AI-powered language learning tool
- Category
- Student
- Funding
- $180
- Tools
- AI API credits + coding assistant subscription
- Outcome
- Building MVP
Open access to opportunity
Prove you're building something useful. We'll help you build it.
Every trade of the OpenFund token on pump.fun earns creator fees. All of them, $58,900[1] so far, go into one public wallet. $13,480[2] of it has already paid for AI tools, credits and compute for 64 people[3] in 19 countries[4]. The remaining $48,250[5] is waiting for the next person building something useful.
01How it works
Crypto that does something useful.
A simple loop: fees fill a public fund, and the fund pays for tools that people use to build real things. Nothing is hidden in between.
- 01
Trading earns fees
Every trade of the OpenFund token on pump.fun earns creator fees. We claim all of them into the fund's wallet.
- 02
The fund grows in public
The fund is one public Solana wallet. Anyone can check its balance and every transaction, any time.
- 03
Builders apply with proof
Students, founders, researchers and developers show what they're building, why it matters, and why they need help.
- 04
We pay for the tools
We review every application ourselves. Approved applicants are paid in SOL from the fund, with each payout tied to a grant number.
02Who can apply
For people building something useful.
You don't need to be famous, funded or technical. You need a real project and a real need.
Read the full guidelines →- 01
Students
Learning to build, research or create, and held back by the cost of tools.
- 02
Entrepreneurs
Early-stage founders turning a real problem into a product.
- 03
Researchers
Academic or independent work that needs models, data or compute.
- 04
Developers
Open-source maintainers and builders shipping things people use.
- 05
Creators
Educators, designers and artists making useful, accessible work.
- 06
Everyone else
Community, civic and nonprofit projects that don't fit a box.
The one rule
A convincing story isn't enough. Show us.
Every application is checked against evidence: code, demos, research, student verification or business documents. Reviewers look for four things.
- Criterion 1
Genuine need
You can't reasonably afford these tools right now, and you can say why.
- Criterion 2
A real project
Something concrete exists: code, a prototype, research, or a plan with progress behind it.
- Criterion 3
Tools that get used
You've named specific tools, specific costs, and what each one is for.
- Criterion 4
Useful output
Someone besides you is likely to benefit from what you build.
03The public ledger
Every dollar in. Every dollar out.
The fund lives at a public blockchain address. Deposits and grant payouts are recorded on-chain, and each one links to a block explorer, so you can check our numbers without trusting us.
Demo data
Fund balance
A$48,250
241.25 SOL in the team-held vault
Total distributed
B$13,480
Grant payouts, on-chain
People supported
C64
23 active grants
Applications
D412
Submitted to date
Fees to the fund
E100%
No team fee. No hidden allocation.
Recent activity
Demo data- Protocol feesReceived + 4.2109 SOL≈ $842.19
- Grant #00064Sent − 0.6 SOL≈ $120.00
- Protocol feesReceived + 6.0225 SOL≈ $1,204.51
- Grant #00063Sent − 0.9 SOL≈ $180.00
- Protocol feesReceived + 4.8656 SOL≈ $973.12
- Grant #00062Sent − 1.2 SOL≈ $240.00
04Who we've funded
Real projects, shared with permission.
Recipients choose whether to appear here. We publish what was funded and why. Never private details.
See all recipients →Open dataset of crop-disease images for smallholder farms
- Category
- Researcher
- Funding
- $180
- Tools
- GPU compute for model training
- Outcome
- First model trained; dataset being cleaned
Accessibility checker for small business websites
- Category
- Entrepreneur
- Funding
- $240
- Tools
- AI subscription + hosting credits
- Outcome
- Pilot with 5 local businesses
05The crypto part
The token is the economic layer. The fund is the point.
Trading the OpenFund token on pump.fun earns creator fees. We claim them into one public wallet and pay builders out of it by hand. No promises of profit. Just a loop that anyone can check.
- 01Trading on pump.funEarns creator fees
- 02100% of creator feesClaimed into the vault
- 03The vaultOne public wallet, held by the team
- 04Reviewed grantsSent by hand, in SOL
- 05BuildersShip useful things
06Questions
Straight answers.
Is this a charity where anyone can ask for money?
No. OpenFund pays for tools, not cash requests, and every application needs evidence. Resources are limited, so they go to people who can show a real project, a real need and a clear plan.
Do I need crypto or a wallet to apply?
No. You can apply with just an email address. A wallet is optional and only useful if you'd like to sign in with it.
Does the team take a cut of the fees?
No. 100% of the creator fees go to the fund. There's no team fee and no hidden allocation, and you can check it yourself on-chain.
Who controls the money?
We do. The fund is a regular Solana wallet and the OpenFund team holds its keys. It isn't a multisig or a smart contract. We review applications and send payments by hand, so we publish every movement: each payout is tied to a grant number, and anything that isn't is visibly labelled as such.
Will my personal information be public?
No. Your application, documents and contact details are private and only seen by reviewers. If you're funded, a short public summary is published only if you agree to it.
Is buying the token an investment?
OpenFund makes no promises about the token's price or returns. The token exists to power the fund. If you hold it, do it because you support the mission, and only with money you can afford to lose.
Building something useful? Show us.
Applying is free and takes about 20 minutes. Have your links and evidence ready.
Start your application