- React and React Native transition to an independent React Foundation under the Linux Foundation.
- Founding board includes Amazon, Callstack, Expo, Meta, Microsoft, Software Mansion, and Vercel.
- Governance separates business operations from technical direction led by maintainers.
- Meta commits a five-year partnership with funding exceeding $3M and dedicated engineers.
Announced at React Conf 2025 in Henderson, Nevada, a new non-profit home is being set up for React and React Native: the React Foundation, to be hosted by the Linux Foundation. The move places React in a neutral setting designed to balance community input with dependable, long-term stewardship.
Several projects from the ecosystem — including React, React Native, and supporting efforts like JSX — will join this foundation. The goal is to formalize how the project is run, sustain infrastructure, and launch programs that help the broader React community without favoring any single vendor.
A neutral home under the Linux Foundation
The React Foundation will serve as the organizational home for the project’s non-technical operations: maintaining core infrastructure, coordinating React Conf, and enabling initiatives that strengthen the ecosystem (such as grants and community programs). This structure follows the Linux Foundation’s model of vendor‑neutral governance for major open-source efforts.
As part of this setup, founding members include Amazon, Callstack, Expo, Meta, Microsoft, Software Mansion, and Vercel. Leadership will be anchored by Seth Webster, currently Head of React at Meta, who is slated to serve as the foundation’s executive director.
React’s popularity has surged over the past decade, with widespread use across the web and beyond. Today, the library and its cross-platform sibling, React Native, underpin UIs on mobile, tablets, desktops, TVs, gaming consoles, and even mixed reality devices — adoption that underscores why a neutral home is timely.
How governance will work
A key design choice is a clear split between business governance and the technical direction of React. The React Foundation will manage operations and resources, while technical decisions — releases, features, and roadmap — will be guided by a separate structure led by the project’s maintainers and contributors.
This technical body is intended to operate independently from the foundation’s business board, preserving the community’s ability to set direction based on real-world needs and open-source merit. The React team indicated that more specifics on this technical governance will be shared in a future update on the official React blog.
The practical upshot for developers is continuity: the day-to-day technical process remains grounded in the people who build and maintain React, while the foundation supplies a stable base for events, infrastructure, and ecosystem support.
Meta’s multi-year support
Meta, which open-sourced React more than a decade ago, is committing to a five‑year partnership with the new foundation. That commitment includes funding of more than $3 million and dedicated engineering resources to ensure a smooth transition and ongoing momentum.
Alongside the financial backing, Meta will continue using React as a primary UI technology across its products and maintain a team of full‑time engineers working on React and React Native. This approach is meant to protect stability while the project shifts into an independent governance model.
- Funding: Multi‑year support totaling more than $3M.
- People: Dedicated engineers continuing full-time work on core projects.
- Continuity: Emphasis on stability and innovation during and after the transition.
Who’s on the board
The foundation’s initial governing board brings together representatives from Amazon, Callstack, Expo, Meta, Microsoft, Software Mansion, and Vercel, with plans to broaden participation over time. This cross‑industry makeup aims to amplify collaboration and reduce the chance of any one company steering the project unilaterally.
With the Linux Foundation as host, React joins a family of widely used open-source projects supported by proven processes for governance and sustainability. The objective is to nurture the community’s strengths and give contributors a durable framework to achieve long-term goals.
Why this matters for the ecosystem
By formalizing responsibilities like infrastructure and events, the React Foundation can channel resources into initiatives that help educators, companies, and project maintainers do more, together. The community has long been the heartbeat of React; a neutral foundation is intended to accelerate collaboration while keeping the project’s technical evolution community‑led.
Industry voices across open source have welcomed the move, highlighting opportunities for closer alignment on security, sustainability, and best practices across the JavaScript ecosystem. With stronger governance and broader participation, React is positioned to take on the next wave of UI development challenges like Next.js con Tailwind y TypeScript.
With a neutral home, a clear separation of concerns, and multi‑year support from long‑time stakeholders, the React Foundation sets the stage for steady growth, deeper community involvement, and a governance model that keeps innovation and openness front and center.
