The Linux Foundation has recently published its annual report for the year 2024. According to the report, the organization’s total revenue for the year amounted to $292.2 million, a significant increase from $263.6 million the previous year. However, total expenses also saw a rise to $299.7 million from $269 million.
In terms of the costs associated with developing the Linux kernel, the organization spent $6.8 million, which is lower than the previous year by a million dollars and $1.4 million less than the year before that. The share of expenses related to the kernel development has decreased to 2.3% of the total expenses, compared to 2.9% in 2023, 3.2% in 2022, and 3.4% in 2021.
Other expenses outlined in the report include:
- The costs of maintaining the infrastructure remained relatively stable at $22.69 million (7.6% of total expenses).
- Expenses not directly linked to the kernel increased from $171.8 million to $193.7 million (64.6%).
- Costs for training and certification programs rose from $18.57 million to $23.1 million (7.7%).
- Corporate operations expenses increased from $17.1 million to $18.9 million (6.3%).
- Costs for events and programs increased from $14.6 million to $15.2 million (5%).
- Support for the community remained nearly unchanged at $13.7 million (4.5% of total expenses).
- Expenses for international operations increased from $2.96 million to $5.6 million (1.8%).
When it comes to income sources, the report indicates that:
- 43% ($125.1 million) of the total funds received were from donations and contributions from participants in the organization.
- 25.1% ($73.6 million