Support a Public-Interest Standard
AIO operates without membership fees or royalties. Support from individuals, organizations, and foundations who share our vision safeguards AIO's independence.
Supporters hold no influence over the standard
AIO's support policy is simple: supporters have no influence whatsoever over the content of the standard. Support is used solely for AIO's operating costs, research costs, and tool development, and every use is published quarterly on the Operational & Financial Transparency page. Financial support is separate from membership and roles (Member, Partner, Advisor, Fellow) and from Public Supporter (vision-signer) status — support buys independence, not influence.
Three paths
One-time or recurring donation
A one-time or recurring donation from an individual who shares the vision. All support can be listed in the public roll (anonymous option available).
Foundations, companies & NGOs
An annual support commitment. No special influence. The fact of support is disclosed publicly.
Earmarked for specific research
Support earmarked for vocabulary-extension research in a specific domain (e.g. healthcare, education). All research outputs are published publicly.
What support is spent on
- Drafting and reviewing the standard specification (fellow stipends)
- AIO 20003 measurement and reproduction costs (API calls, data hosting)
- Running the quarterly consensus meetings (venue, interpretation, accessibility support)
- Multilingual translation review
- Web, tooling, and infrastructure maintenance
How to give
The donation channels below are not yet active. Official channels (bank account and payment systems) will be published once our non-profit registration is complete.
- Bank transfer · account coming soon TBD · 공식 발표 후 게시
- Online payment · Stripe / PayPal coming soon TBD · 설정 후 게시
- Cryptocurrency · under review TBD
- Inquiries — secretariat@aioq.org
Every use of support is disclosed
Each quarter we publish the following on the Operational & Financial Transparency page — total support received, amounts by supporter (with the anonymous option applied), itemized expenditure, and plans for any surplus. An external audit report is attached as well.