The Tratok Foundation

Where platform value becomes shared value.

Tratok.org is the non-profit arm of the Tratok ecosystem — a grant-making framework that directs a share of the Ecosystem Development allocation toward travel-industry social impact, responsible tourism, and the communities that host the world's travellers.

Apply for a grant How it works

2.5B

TRAT pool of eligible grant funding

2024

Ecosystem genesis

On-chain

Every grant recorded

Open

Applications accepted

Mission

What the Foundation is, and what it isn't.

The Tratok Foundation is the non-profit branch of the Tratok ecosystem...

The Foundation is not a charity in the traditional sense...

Where the funding comes from

At genesis in 2024...

Eligible pool 2,500,000,000 TRAT 2.5% of 100B total supply

Minted once 2024 · Genesis No inflation, no future issuance

Allocation directed by Tratok Tower On-chain governance votes

Nothing here is solicited...

Who directs it

Grant allocations from the development treasury...

Tratok Tower governance is live in beta.

As governance matures...

Focus Pillars

Six themes the Foundation exists to fund.

The Foundation's remit...

Host communities

Economic uplift...

Responsible tourism

Conservation...

Industry education & skills

Scholarships...

Disaster response

Rapid-deployment support...

Cultural heritage

Preservation...

Climate accountability

Verified carbon...

How it works

A grant's life cycle, start to finish.

Philanthropy is trust...

Source of funds

Ecosystem Development treasury

Grants are funded...

Proposal

Grant framework drafted

The Foundation drafts...

Governance

Tratok Tower vote

Staked token holders...

Application & review

Partners apply, committee reviews

NGOs, social enterprises...

Disbursement

Milestone-gated payouts

Funds release in tranches...

Reporting

Outcomes published

Each grant publishes...

✓

Every step is on-chain.

Framework proposals...

Grants

What we fund, what we don't, and how to apply.

The Foundation is a grant-maker...

We fund

Eligible work

Programs that fall...
Registered non-profits...
Work in destinations...
Pilot partnerships...
Emergency-response awards...

We don't fund

Out of scope

Politically partisan campaigns...
Religious proselytisation...
Operating deficits...
Individual sponsorships...
Anything whose outcomes...

Start a grant application

This opens a pre-filled email...

Your name

Organisation

Country of registration

Website

Primary pillar You can refine in the full application...

One-paragraph cover note

Anything else we should know

Prefer not to use this form?...

The first cycle is in formation.

Applications received now...

Partners

Four ways to work with the Foundation.

The Foundation sits...

Implementing NGOs

You deliver programs...

Apply for a grant

Corporate CSR & ESG teams

Your organisation...

Co-design a program

Operators on the platform

You're a hotel...

Opt in as an operator

Auditors & monitors

You're an accounting firm...

Propose an engagement

Review Committee

Seats, criteria, and who sits in them.

An independent review committee...

Grant-making veteran Seating

Multi-cycle chair experience...

10+ years at a registered grant-maker
Portfolio visibility ≥ USD 5M/yr
No conflicting grant-making role during tenure

Nominate a candidate →

Travel-industry practitioner Seating

Senior leader...

Operator, airline, or DMO leadership
Direct field experience in emerging-market destinations
No commercial tie to any Foundation grantee

Nominate a candidate →

Independent auditor Open

Credentialed auditor...

CPA / CA / ACCA or equivalent
Prior engagement with non-profit audit
No direct engagement with Tratok Holding Limited

Apply →

Token-holder delegate Seating

Elected by staked TRAT holders...

Elected by staked holders each cycle
No prior conviction for financial fraud
Obligated to publish voting record post-cycle

Learn about Tower →

Safeguarding specialist Open

Child and vulnerable-adult safeguarding lead...

Senior safeguarding role at international NGO
Working knowledge of multiple regulatory regimes
Available for emergency reviews within 72h

Apply →

Secretariat (non-voting) Seating

Foundation staff member...

Internal appointment by Tratok Holding Limited
Obligated to publish minutes within 7 days
No veto power over committee decisions

Contact →

Committee independence is structural, not promised.

No Foundation staff member...

Transparency

What we publish, and where.

Traditional charity asks donors...

Treasury address

The Foundation's working address...

Governance vote records

Every grant framework...

Grant register

A living ledger...

Outcomes index

Grantee reports...

Governance minutes

Committee discussions...

The Foundation is forming.

The charter, pillars, and grant framework...

Status

Where the Foundation is today.

Nothing here is back-dated...

Current status of each Foundation component
Component	Status	Notes
Foundation charter	Published	This page...
Funding source — Ecosystem Development allocation	Live	2.5B TRAT...
Tratok Tower governance	Beta	Parameter votes live...
Grant framework v1	In review	Drafted...
Review committee	Seating	Six seats...
First grant cycle	Upcoming	Opens on framework ratification...
Treasury sub-address publication	Upcoming	Published with first cycle opening.
Outcomes index	Upcoming	Live once the first cycle disburses.

Announcements

What's changed recently.

A timestamped log...

2026-04-24

Charter

Foundation charter published

Mission, six pillars...

2026-04-24

Governance

Grant framework v1 drafted for community review

A draft framework...

2026-04-24

Committee

Committee nominations open

Six committee-seat descriptions...

2026-04-24

Cycle 1

Pre-emptive grant applications being accepted

Applications for the inaugural grant cycle...

FAQ

Questions people actually ask.

Distilled from inbound mail...

Where does the Foundation's funding actually come from?

From the Ecosystem Development allocation...

Who actually decides which grants get funded?

A review committee...

My organisation is based outside Tratok's operating countries — can I apply?

Yes. The strongest applications...

How long does a grant application take to review?

Acknowledgement within...

TRAT is volatile. How do grantees budget?

Grant agreements...

Does the Foundation issue tax receipts?

No. The Foundation does not solicit...

Is the Tratok Foundation a registered charity?

The Foundation is the non-profit arm...

What happens if Tratok Tower rejects a grant framework?

The framework goes back...

How can corporate CSR teams report impact from a Foundation program?

Every disbursement is a public transaction...

Can I donate TRAT directly to the Foundation?

The Foundation was designed...

Contact

Pick the right channel.

Different questions need different routes...

Grant applications grants@tratok.org Corporate CSR csr@tratok.org Operator opt-in operators@tratok.org Independent audit audit@tratok.org Committee nominations committee@tratok.org Press & media press@tratok.org

foundation@tratok.org — general