Independent stewardship
Protect React as an open project with durable, neutral governance.
About The React
Foundation
We're building a sustainable future for the React ecosystem through community funding, transparent governance, and unwavering support for the maintainers who make it all possible.
A Message from Our Executive Director
You know, every so often, something comes along in software that changes not just how we build — but why we build.
React did that.
It gave us more than a way to render UIs. It gave us a new way to think — about composition, about state, about expressing ideas. But even more than that, it gave us a new way to connect with one another.
From the very beginning, React has been about people. About curiosity shared in the open. About mentorship that crosses companies, countries, and time zones. About a community that believes — deeply — that if we help others bring their ideas to life, ours will follow.
That belief has powered one of the most influential movements in modern software history. React has shaped how the web is built, how mobile is built, even how we as developers think about creativity itself. And yet, for all its reach and impact, its heart has never changed: it's still about people building together.
That's why we created the React Foundation.
The Foundation exists to make sure React's future is independent, community-driven, and open — forever. It's here to protect the culture that brought us all this way, and to nurture what comes next: the next generation of maintainers, educators, experimenters, and dreamers.
We're doing that by working hand-in-hand with incredible partners — Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Vercel, Expo, Callstack, Software Mansion, Huawei, and many more — but more importantly, by working with you, the global community of developers who make React what it is.
Because this isn't just about governance. It's about legacy.
It's about ensuring that the ideas we build together endure.
I've had the privilege of leading React at Meta for many years, and now, as the Executive Director of the React Foundation, I carry the same North Star that's guided me all along: helping others bring their ideas to life.
If React has ever inspired you — to learn, to teach, to build, to share — then you are already part of this story. The Foundation is here to help that story grow, together.
Thank you for everything you've built so far — and for everything you're about to.
Let's make the next chapter one that lasts for generations.
Seth Webster
Executive Director, React Foundation
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What we are here to do
Keep React open, supported, and ready for what comes next.
Ecosystem investment
Support maintainers, educators, organizers, and the work that benefits everyone.
Global participation
Make it easier for more people and communities to shape what comes next.
Supported ecosystem
63 tracked repositories across React.
The foundation tracks React infrastructure, libraries, frameworks, testing tools, UI systems, and styling projects to make contribution recognition and support methodology easier to inspect.
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Transparent governance
Governance work combines formal leadership, technical direction, and public accountability without claiming reports that have not yet been published.
Open financials
Funding decisions and program reporting should be published for community review when reportable funding activity exists.
Community input
Major decisions should be informed by maintainer feedback and the needs of the people building with React.
Quarterly reports
The foundation intends to publish periodic reports once funded work and distributions create public records.
Open source values
The foundation is grounded in transparency, durable stewardship, and participation across companies and communities.
Become a contributor
Contribute code, organize communities, create educational content, or support financially. Every pathway helps build a stronger ecosystem.
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Contribute to Repos
Submit code, RFCs, proposals, documentation, or bug reports to React and the tracked ecosystem repositories. Your contributions directly improve the tools millions of developers use.
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Sponsor a Library
Review the 63 tracked repositories and support the projects you depend on through their own published sponsorship paths where available.
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Become a Member
Organizations can join the React Foundation through Linux Foundation enrollment and support independent stewardship, shared infrastructure, and community programs.
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