Advancing the public-interest infrastructure of learning.
1EDTECH GLOBAL
1EdTech Global, Inc. is the new charitable and educational arm of 1EdTech — coordinating open standards, research, and shared infrastructure that make digital learning more equitable, interoperable, and trusted around the world.
One organization.
Two entities.
One mission.
1EdTech has spent more than twenty-five years uniting educators, institutions, governments, suppliers, and learners around open standards for digital learning. As that community has grown to more than 1,200 member organizations across 36 countries, the work has expanded well beyond what any single corporate structure can carry.
In 2026, the 1EdTech Board approved a deliberate, two-entity structure to match the work to the right legal form:
1EdTech Global, Inc. — a new Delaware nonprofit corporation, applying for recognition as a 501(c)(3) public charity. It is the coordinating, charitable, and educational arm — focused on research, public-interest infrastructure, fiscal sponsorship of public-good projects, and international collaboration. It does not develop specifications or software directly.
1EdTech Consortium, Inc. — the existing 501(c)(6) member-led trade association that has long defined and certified open interoperability standards. It continues to do exactly that: standards development, certification, the TrustEd Apps program, and member services.
1EdTech Global, Inc. is a Delaware nonstock nonprofit corporation formed in 2026. An application for recognition of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code has been filed and is pending. Contributions made prior to a determination letter are at the donor's risk; we do not represent the organization as tax-exempt for contribution purposes until a determination is issued.
Together, the dual-entity structure allows 1EdTech to preserve community trust while expanding global impact.
Why We’re Evolving the Organization
Digital learning has become public infrastructure. Districts, ministries, universities, and employers all now depend on interoperable data flowing among hundreds of products. The standards that make that possible — and the trust that makes them safe to adopt — are public goods.
The 501(c)(6) Consortium has stewarded those standards for more than twenty-five years and will continue to. But three lines of work have grown beyond what a member-funded trade association is structured to carry: nonpartisan research on the ecosystem, shared public-interest infrastructure that under-resourced institutions can use freely, and coordinated international participation that increasingly requires non-U.S. legal vehicles.
1EdTech Global, Inc. is the home for that work. It is funded by philanthropy, government grants, and earned program revenue with built-in charitable-access tiers. Its mission is the public benefit of an interoperable, equitable, and trusted digital learning ecosystem — independent of any single vendor or proprietary standards portfolio.
Two entities, one mission, clearer accountability for each part of the work.
“Digital learning has become public infrastructure. The open standards, trust signals, and equitable access that make it work are public goods — and public goods need a public-interest steward. That is why 1EdTech is evolving from one entity into two.”
The problem we're solving
Digital learning has become public infrastructure — the digital plumbing of how students learn, credentials travel, and schools choose technology.
But the open standards, ecosystem trust, and equitable access that make it work are public goods. They are underfunded by markets and structurally beyond what a member-funded trade association alone can carry.
1EdTech Consortium remains the member-led standards body it has always been. 1EdTech Global is the public-interest steward the field has been missing.
What each entity does (and what it doesn’t)
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501(c)(3) Application Pending • Education • Research • Public Infrastructure
A charitable and educational nonprofit that coordinates the public-interest infrastructure of digital learning. It is the coordinating organization and shared-services hub for the broader 1EdTech family — including 1EdTech Consortium, Inc., the international affiliates, and fiscally-sponsored public-good projects. Relationships among the entities are governed by memoranda of understanding, franchise agreements, and an Operating Agreement, not by corporate ownership.
What it does:
• Facilitates multilateral alignment and governance of open standards across digital learning.
• Serves as fiscal sponsor and convening body for public-good technical projects.
• Conducts nonpartisan research and publishes findings on the digital learning ecosystem.
• Operates shared public-interest infrastructure and data services.
• Promotes international collaboration and coordinates with non-U.S. affiliates.
• Hosts Learning Impact and other convening events as charitable educational gatherings.
What it does not do:
The Consortium does not facilitate alignment of multi-party standards across the ecosystem, serve as a fiscal sponsor for public-good technical projects, or raise funds for and develop public infrastructure.
How it's funded:
Philanthropic grants, government grants, charitable contributions, program-service revenue from public-interest infrastructure (delivered with sliding-scale and free-tier access for under-resourced users), and event registration and sponsorship for educational convenings.
Governance:
A Fiduciary Board of approximately nine directors elected to two-year terms (three-term maximum), with the CEO serving ex officio as a director.
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501(c)(6) — Existing • Standards • Certifications• Member Services
The member-led consortium of educational institutions, suppliers, ministries, and nonprofits that has defined and certified the open interoperability standards underpinning digital learning since 1999.
What it does:
Defines and ratifies open interoperability standards through member working groups.
Provides conformance testing and official certification for 1EdTech standards.
Provides member services—community, working groups, certification, and roadmap participation.
Charters and supports Innovation Leadership Networks (ILNs), Product Steering Committees (PSCs), and theTechnical Advisory Board (TAB).
What it does not do:
Not applicable—the Consortium continues all existing activities it has carried out since 1999.
How it's funded:
Member dues, certification fees, sponsorships, and program revenue from member-facing services.
Governance:
A Membership Executive Board (MEB) of up to 21 members elected to four-year staggered terms (two-term maximum). The CEO serves ex officio (non-voting).
The two entities are deliberately distinct in scope, governance, and funding. Each activity fits cleanly within its tax classification.
Why two tax classifications? Because the work is genuinely different.
| 1EdTech Global | 1EdTech Consortium | |
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| Exempt basis | Charitable & educational — public-interest coordination, research, infrastructure | Trade association — advancing the common business interests of members |
| Primary beneficiaries | The general public, students, educators, ministries, under-resourced institutions | The Consortium's member organizations |
| Funding sources | Philanthropy, government grants, contributed support, program-service revenue with charitable-access tier | Member dues, certification fees, sponsorships |
| What it produces | Research, public-interest registries and data, convenings, fiscal sponsorship of public-good projects, international coordination | Open interoperability specifications, certifications, the TrustEd Apps Marketplace |
| Governance body | Board of Directors (~9 directors), CEO ex officio | Membership Executive Board (up to 21 directors, elected by membership), President ex officio |
| Tax-deductible donations | Yes, once IRS recognition is issued | No — 501(c)(6) member dues are deductible as a business expense, not as a charitable contribution |
How the two work together
The Consortium works with membership to develop, ratify, and certify implementations of open standards. 1EdTech Global publishes it sequentially after a charitable-purpose review focused on legal and compliance considerations. 1EdTech Global is the shared-services hub for the broader group.
How the organization is structured
1EdTech Consortium, Inc.
501(c)(6) Member-led standards body
Shared Services, Operating Agreement
1Edtech Global, Inc.
Delaware nonprofit 501(c)(3) pending Coordinating org & shared-services hub
1EdTech global network
1EdTech Europe (AISBL)
1EdTech Japan Society
(Japanese non-profit association)
1EdTech Korea
(Korean non-profit association)
1EdTech LATAM
(partnership between 1EdTech Consortium and IAAE)
Shared Services, MOUs/franchise
1EdTech Global, Inc. is the coordinating organization and shared-services hub of the broader 1EdTech family. 1EdTech Consortium, Inc. is the member-led 501(c)(6) standards body. Non-U.S. affiliates are independently incorporated and locally governed under their own laws; they coordinate with 1EdTech Global through memoranda of understanding and franchise agreements. The structure does not establish a parent-subsidiary relationship—each entity is legally distinct and separately governed.
A global network, locally rooted
1EdTech's work has always been global. Members in 36 countries shape standards and adoption practices that need to land in many languages, policy contexts, and legal systems. 1EdTech Global, Inc. is the U.S. coordinating organization for that international network — providing shared services, brand and IP alignment, and mission-alignment support to a set of locally incorporated, locally governed affiliates and joint ventures. The relationships are documented inmemoranda of understanding and franchise agreements; they do not create a parent-subsidiary corporate structure.
Get in touch
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Burlington, MA 01803