The Foundation

Who We Are

EDF is early. We think the people asking you to trust a foundation should be named, reachable, and honest about what stage they are at — so here is exactly who we are and where things stand.

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Founders

Founder

Mahboob Imtiyaz

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Advisory Board

Announcing soon

We are assembling an advisory board and will publish names here once those conversations conclude and each advisor has agreed to be listed. We would rather show an empty board than borrowed credibility.

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Governance & Legal Status

Registration in progress

EDF is not yet a registered legal entity. Formal nonprofit registration is underway, and we will publish the entity name, jurisdiction, and registration number here as soon as it is granted. Until then we are operating openly as a founder-funded initiative, and we would rather say so than leave the question unanswered.

How funds are handled

Because registration is not yet complete, EDF is not currently accepting public donations, and contributions to us are not tax-deductible anywhere.

Partnership and funding conversations are welcome now, and we will publish our fund-governance policy alongside the registration details.

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Reach Us

Headquartered in India, with chapters forming worldwide. Questions about governance, funding, or partnership go straight to the founders.