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Thank you for your support in helping Ethereum Cat Herders achieve our mission in education, community building and homesteading the Ethereum ecosystem.
We are committed to ensuring that the ecosystem remains decentralized and accessible for all participants.
Your contribution fuels our efforts to create accessible resources, coordinate critical meetings and promote inclusivity in the ecosystem.
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Funding sources
As a registered non-profit organization, we are funded by public goods funding which the community can participate in. We also receive one-off grants from Layer 2s. For transparency, we are providing our funding sources below.
These funding sources have been categorized based on the contribution amount.
Significant: Above 200,000 USD
Medium: Between 50,000 USD to 200,000 USD
Small: Below 50,000 USD

Optimism grant
We received Medium funding from Optimism in 2024.
ENS grant
We received Medium funding of 50K USDC from ENS in 2021.
Disclaimer
Ethereum Cat Herders, a project of ECH Institute Inc., is dedicated to education, community building, and homesteading Ethereum. Our mission is to coordinate and support Ethereum network upgrades and the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) process; empower and connect individuals through the creation of content on EIPs, open-source infrastructures and technical expertise in the Ethereum ecosystem. We encourage a permissionless free exchange of ideas in the Ethereum community.
ECH Institute Inc. is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization and operates in accordance with federal, state, and local laws regarding nonprofit activities in the United States of America.
All donations to ECH Institute Inc. are voluntary, non-refundable, and tax-deductible to the extent permitted by U.S. state and federal law. Donations made in fiat or cryptocurrency will be used solely to further our nonprofit mission. If you require a tax receipt, please provide the necessary donor information at the time of your contribution or promptly thereafter.
For any questions regarding donations, funding expenses, compliance, or tax deductibility, please contact us at team@ethcatherders.com.
Thank you for supporting Ethereum Cat Herders and our mission to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! 🚀