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    Overview

    .foundation is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string is operated by Donuts (John Dale, LLC) and was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 February 2014. Donuts described .foundation as an open gTLD intended to provide "greater expression on the Internet."

    History

    • Proposed during ICANN's New gTLD Program.
    • Donuts (John Dale, LLC) was the applicant and is the registry operator/manager.
    • Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 5 December 2013.
    • The .foundation gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 February 2014, completing the successful application process.

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended as an open, generic namespace to provide greater expression on the Internet.
    • Described in the application as an "open TLD" without pre-registration policies, aimed at broad availability rather than a narrowly restricted community.
    • Donuts planned to manage abuse through user and rights protections while keeping registrations widely accessible.

    Registration Rules

    • Eligibility: Intended to be open to the general public (no community or restrictive eligibility specified in the application text).
    • Pre-registration verification: The application states pre-registration verification will not be used, citing potential harm from denying legitimate registrants.
    • Policy compliance: Donuts indicated intent to adhere to all ICANN-required registration policies and to define remediation and takedown procedures to fit those requirements.
    • Abuse and rights protection: The operator planned "extensive user and rights protections" as part of abuse-control measures.

    Operator

    Public Interest Registry (PIR)

    Whois

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domain:       FOUNDATION

organisation: Public Interest Registry (PIR)
address:      11911 Freedom Drive 10th Floor, Suite 1000
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Director of Operations, Compliance and Customer Support
organisation: Public Interest Registry (PIR)
address:      11911 Freedom Drive,
address:      10th Floor, Suite 1000
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1 703 889 5778
fax-no:       +1 703 889 5779
e-mail:       ops@pir.org

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.FOUNDATION 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:43 65.22.24.43
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.FOUNDATION 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:43 65.22.25.43
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.FOUNDATION 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:43 65.22.26.43
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.FOUNDATION 161.232.12.43 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:43
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.FOUNDATION 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:43 65.22.27.43
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.FOUNDATION 161.232.13.43 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:43
ds-rdata:     50359 8 2 b440325c92cab8d16072f62301b71032691fd4c5d46ed01278cf945b0f8e360b

whois:        whois.nic.foundation

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://nic.foundation

created:      2014-02-06
changed:      2025-08-14
source:       IANA

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