Launch-readiness framework

Legal and charitable home

• Approved charitable administrator or formed tax-exempt organization.
• Written authority, fund-control terms and gift-acceptance procedures.
• Charitable solicitation and fundraising compliance plan.
• Counsel-reviewed sponsor acknowledgment and employer-participation agreements.

Governance and relief controls

• Defined charitable class and objective financial-need criteria.
• Independent grant-selection process and conflict policy.
• Applicant privacy, retention, security and appeals procedures.
• Fraud prevention, verification, payment and incident-response controls.

Pilot and financial readiness

• Documented employer demand and employee population.
• Approved pilot budget and startup underwriter.
• Payroll, accounting, reporting and reconciliation procedures.
• Measured launch scope with explicit success and stop criteria.

Public launch gate

Donations, tax-deductibility claims and relief applications remain closed until the responsible charitable organization confirms that these requirements have been met.