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We're raising $250K–$500K to fund AIforE's first year: building the four parts of Project Stardust, including our sustainability benchmark framework, plus the AIforE.org rebuild, our flagship event, and part-time program leadership.

Year 1 Funding Targets

$250K–$500K to launch AIforE's first year:

Certification Benchmark & Certification R&D — the Stardust telemetry standard (RFC 0001), the open benchmark harness, our tokens-to-carbon methodology, and the groundwork for planned independent certification
Tech & Tools Website, tooling & infrastructure — the Efficiency Control Plane, the carbon marketplace connections, AIforE.org and community tools like the token-cost calculator
Community Events, marketing & community — funding our flagship event, newsletter, and outreach programs
Staffing Program leadership — part-time staff to help execute alongside our board

Tax Information

AIforE is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. EIN: 42-2272946. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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What Your Gift Builds

Project Stardust, in four parts

Your gift funds Stardust, AIforE's open, end-to-end AI sustainability operating system: the tools that make AI's energy, cooling, water and emissions measurable everywhere AI runs, then turn that measurement into action. Everything we build is published openly, for the whole field to use.

1

Stardust Telemetry Standard

Taking RFC 0001 through public comment to its next version, building reference collectors for browsers, applications and infrastructure, and proposing the schema upstream to OpenTelemetry and the Green Software Foundation.

2

Open Benchmark Harness & Leaderboards

Reference hardware time, the harness and continuous pipeline, and publishing every method and raw result: the evidence base for AIforE's planned independent ratings and certification.

3

AIforE Efficiency Control Plane

Building and testing the open-source reference efficiency router and reference architectures that help organizations right-size AI, with savings and quality trade-offs measured in the open.

4

Sustainability Ecosystem Connections

Vetting carbon removal, restoration, clean energy and water providers, and building the open connectors to the AIforE carbon marketplace and the registries behind it.

Unrestricted gifts go where they're needed most. To direct your gift to one part, contact us.

Roadmap

What your gift sets in motion — the 30-60-90 day plan

Our first-quarter execution roadmap once the raise is funded.

Days 1–30 — Lock the Ask

Finalize the pitch deck and one-pager; formally open the $250K–$500K raise.

Warm-intro outreach to top prospects — funders, DAFs, and corporate partners.

Stand up giving pages and gift tracking for restricted vs. unrestricted funds.

Days 31–60 — Convert & Build

Close first committed gifts; unlock telemetry standard and benchmark R&D work.

Kick off the AIforE.org rebuild and community tooling.

Begin planning the flagship bi-annual event and newsletter launch.

Days 61–90 — Prove & Scale

Publish the AI sustainability benchmark framework v1, built on the Stardust telemetry standard.

Formalize IEEE / standards-body contributor engagement.

Report progress to funders and open the next round of outreach.

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Members back AIforE's open standards, benchmarks and community work year-round. Choose a level below: Friend (free), Supporter ($25/yr), Member ($100/yr) or Organization Member ($1,000/yr). Zeffy processes memberships for us at no cost to AIforE, and you'll get a confirmation and membership card by email.

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Membership never buys influence: members get no vote, veto, priority or early data on any AIforE benchmark or certification decision, and support does not imply endorsement or certification by AIforE. See our Conflict of Interest & Certification Independence Policy (draft).

Questions about membership? hello@aifore.org