was a lot of work during a short period, while other tasks were ongoing.
I’m posting this experimentally, and I’m going to see whether I can continue to do so semi-regularly.
2026 OSMF budget
The 2026 budget of the OSM Foundation is now published. You can find previous budgets here. Please note that the board may revise the budget throughout the year.
April 2026 OSMF board updates
The board had a meeting on Thursday, 30 April 2026.
You can read the Secretary’s report by Dani Waltersdorfer and the Treasurer’s report by Roland Olbricht.
OSMF’s move to the EU
Craig Allan (Chair) committed to informing the community about the status of the OSMF’s move to the EU, after a comment by Simon Poole (former OSMF and LWG chair) during the April board meeting.
OSM Local Chapters and regional communities
OSM US Inc: The OSM US and OSMF Boards had a closed, introductory meeting on 2026-04-09. The OSMF board, after a comment by imagico (guest) during the April board meeting, said that it is open to meeting with other OSM Local Chapters, if they are interested.


