# Canton Foundation

> Governance of the Global Synchronizer

Canton Foundation is a non-profit organization that oversees governance of the Global Synchronizer, the interoperability layer of the Canton Network.

Canton Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on the governance and growth of the Global Synchronizer within the Canton Network. Members and Super Validator operators participate in decisions about the network's code and services through member committees and working groups. The Foundation operates as a neutral body, ensuring transparency in how the Global Synchronizer is managed across its network of institutional participants.

- Type: Non-Profit
- Sector: Blockchain Platforms
- Status: Active
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/canton_foundation

## Products

- [Protocol Development Fund](https://thegrid.id/profiles/canton_foundation): The Protocol Development Fund is a grant program managed by the Canton Foundation to support development and maintenance of shared Canton Network infrastructure. Funded by 5% of future Canton Coin emissions allocated proportionally across all reward streams, the program distributes Canton Coin grants on a milestone-based, quarterly schedule. Eligible work includes core protocol research, developer tooling, security audits, reference implementations, and DeFi liquidity seeding. Proposals are submitted through a public GitHub repository and reviewed by the Tech & Ops Committee on merit and alignment with network needs. (Grants Platform, Live)
- [](https://thegrid.id/profiles/canton_foundation): (Developer Tooling, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://canton.foundation)
- [Documentation](https://docs.sync.global)
- [Blog](https://canton.foundation/news)
- [Whitepaper](https://www.canton.network/whitepapers)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/CantonFdn)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cantonfoundation)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/canton-foundation)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/canton)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/CantonNetwork1)

## Relationships

- [Canton Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/canton_network): Subsidiary

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- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
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- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP