Add Qubes OS details for life insurance & will beneficiary forms to Donation section

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Does Qubes OS accept being the beneficiary of life insurance policies and/or wills? If so, can the following details please be made available so that Qubes OS can be added on beneficiary forms:

  • Name
  • Taxpayer identification number
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Country of residence
  • Address (street, city, state, and zip code)

I have checked the Donate to Qubes section but do not see any mention of this nor the aforementioned contact details. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) openly shares these details and the following texts which Qubes OS would greatly benefit from including in its donation FAQ section if they also apply:

"Gifts of Life Insurance

By naming EFF the owner and beneficiary of an existing policy, you receive a tax deduction for the cash surrender value. You may also decide to make EFF the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. If you make gifts to EFF in the amount of the policy’s premiums, you can take a charitable income tax deduction (provided EFF is not obligated to use the payments to cover the policy’s premium).

Retirement Plans

You can name EFF as a beneficiary of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), 401 (k) Plan, 403 (b) Plan, Qualified Pension Plan, or Qualified Profit-Sharing Plan. Transferring these assets to a family member at the death of the plan participant may trigger two potential federal taxes: estate tax and income tax. When a beneficiary is someone other than a spouse, the combination of these taxes could consume most of the assets intended for transfer. Since EFF is a tax-exempt organization, we do not have to pay taxes on the income from the plan. Your plan administrator can provide you with a beneficiary form.

Financial Accounts

By including EFF as a beneficiary of a bank account, brokerage account, mutual fund account, or an asset such as a certificate of deposit (CD), you can provide a legacy gift to support our work. Your estate would receive a charitable deduction equal to the amount of the gift. Simply fill out a beneficiary designation form obtained from the institution holding your account."

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I don’t immediately see why “GrapheneOS” is in the title of this thread. What’s the relation?

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That was my mistake. I’m looking to include several projects in the form and GrapheneOS is another one of them. Thanks for pointing it out, I’ve fixed the typo. :slight_smile:

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Worth noting here that the Open Collective Foundation is now defunct, so the entire donate page for Qubes will need some attention.

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Thanks for asking, @Droplet6200. I’ve brought this up with the team, and it’s currently being worked on. :slight_smile:

I also asked the team about this, and I’m told that this doesn’t affect the Qubes OS Project. The names of the various entities can be confusing because they’re so similar, but that announcement pertains only to one of the fiscal hosts on the Open Collective platform, not the one we use. We’re under the Open Source Collective, which has published an explanation here:

Relevant excerpt:

Please be assured Open Source Collective is not affected and will continue to operate as usual. Our organizations are distinct entities, each with its own budget, accounts, staff, board of directors, and mission.

The similarity in our names stems from a common origin, as the founders of Open Source Collective were also involved in creating the fiscal hosts Open Collective Foundation and Open Collective Europe. Additionally, we all utilize the Open Collective platform, a detail we recognize may contribute to confusion. Although the naming of these entities is similar, we are all separate business entities.

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