--- title: Membership Levels date: 2022-01-03 draft: false --- The OpenPOWER Foundation is a 501c6 not-for-profit entity with a Board of Directors and a Technical Steering Committee. - Membership levels provide either a default Board of Director position (Platinum) or an opportunity to be elected to the Board (Gold, Silver, and Associate/Academic members). The Bylaws detail additional governance by the Board including maximum seats, terms, etc. - The Technical Steering Committee is formed from the Work Group Leads from the core projects and one representative designated by each Platinum member. OpenPOWER offers a tiered membership of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Associate/Academic memberships - Annual fee and dedicated full-time equivalent (FTEs) – verification of committed number of FTEs on honor system - Contributors, committers, Work Group leads and project leads influence Technical Steering Committee - Associate/Academic level is not available to corporations | Membership Level | Annual Fee | FTEs | Technical Steering Committee | Board/Voting Position | |------------------|------------|------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| | Platinum | $100k | 10 | One seat per member not otherwise represented | Includes Board position, includes TSC position | | Gold | $60k | 3 | May be on TSC if Work Group lead | Gold members may elect up to one BOD member per three Gold members | | Silver | $20k<br>$5k if <300 employees<br>$0 if < 300 employees and an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) or for Open Source Community Projects | 0 | May be on TSC if Work Group lead | One board seat elected by all Silver members | | Associate and Academic | $0 | 0 | May be on TSC if Work Group lead | May be elected to one community observer, non-voting Board seat | <span style="font-size: 10px;">Fee in US dollars</span>