Blender Foundation

The Blender Foundation is a Dutch nonprofit organization (stichting) based in Amsterdam, established in 2002 by Ton Roosendaal. It coordinates development of Blender, free and open-source 3D software released under the GNU GPL, covering modeling, sculpting, animation, rigging, rendering (Cycles, EEVEE), VFX, physics simulation and video editing. The project is funded mainly by donations and the Development Fund, whose members include large technology and creative-industry companies. The Foundation is a member of the Linux Foundation and the Academy Software Foundation and has produced several open movies (including Big Buck Bunny, Sintel, Spring).