# NEAR Foundation

> We raise awareness, support projects, and work to provide a clear path to decentralization on NEAR.

**Categories:** Ecosystem Support, Funding Node
**Phase:** mainnet
**Updated:** 2026-05-27

## What is NEAR Foundation?

We exist to enable community-driven innovation to benefit people around the world.nnWe are a non-profit foundation headquartered in Switzerland that is responsible for contracting protocol maintainers, funding ecosystem development, and shepherding core governance of the NEAR protocol.

## Links

- Website: https://near.foundation/
- X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/NEARFoundation
- Telegram: https://t.me/cryptonear
- Discord: http://near.chat/
- GitHub: https://github.com/near
- Youtube: NEAR Foundation 

## Related categories

- [Ecosystem Support](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/ecosystem-support)
- [Funding Node](https://nearcatalog.xyz/category/funding-node)

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