Documented
Supported by an identifiable primary record, official publication, executed agreement, formal report or other appropriate evidence.
Evidence Before Claims
Transparency & Evidence
A public framework for distinguishing what is verified, active, developing, proposed and prospective. The objective is simple: make the Foundation's public information easier to understand and harder to misread.
Underway
An initiative or relationship represented as currently operating, with a defined basis for that status.
In formation
A relationship, programme or project being developed but not yet represented as fully established.
Planned concept
A defined future initiative that remains subject to resources, approvals, agreements or implementation conditions.
Potential
An opportunity, partner or concept under consideration without a representation that it has been accepted or activated.
Historical
Information retained for institutional context but not represented as a current programme, relationship or result.
Evidence Pipeline
How a public claim should mature
01
Source
Identify the underlying record.
02
Review
Check identity, date, scope and relevance.
03
Classify
Assign the appropriate status.
04
Publish
State only what the evidence supports.
05
Update
Revise status when facts change.
Important: A webpage description is not itself proof of a licence, registration, funding award, partnership, scientific result or governmental recognition. Those matters should be checked against the relevant primary record.