[see also 
http://board.squeak.org/2010/07/01/squeak-joins-the-software-freedom-conservancy/ 
]

Squeak joins the Software Freedom Conservancy

The Squeak Oversight Board is excited to announce that Squeak is now a 
member of the Software Freedom Conservancy[1]. The Software Freedom 
Conservancy is an organization composed of Free and Open Source Software 
(FOSS) projects. As a fiscal sponsor for FOSS projects, the Conservancy 
provides member projects with free financial and administrative 
services, but does not involve itself with technological and artistic 
decisions.

By joining the Conservancy, Squeak obtains the benefits of a formal 
legal structure while keeping focused on software development. The 
benefits of joining the Conservancy include, most notably, the ability 
to collect donations and protection from personal liability for the 
developers of the project. Another benefit of joining the Conservancy is 
we can use it to hold assets, which are managed by the Conservancy on 
behalf of and at the direction of the Squeak Oversight Board. The 
Conservancy is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, so member projects 
can receive tax-deductible donations to the extent allowed by law.

[1] http://sfconservancy.org/overview/