> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cardano-ambassadors-guild.gitbook.io/ambassadors-guild/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cardano-ambassadors-guild.gitbook.io/ambassadors-guild/cardano/cardano-founding-entities/cardano-foundation.md).

# Cardano Foundation

[The Cardano Foundation](https://cardanofoundation.org/) is an independent Swiss-based non-profit that oversees and supervises the advancement of Cardano. The Foundation is the legal custodians of the Cardano brand and  work with [IOHK](https://iohk.io/) and [EMURGO](https://emurgo.io/) to ensure that Cardano is being developed and promoted as a secure, transparent, and accountable solution for positive global change. The Cardano Foundation sets the direction for decentralized economic empowerment, working with regulators in different jurisdictions to shape blockchain legislation and commercial standards, and empowering the Cardano community to leverage the Cardano protocol to solve real-life problems.