The Perl & Raku Foundation (TPRF) is dedicated to the advancement of the Perl and Raku programming languages, through open discussion, collaboration, design, and code.
Keeping Critical Infrastructure Alive#
Perl powers SUSE’s OpenQA testing framework, builds Kubernetes packages, and runs price comparison platforms that started 25 years ago and are still going strong.
We fund the developers who fix critical bugs, modernize core features, and keep Perl and Raku competitive so that the companies, contractors, and hobbyists who depend on them can keep building. Whether these languages run your business or fuel your passion projects, your donation directly supports the people actually doing the work.
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Check out our prospectus to see how we’ve invested in the ecosystem. Join companies like DuckDuckGo, SUSE, and Fastmail in sustaining the Perl and Raku ecosystem.
Our Grants in Action#
Our grant programs fund development of projects to benefit Perl, Raku and the broader Community. These grants are funded by donations and support open source developers.
Join Our Community#
Connect with fellow Perl and Raku developers in the TPRF Slack workspace. Get help, share your projects, and participate in discussions about the future of Perl and Raku.
Community Happens Face-to-Face#
The Perl and Raku Conference is the annual North American gathering where developers share code, solve problems together, and build the relationships that keep open source thriving. In 2025, we also supported the London Perl Workshop and the Perl Toolchain Summit, where maintainers collaborate on the infrastructure that powers CPAN and the tools that thousands depend on.
See upcoming events and find your people.
What Our Sponsors Say#
“At SUSE, Perl is a fundamental component and member of our ecosystem. We provide it as part of our Linux offerings by actively supporting Perl packages in SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE. We use it extensively in our toolset, powering among others OpenQA and Open Build Service, this last one is used to build not just Linux packages but also Kubernetes.”
— Miguel Pérez Colino, Director of Operations, Linux Product Management & Marketing, SUSE
“Perl has been an integral part of our product price comparison platform from the start of the company 25 years ago. Supporting the Perl 5 Core Maintenance Fund means supporting both present and future of a substantial pillar of Modern Open Source Computing, for us and other current or prospective users.”
— Michael Kröll, CTO, Geizhals Preisvergleich
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