TeX Development Fund - Donations

The TeX Users Group welcomes all donations to the TeX Development Fund. Development Fund accounting is separate from general TUG accounts; donated monies will not be used for any other purpose. To make a donation, click here. (Donations are generally tax-deductible in the US; more info.)

The general process is this:

• The Development Fund Committee is responsible for publicizing the fund, reading the applications, and determining the awards. See the criteria for grant selection.

• The committee is overseen by the TUG Board of Directors. Committee members need not be members of the board, or members of TUG. Donors or other interested parties may contact the TUG Board to nominate a committee member.

• The committee accepts applications on a rolling basis, so there is no deadline.

• Grants not larger than US$2000 may be awarded at the discretion of the committee. Larger grants must be approved by the full TUG Board.

• We publicly acknowledge all donors, unless they prefer to remain anonymous.

History

In 2025, the US federal government provided support, via TUG, to the LaTeX project to improve the accessibility of LaTeX output (tagged PDF).

In 2007 and again in 2008, TUG received a substantial grant of $US10,000, with a second US$10,000 in matching funds, from an anonymous donor. Thanks to generous support from many individuals and companies, all those funds have now been matched. We will publicize future matching opportunities as usual.

Finally, we would like to acknowledge that other TeX user groups have established similar programs. It is not our intention to detract from or compete with anyone else, but only to do what we can to foster the growth of TeX.