Bad-Actor Registry

A shared blacklist with a fair-trial process attached.

If an organization defrauds Foundation A, today nothing stops them from getting funded by Foundation B next month. The Registry fixes that. Foundations report misconduct, the entity gets 30 days to respond, an independent council votes, and the decision is anchored on a tamper-proof chain. Public listing only after the process completes.

In plain English

What is this?

A shared list of organizations and individuals that have been caught misusing charitable funds. Three levels: Watch (foundations see a flag), Restricted (no new grants from any participating foundation), Excluded (publicly listed, barred from the platform).

How does it affect me?

If you're applying for grants, you have nothing to fear unless you have something to fear. The bar for inclusion is high - substantiated fraud, sanctions match, court findings - and the entity always gets to respond. If you're funding charities, this is the database that keeps you from being the third foundation in a row to write a check to the same shell.

Does it help me?

The registry only works because every participating foundation reads from the same list. A single foundation's blacklist saves itself; the cross-foundation registry saves the sector. Bad actors recycle today because there is no shared memory. We are the shared memory.

Inclusion levels

Watch

Heightened scrutiny on future applications

Not visible to grantees as a public listing. Foundations see a flag during vetting. No restriction on receiving grants.

Restricted

Cannot receive new grants from any participating foundation

Existing grants continue under heightened monitoring. Public listing in the bad-actor registry. Re-application permitted after the restriction period (default: 36 months).

Excluded

Cannot receive grants. Existing grants reviewed for termination.

Public listing. Re-application permitted only after the exclusion period (default: 60 months) and only with successful appeal.

Public lookup

Search the registry for current Restricted and Excluded entities. The Watch level is not surfaced publicly. The full registry API is available atattestyx.com/api/registry.

The registry contains no entries at platform launch. Inclusions accrue through the due-process flow and are CourtChain-anchored. Subscribe to the registry feed via attestyx.com/api/registry/v1/feed.jsonfor programmatic access.

Inclusion criteria

An entity may be included in the registry if at least one of the following has occurred and the conduct has been substantiated through the inclusion process:

Substantiated fraud against any platform participant
Material misrepresentation in a grant application or milestone submission
Misappropriation of grant funds (use materially inconsistent with grant purpose)
Beneficial owner appears on sanctions lists discovered after grant award
Pattern of governance failures (multiple grants closed prematurely with cause)
Refusal to provide audit access or evidence after credible request
Court findings of fraud, embezzlement, or related charitable misconduct

Appeals and removal

Appeal inclusion

An entity may appeal inclusion at any time after the initial decision. Appeals are reviewed by the advisory council. New evidence may be considered. Council decisions are CourtChain-anchored.

Appeal level

Appeal a level (e.g. Excluded to Restricted) after 50% of the inclusion period has elapsed.

Removal

Removal at any time after the inclusion period has elapsed AND the entity has demonstrated remediation (governance changes, restitution, third-party attestation) AND the council approves removal.

Removal does not erase the registry history. Past inclusions remain on the audit trail but no longer affect eligibility.

Request inclusion review or report misconduct