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The '''OpenJS Foundation''' is an organization that was founded in 2019 from a merger of JS Foundation and [[Node.js]] Foundation.<ref name="verge-openjsfoundation">{{Cite news|last=Singh|first=Manish|date=2019-03-12|title=Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS|work=[[VentureBeat]]|url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/12/node-js-and-js-foundations-are-merging-to-form-openjs/|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> Its stated mission is to foster healthy growth of the [[JavaScript]] and web ecosystem by providing a neutral organization to host projects and collaboratively fund activities that benefit the ecosystem as a whole.<ref name="medium.com">{{Cite web|date=2019-03-12|title=Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth|url=https://medium.com/@nodejs/introducing-the-openjs-foundation-the-next-phase-of-javascript-ecosystem-growth-d4911b42664f|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref><ref name="bylaws2019">{{Cite web|date=22 October 2019|title=By-laws of OpenJS Foundation|url=https://bylaws.openjsf.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615050043/https://openjsf.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2019/10/OpenJS-Foundation-Bylaws-2019-10-22.pdf|archive-date=2020-06-15|access-date=2020-06-15}}</ref> The OpenJS Foundation is made up of 29 open source JavaScript projects including Appium, Dojo, [[jQuery]], and Node.js, and [[webpack]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2019-03-12|title=Node.js Foundation and JS Foundation Merge to Form OpenJS Foundation|url=https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2019/03/node-js-foundation-and-js-foundation-merge-to-form-openjs-foundation/|access-date=2019-03-21|website=[[Linux Foundation]]}}</ref> Founding members included [[Google]], [[Microsoft]], [[IBM]], [[PayPal]], [[GoDaddy]], and [[Joyent]].<ref name="verge-openjsfoundation" />
 
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=== Node.js Foundation ===
The '''Node.js Foundation''' was created in 2015 as a [[Linux Foundation]] project to accelerate the development of the [[Node.js]] platform. The Node.js Foundation operated under an open-governance model to heighten participation amongst vendors, developers, and the general Node.js community. Its structure gives enterprise users the assurance of "innovation and continuity without risk."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Linux Foundation Launches Node.js Foundation|language=en-US|work=eWEEK|url=http://www.eweek.com/development/linux-foundation-launches-node.js-foundation|access-date=2017-05-17}}[https://www.hostscore.net/choose/best-hosting-for-node-js-applications/]</ref> Its growth led to new initiatives such as the ''Node Security Platform'', a tool allowing continuous security monitoring for Node.js apps. And ''Node Interactive'', "a series of&nbsp;''professional''&nbsp;conferences aimed at today's average Node.js user."<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-01-31|title=Why 2016 Was the Best Year Ever for Node.js – Node by Numbers 2016|language=en|work=The NodeSource Blog – Node.js Tutorials, Guides, and Updates|url=https://nodesource.com/blog/why-2016-was-the-best-year-ever-for-node-js-node-by-numbers-2016/|access-date=2017-05-17}}</ref> Node.js reports "3.5 million users and an annual growth rate of 100 percent"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=Node.js|title=Node.js Foundation Resources {{!}} Node.js|url=https://nodejs.org/en/foundation/case-studies/|access-date=2017-05-17|website=nodejs.org|language=en}}</ref> and the Node.js Foundation is reported as being ammongamong The Linux Foundation's fastest growing projects.
 
=== OpenJS Foundation ===