Can you quote swiss the law which makes this mandatory? 
Non-profits do have to submit annual accounts (especially if they operate internationally) but there is no requirement to make them public. 
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Youāre not wrong in that I also think these kinds of documents would be appreciated by many. However I just want to highlight that as of 4/15 the OHF was officially announced less than a year ago, and shifted to the āStiftungā non-profit foundation structure in Switzerland in late September 2024.
So looking for annual reports and audits may still be a bit premature at the moment.
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Wait, did I say mandatory? I could have sworn I wrote something like āin line with good practice, should be available for non-profit foundationsā, but hey, maybe my memory is playing tricks on me! 
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Please read my post again. Iām not referring to mandatory conformance or regulated information, but rather to what non-profit foundations typically provide as best practice to build trust.
You mean like 2 hour long videos that explain the way they function and their plans?
Iām sure Iāve seen something like that recently.
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Yeah, why not add a link on the foundationās webpage under the formal declaration section to the three-hour video and suggest that people take notes? Why didnāt I think of that!
So use something else.
This is tiringā¦
Final Statement
While I truly appreciate the mission and values of the Open Home Foundation, especially around privacy, choice, and transparency, I find it somewhat concerning that there appears to be no publicly accessible financial reporting, governance documentation, or audit statements.
This is particularly notable given that these elements are actively referenced in the Foundationās own presentations and communications ā including statements about annual audits, tax-exempt status, strict Swiss foundation laws, and a clear legal structure to ensure independence.
For a nonprofit organization that highlights transparency and user trust as core principles, the lack of publicly accessible documentation feels inconsistent. Most foundations of this type typically publish bylaws, annual financial statements, audit reports, and governance structures to demonstrate accountability, especially when supported by community funding and user subscriptions.
It would be reassuring to see these materials made available, not just to comply with regulatory expectations, but to build further trust with the very community that makes the foundation possible.
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These are very reasonable expectations for a non-profit that describes itself as the OHF does, in my opinion. I hope āthe teamā provides this level of transparency in the near future.
They should travel to the future and deliver! 
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They would be reasonable if they werenāt part of an extensive post history that contains nothing but complaints about Home Assistant.
Seriously itās like a broken record. It is not just tiresome it is an obsessive compulsion.
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Thank you for raising this point with us. Youāre absolutely right that transparency and trust are at the core of what weāre building, and we agree that public access to governance and financial documentation is essential. At the same time, weāre still in the early stages of the foundation, and while much of the legal and structural groundwork is in place, weāre not at the point where we can make these documents available in a clear and accessible way. We do not have a timeline set out for this yet, and ask for your patience as we work towards that goal.
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now that has been settledā¦
I did scroll through the video, not even too fast, but tbh, am not sure what the
in fact areā¦
Looking for the 2025 Roadmap, there still is nothing.
My point/suggestion: please provide us with some reading material containing those new features (weāve all witnessed the past/existing features come to life, so not much use repeating those extensively), and, simultaneously with the video, release the roadmap?
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I suspect preparing for and travelling to the SoOH studio took a load of time, but now the presentation material is created, it might appear āsoonā.
The were a load of little āthatās interestingā points throughout the session (from 2M estimated installs to LLMs), but the big one for me was the semantic model (which Iāve already discussed aboveā¦).
I did like the presentation custom graphics - especially recognising echoes of presenters in the presentation itself!
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As if by magic a post on the SotOH 2025 has appearedā¦
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I spoke to soon 2 million homes strong - State of the Open Home 2025
yes, basically a fine/complete transcript of the 2+ hour presentation, hence, again, its length.
All of this spread over various blogposts, and no roadmap 25 yet, we āthe userā are still in the dark somewhat tbh.
for me this stands out
btw 2 million (ā¦) strong, but only
seems there is huge gap there.
Statistically, a sufficiently significant sample size of 2,000,000 users is roughly 400. In other words, while there may some bias based on the type of people willing to take the time to respond, 8,600+ responses is far more than needed for a 95% confidence level.
Whatās more, a 99.999% confidence level would only require 2000 responses (assuming a 5% margin of error).
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