At the heart of the TYPO3 project is the TYPO3 Association which is responsible for various tasks in relation to furthering the development and use of TYPO3. This includes:
- collecting funds so that more time can be dedicated by core developers to core programming
- giving the community a way to show their sustaining support
- more transparency regarding organization and decision-making
- legal provision for collecting funds
- serving as official representing body
You can read more about the details on this page:
association.typo3.org