Available evidence supports the milestone. GitHub’s official blog, product pages, and documentation state that GitHub Sponsors has surpassed $100 million directed to open source maintainers and projects, and earlier milestones show a consistent growth path. The main limitation is that the total is platform-reported rather than independently audited.

This widely accepted distinction between Git and GitHub is directly confirmed by official documentation from both projects. Git's own docs state that "most operations in Git need only local files and resources," and GitHub's docs describe it as "a cloud-based platform where you can store, share, and work together with others to write code." The claim is a standard, accurate characterization with only minor simplifications that do not distort the core meaning.