- The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation
The charity at the heart of the Award internationally. The Foundation is the legal owner of the brand and intellectual property rights. The Foundation is composed of a board of ten Trustees referred to as the Foundation’s Trustees, a Chief Executive, who is also the Secretary General of the Association, and a staff team who are located in four regional offices with London as the headquarters. A full description can be found in the IAA Brief.
The full form should always be used to introduce the charity; the shortened form can be used thereafter. It has become common practice to use this shortened form, although the abbreviation ‘IAF’ is also acceptable.