The documents behind the commitments.
Promises on a website are easy. These are the policies our board has adopted, published in full so anyone can check us against them.
AWARE Community Foundation
A non-profit company incorporated in Alberta under the Companies Act, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Corporate Access No. 5128599791. Not a registered charity: we do not issue tax receipts.
Who governs today
Three founding directors, with a co-founder as interim chair; an independent majority is being recruited before any funding agreement is signed.
| Director | Role | Declared interests |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Cui | Co-founder; director; interim chair; Privacy Officer | None (declared 9 October 2026) |
| Kah Boon Lee | Director; receives independence concerns | None (declared 9 October 2026) |
| Christopher Kir-Chen Feng | Director; interim Safeguarding Lead; receives independence concerns | None (declared 9 October 2026) |
Declarations are renewed every year and updated within 14 days of any change. Independent directors will be added here, with credentials and an independence statement, as they are appointed.
Read them in full
Adopted by the Board of Directors on 9 October 2026. Each is reviewed at least annually.
Conflict of Interest Policy and Interests Register (v2)
How every director, officer, staff member and educator declares interests, and the rules specific to an operator-funded athlete program.
Adopted 9 October 2026 →Safeguarding and Working with Minors Policy
Screening, the Rule of Two, content rules for minors, duty to report, and support for educators.
Adopted 9 October 2026 →Data Governance and Privacy Policy
What we collect, how minors are protected, research ethics, and the firewall that keeps athlete data from funders.
Adopted 9 October 2026 →Independence Concerns and Complaints Procedure
How to raise a concern that we have broken our own commitments, and why the founder never handles concerns about the founder.
Adopted 9 October 2026 →What isn’t in place yet
- An independent board majority, recruited before any funding agreement is signed
- An Executive Director, who takes over the Safeguarding Lead role
- Our partner funding acknowledgment and mark-usage standard, which will be published before any partner agreement is signed
- An independent evaluator and research-ethics approval, both before the first session
- The first audited accounts, after the first full year of operations