When people participate in Apache projects, it is emphasized that they do so as <i>individuals</i>.  Affiliations are downplayed.  If a contributor takes a new job at a different company, their participation within the project is completely unaffected.<p>Furthermore, as a 501(c)(3), the ASF is limited in what it can do with do with donations and very, very rarely accepts targeted donations aimed at a specific project -- it&#x27;s just not worth the hassle or risk.  So while outside entities might contribute by sponsoring people to work on the project, no project at the ASF has someone &quot;behind&quot; it in the sense of direct funding.<p>This is all part of maintaining project independence.<p>Hope this helps to explain why it is not always easy to discover &quot;who is behind&quot; an Apache project. :)<p>More info: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.apache.org&#x2F;foundation&#x2F;how-it-works.html#hats" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.apache.org&#x2F;foundation&#x2F;how-it-works.html#hats</a>