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Your support is essential in advancing the open scholarship movement and helping us maintain and develop our Open Science Framework (OSF). With every donation, you help to accelerate innovation in open and transparent research practices.   *COS is a public charity as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN #46-1496217. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Help us make scholarship open and make a donation today. If you have questions or would like to support COS using assets or mechanisms outside those mentioned above, please contact the COS Development Team via email at [giving@cos.io](mailto:giving@cos.io) or call (434) 207-2133.* Other Ways to Give ## Other Ways to Give We strive for transparency in our operations and [finances](https://www.cos.io/about/finances?hsLang=en) to be accountable to our stakeholders and the public. A full description of this rationale is in our [Partnership Framework](https://www.cos.io/about/partnership-framework?hsLang=en). We ask for your help in honoring this commitment to transparency. If you decide to donate to COS we request that you also allow us to publicly recognize you for your generosity. We will list you as a donor on our website and in our annual reporting documents but will not list your donation amount. If you prefer to remain anonymous, we encourage you to take advantage of another way of donating. You can give anonymously to COS via [PayPal Giving Fund](https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1972846), [Network for Good](https://www.nfggive.com/donation/46-1496217), or [major donor-advised funds](https://www.cos.io/about/support-cos/make-gift-donor-advised-fund?hsLang=en). This way, you will remain anonymous to both COS and the public, and your donation will still have the full impact you intend. Please contact the COS Development Team with any questions at [giving@cos.io](mailto:giving@cos.io) or at (434) 207-2133. ![Credit card](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Icons/2023/icon-credit.png "Credit card") ### Credit card or eCheck Make a one-time or recurring donation online via credit or debit card or eCheck. ![PayPal](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Icons/2023/icon-paypal.png "PayPal") ### PayPal Make a donation through the [PayPal Giving Fund](https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1972846). ![Check](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Icons/2023/icon-check.png "Check") ### Check Make a donation by completing [this form](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/COS%20Pledge%20Card.pdf?hsLang=en) and returning it with the instructions provided. ![Wire transfer](https://www.cos.io/hubfs/Icons/2023/icon-wire.png "Wire transfer") ### Wire transfer Please email [giving@cos.io](mailto:giving@cos.io) for instructions on how to make a gift via wire transfer, or contact us at (434) 207-2133. Determine [Employer Gift Matching Eligibility](https://www.cos.io/about/support-cos/employer-matched-gifts?hsLang=en). Increase the impact of your gift to support open science by including an employer matching gift. Make a gift of stock, mutual funds, other securities, or a planned gift to COS. To discuss including COS as a beneficiary in your will or retirement plan, please [contact us via email](mailto:giving@cos.io) or at (434) 207-2133. Support a specific [preprint or paper sharing service](https://www.cos.io/about/support-cos/support-preprints?hsLang=en). Support Through Your Institution ## Support Through Your Institution Support COS with your departmental funds. If your academic department, lab, or other organization uses the OSF or would otherwise like to support our efforts, please consider a donation. We are glad to provide an invoice for any donation amount upon request. 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