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In September 2013, the foundation began accepting corporate memberships in an "associate member" (nonvoting) category. The initial corporate members were Geofabrik, [[Geotab]], [[Naver]], NextGIS, and [[Mapbox]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Welcoming our first Corporate Members|publisher=OpenStreetMap Foundation|date=20 July 2014|accessdate=3 May 2020|url=https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2014/07/20/welcome-corporate-members/}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=NextGIS among first OpenStreetMap Foundation's corporate members|publisher=NextGIS|date=21 July 2014|accessdate=3 May 2020|url=https://nextgis.com/blog/osm-foundation/}}</ref>
Active contributors membership program was introduced in August 2020. As per this active contributors to OpenStreetMap through editing (at least 42 active days in the latest period of one year) or off-line activities can apply for free of cost membership. They will have voting rights for electing board members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2020/08/20/active-osm-contributor-membership-program/ |title=Active OSM contributor? You can now easily join the OpenStreetMap Foundation |date=2020-08-20 |access-date=2023-08-07 |last= |publisher=OpenStreetMap}}</ref>
In June 2021, the foundation stated that the effects of [[Brexit]] have prompted them to consider a move back into the [[European Union]] due to issues with [[database right]]s, difficulties with getting charitable status for the foundation, and the increasing difficulty of using [[PayPal]] and banking in the United Kingdom. The foundation has not announced the ___location of its new headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hern |first=Alex |date=2021-06-30 |title=OpenStreetMap looks to relocate to EU due to Brexit limitations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/30/openstreetmap-looks-to-relocate-to-eu-due-to-brexit-limitations |access-date=2021-06-30 |website=The Guardian |language=en-uk }}</ref>
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