List of Bitcoin non-profits around the world

2015-07-07T16:59:12Z

Execute: Added Bitcoin Organization of the Philippines

This page will list all the known Bitcoin and crypto-currency non-profits around the world. The criterias for being on this list are:

# A focus on Bitcoin or crypto-currency (merely accepting Bitcoin donations is not enough)
# Being a non-profit
# The organization needs to be either a registered non-profit or in the process of active registration.

= List of organizations (by country of residence)=

== Argentina: Fundación Bitcoin Argentina ==
* [http://www.bitcoinargentina.org/ Website]

== Australia: The Bitcoin Association of Australia ==
* Board members:
** [[Martin Bajalan]]
** [[Max Kaye]] Treasurer
** [[Adam Poulton]] Secretary
** [[Pantelis Roussakis]] Vice-President
** [[Bret Treasure]]
** [[Jason Williams]] President
** [[Tristan Winters]]

== Austria: Bitcoin Austria ==
* [http://bitcoin-austria.at/ Website]

== Belgium: Belgian Bitcoin Association ==
[http://www.bitcoinassociation.be website]

* Directors:
** [[Arne Brutschy]]
** [[Chris D'Costa]]
** [[Jérémie Dubois-Lacoste]]
** [[Filip Roose]]
** [[Thomas Spaas]]
** [[Jean Wallemacq]]

== Canada: The Bitcoin Embassy ==
* [http://bitcoinembassy.ca website]
A non-profit organization seeking to promote the adoption of Bitcoin and related crypto-technologies, as well as facilitating networking throughout the Bitcoin community in Canada and worldwide.

== Canada: Bitcoin Alliance of Canada ==
* [http://www.bitcoinalliance.ca/ website]

== Denmark: The Bitcoin Association of Denmark ==
* [http://www.danskbitcoinforening.dk/ Website]

== Germany: Bundesverband Bitcoin e.V. ==
* [http://www.bundesverband-bitcoin.de/ Website]
* Board members:
** [[Radoslav Albrecht]]
** [[Dennis Daiber]]
** [[Oliver Flaskämper]]
** [[JF Gallas]] Chairman
** [[Timo Hanke]]
** [[Jörg von Minckwitz]]
** [[Jörg Platzer]] Vice Chairman

== India: Bitcoin Alliance of India ==
* [http://www.bitcoinalliance.in/ Website]

== Ireland: Bitcoin Foundation of Ireland. ==
* [http://www.bitcoinirl.ie Website]
* Board members:
** [[Alan Donohoe]]
** [[Vincent O Donoghue]]
** [[Roger Ver]]

== Israel: איגוד הביטקוין הישראלי ==
See [[The Israeli Bitcoin Association]].

== Italy: Bitcoin Foundation Italia ==
* [https://www.bitcoin-italia.org/ Website]
* Board members:
** [[Andrea Medri]]
** [[Davide Barbieri]]
** [[Franco Cimatti]]

== Netherlands: Stichting Bitcoin Nederland ==
* [http://stichtingbitcoin.nl/ Website]
* [http://stichtingbitcoin.nl/index.php/de-stichting/het-bestuur/ Board members]:
** [[Richard Kohl]]
** [[Carl Kuntze]]
** [[Alwin de Romijn]]

== Netherlands: Bitcoin Wednesday Amsterdam ==
* [http://www.meetup.com/BitcoinWednesday/ Website]

== Philippines: Bitcoin Organization of the Philippines ==
* [http://bitcoin.org.ph/ Website]

== Poland: Polish Bitcoin Association ==
* [http://bitcoin.org.pl/ Website]
* Board members:
** [[Filip Pawczyński]] - Chairman
** [[Sebastian Schmidt]] - Secretary
** [[Irwin Przeperski]] - Treasurer

== Russia: Crypto Currencies Foundation Russia ==
* [http://ccfr.info/ Website]
* Board members:
** [[Igor Chepkasov]] - Chairman
** [[Irma Nyenskans]] - Secretary
** [[Serguey Dobryshkin]] - IT & Security officer

== Sweden: The Bitcoin Association of Sweden ==
* [http://www.bitcoinforeningen.se/ Website]
* Board members:
** [[Mats Henricson]] - Chairman
** [[Andreas de Blanche]] - Secretary
** [[Richard Birgersson]] - Treasurer
** [[Robert Högberg]]
** [[Ludvig Öberg]]

== Switzerland: Bitcoin Association Switzerland ==
* [http://www.bitcoinassociation.ch/ Website]
* Board members:
** [[Johann Gevers]] - Treasurer
** [[Stefan Greiner]] - Secretary
** [[Luzius Meisser]] - President

== United Kingdom: UK Bitcoin Foundation ==
* [[Adam Cleary]]
* [[Paul Gordon]]
* [[Eitan Jankelewitz]]
* [[Tom Robinson]]
* [[James Smith]]
* [[Lee Welham]]

== United States / International: Bitcoin Foundation ==
* [http://bitcoinfoundation.org/ website]
* [https://bitcoinfoundation.org/about/board Board members (alphabetically)]:
** [[Gavin Andresen]] - Chief Scientist
** [[Micky Malka]] - Board Member
** [[Jon Matonis]] - Executive Director and Board Member
** [[Patrick Murck]] - General Counsel
** [[Elizabeth T. Ploshay]] - Board Member
** [[Peter Vessenes]] - Chairman of the Board

= Other =
== Bitcoin100 ==
[http://bitcoin100.org/ Bitcoin100] is a charity organization that exists specifically to convince new charities to start accepting bitcoin donations.

== The Mastercoin Foundation ==
See [http://wiki.mastercoin.org/index.php/The_Mastercoin_Foundation the Mastercoin wiki].

== PikaPay Foundation ==

The [https://PikaPay.com PikaPay Foundation] is a nonprofit dedicated to innovation in today’s financial systems and is focussed on developing the Bitcoin ecosystem.

PikaPay's Mission: To explore trends in science, technology, community and culture; To overcome limitations of traditional financial services; To improve lives, empower groups and individuals; and To make greater social contributions to the world.

== World Bitcoin Association ==

The [http://worldbitcoin.info World Bitcoin Association] is a non-profit organization and intends to unite all non-profit Bitcoin organizations around the world and to spread Bitcoin and other crypto currencies. The association is not only open to worldwide active Bitcoin country organizations, but also to all Bitcoin interested persons.

= See Also =
# [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=288677.0 bitcointalk thread]
# [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TnTCcT7fiNr5nt-oApr_7DwXAypFoJpZ6lk_w_ykwcc/edit google doc].
# [[:Category:nonprofit]]

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List of Bitcoin non-profits around the world