Impact OSS Trust is a charitable trust incorporated under New Zealand's Charitable Trusts Act of 1957. Their objective is to advance the enjoyment of human rights and promote the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They achieve this by developing, maintaining, promoting, and training in the use of open source technologies that enhance the implementation, monitoring, analysis, and communication of human rights obligations and SDGs by governments and civil society.

The vision of Impact OSS Trust is a world where technology plays a critical role in effectively implementing human rights and sustainable development, while also facilitating knowledge sharing, empowering vulnerable groups, and fostering transparency and accountability. The trust values transparency, accountability, open collaboration, equality, non-discrimination, respect, dignity, and consensual decision making. They have a dedicated board of trustees with expertise in human rights, policy analysis, software development, and design.

Impact OSS Trust collaborates with partners like the Universal Rights Group to further their mission. To support or partner with Impact OSS Trust, interested individuals and organizations can reach out through their website