OpenJS Foundation

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non-profit organization open source foundation software foundation

The OpenJS Foundation is a collaborative, vendor-neutral organization that hosts and supports key open-source JavaScript projects and communities across the ecosystem.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
OpenJS Foundation canonical	5
JS Foundation	2
Node.js Foundation	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1160064 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OpenJS Foundation
Context triple: [Node.js, governedBy, OpenJS Foundation]

A. OpenAI
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research organization best known for developing advanced AI models such as ChatGPT and GPT series.
B. Open Source Development Labs
Open Source Development Labs was a non-profit organization that supported and promoted Linux and open-source software development, notably serving as a home base for Linus Torvalds before it merged into The Linux Foundation.
C. Open Source Initiative
The Open Source Initiative is a non-profit organization that promotes and protects open source software by defining the Open Source Definition and approving licenses that comply with it.
D. Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Knowledge Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that promotes open data and open knowledge to foster transparency, innovation, and civic engagement.
E. Mozilla Foundation
The Mozilla Foundation is a nonprofit organization best known for promoting an open and accessible internet and stewarding projects like the Firefox web browser and the JavaScript language’s early development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OpenJS Foundation
Target entity description: The OpenJS Foundation is a collaborative, vendor-neutral organization that hosts and supports key open-source JavaScript projects and communities across the ecosystem.

A. OpenAI
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research organization best known for developing advanced AI models such as ChatGPT and GPT series.
B. Open Source Development Labs
Open Source Development Labs was a non-profit organization that supported and promoted Linux and open-source software development, notably serving as a home base for Linus Torvalds before it merged into The Linux Foundation.
C. Open Source Initiative
The Open Source Initiative is a non-profit organization that promotes and protects open source software by defining the Open Source Definition and approving licenses that comply with it.
D. Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Knowledge Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that promotes open data and open knowledge to foster transparency, innovation, and civic engagement.
E. Mozilla Foundation
The Mozilla Foundation is a nonprofit organization best known for promoting an open and accessible internet and stewarding projects like the Firefox web browser and the JavaScript language’s early development.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-profit organization ⓘ open source foundation ⓘ software foundation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focus	JavaScript ecosystem ⓘ JavaScript frameworks ⓘ JavaScript runtimes ⓘ JavaScript tooling ⓘ open-source JavaScript projects ⓘ
formationMethod	merger of Node.js Foundation and JS Foundation ⓘ
formerName	OpenJS Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JS Foundation
foundedBy	OpenJS Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JS Foundation OpenJS Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Node.js Foundation
goal	to ensure long-term sustainability of JavaScript projects ⓘ to foster collaboration across the JavaScript ecosystem ⓘ
hasProgram	Cross Project Council ⓘ certification programs for Node.js ⓘ security working groups ⓘ standards working groups ⓘ training and education initiatives ⓘ
hostsProject	AMP (as a collaborating project) ⓘ Dojo ⓘ ESLint ⓘ Electron ⓘ Express ⓘ Fastify ⓘ Globalize ⓘ Grunt ⓘ HospitalRun ⓘ Interledger.js ⓘ Karma ⓘ Lodash ⓘ LoopBack ⓘ MessageFormat.js ⓘ Mocha ⓘ Node-RED ⓘ Node.js ⓘ Node.js Package Maintenance Working Group ⓘ RequireJS ⓘ WebdriverIO ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ surface form: jQuery Webpack ⓘ surface form: webpack
inception	2019 ⓘ
industry	open source software ⓘ software ⓘ
legalForm	non-profit ⓘ
mission	to provide a neutral home for critical JavaScript projects ⓘ to support the healthy growth of the JavaScript and web ecosystem ⓘ
name	OpenJS Foundation self-link ⓘ
operatingModel	collaborative ⓘ vendor-neutral ⓘ
organizes	OpenJS World conference ⓘ collaborator summits ⓘ
parentOrganization	Linux Foundation ⓘ
provides	community governance support ⓘ infrastructure for hosted projects ⓘ legal support for hosted projects ⓘ marketing support for member projects ⓘ technical governance support ⓘ
website	https://openjsf.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Node.js → governedBy → OpenJS Foundation ⓘ

Express.js → maintainer → OpenJS Foundation ⓘ

Linux Foundation → supportsProject → OpenJS Foundation ⓘ

OpenJS Foundation → name → OpenJS Foundation self-link ⓘ

OpenJS Foundation → formerName → OpenJS Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JS Foundation

OpenJS Foundation → foundedBy → OpenJS Foundation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Node.js Foundation