The Open Source Applications Foundation (OSAF) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to effect widespread adoption of open source computer software. One significant project undertaken by OSAF was the development of Chandler. As of February, 2004, nineteen people worked full-time, or mostly full-time, on Chandler.
The following is a list of some major monetary contributors to OSAF, followed by the amounts in United States dollars.
- Mitch Kapor: 5 million USD
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: 98,000 USD
- Mellon Foundation: 1.5 million USD
- Common Solutions Group: 1.25 million USD