It's a good question, GitHub posted an FAQ a few months ago and talked about this a little bit: https://github.blog/2019-06-12-faq-with-the-github-sponsors-team

It's a good question, GitHub posted an FAQ a few months ago and talked about this a little bit: https://github.blog/2019-06-12-faq-with-the-github-sponsors-team/#do-you-plan-to-support-corporate-sponsors-and-sponsored-teams-why-did-you-start-with-individual-sponsors-and-sponsored-developers https://github.blog/2019-06-12-faq-with-the-github-sponsors-... > Today’s GitHub Sponsors is just the first step, and we plan to extend the types of sponsorships it supports.