PyCharm & Django Fall Fundraiser

We are back with our friends at JetBrains for the second of the two "Buy PyCharm, Support Django" fundraisers we run together each year. Our spring campaign was the first. It remains one of the most impactful ways the community can support the Django Software Foundation.

Your support of this campaign helps fund key initiatives such as:

• A Django Executive Director: Funding our first Executive Director, who will lead fundraising, operations, and community coordination for the Foundation.
• Django Fellows: Ensuring the rapid development and maintenance of Django.
• Django Girls: Making the Django community accessible to programming beginners around the world.
• International events and conferences: Supporting DjangoCons, one-day events, meetups, and other community gatherings around the world.
• Djangonaut Space: Onboarding new contributors to the Django project.

The Executive Director role is new, which is why this campaign matters more than usual. The DSF raises around $300,000 a year today. Reaching $500,000 is what makes a full-time Executive Director sustainable, and campaigns like this one are how we close that gap. If leading that work sounds like you, applications are open until September 14, 2026.

How the campaign works

The campaign runs until September 7, 2026. When you buy a new PyCharm license or renew an existing one at a 30% discount through our special campaign link, JetBrains will donate an equal amount to the Django Software Foundation. You get a professional IDE that is trusted by Django developers worldwide, and the DSF receives a matched contribution.

Get 30% off PyCharm, Support Django

Thank you, JetBrains

Beyond this campaign, JetBrains contributes to the Django ecosystem in ways that are easy to overlook but hard to overstate. The 2026 Django Developers Survey was published earlier this summer, and along with the Python Developers Survey, it gives the entire community a clearer picture of where Django and Python are heading each year.

"JetBrains is one of our most generous fundraising partners year after year, helping us sustain and grow the Django ecosystem. We deeply appreciate their commitment, leadership, and collaboration."

Jeff Triplett, President, Django Software Foundation

Thank you to JetBrains for another year of partnership, and thank you to everyone who participates in this campaign. Together, we can ensure the continued success and growth of the framework we all rely on.

Other ways to donate

If you would like to donate in another way, especially if you are already a PyCharm customer, here are other ways to donate to the DSF:

• On our website via credit card
• Via GitHub Sponsors
• Benevity Workplace Giving Program - If your employer participates, you can make donations to the DSF via payroll deduction.
• For those able to make a larger donation as corporate sponsors ($2000+), check out our corporate sponsors form