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    Governance and the DUNA

    In short

    WYDE is run by the Wyoming Decentralized Exchange Association, a Wyoming DUNA with 501(c)(4) status, alongside the separate WYDE Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity. A community vote on which hunger-relief groups receive half of $EAT’s hunger-relief share is planned; as of 5 November 2026 the first ballot had not been announced.

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    WYDE is designed so the community, not only the team, decides where hunger-relief money goes. A specific legal structure makes that possible and credible. Voting has not started yet; this page explains the plan and where it stands.

    WYDE is two separate entities (an Association and a Foundation, structured like AARP). The full breakdown, with addresses, is on About WYDE. In short:

    • A Wyoming Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association (DUNA) with 501(c)(4) status, which operates the token economy. $EAT is issued under Wyoming statute W.S. 17-32-101 et seq.
    • The WYDE Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity (exempt from March 3, 2026; EIN 41-4616267), built to receive and direct charitable support.

    Why the 501(c)(3) matters: contributions to the Foundation are now tax-deductible, which brings philanthropic capital, donor-advised funds, and institutions that can only give to qualified charities into play, on top of an already transparent, on-chain model. Companies or individuals wanting to support hunger relief tax-deductibly can reach the Foundation at giving@wyde.org, or visit foundation.wyde.org.

    DUNA itself (a 2024 Wyoming framework) gives the association legal clarity and limited liability, and is what lets a token community legally direct charitable funding.

    How voting is meant to work

    Half of $EAT's hunger-relief share is set aside for a community pool. Under the Hunger Network white paper, verified hunger-relief 501(c)(3)s go through a curated ballot, the community votes, and the top organizations receive grants weighted by votes. WYDE's disclosures said governance voting for $EAT holders would activate in 2026, and eat.ong/card lists "Vote on funding" as a founding-member benefit.

    Where it stands

    As of 5 November 2026:

    • The first ballot has not been announced. The Hunger Network white paper (May 2026) says the WYDE Association will publish the first ballot date once curation is announced.
    • The older voting app at app.eat.ong (Telegram login) was not responding.
    • WYDE has not yet said who may vote (holders, card members, or both) or how votes are weighted.

    Alignment by design

    In the published milestone model, the team, nonprofit partners, community rewards pools, and treasury all vest on the same meals-funded milestones (see Tokenomics and fees, which also sets out the date-based schedule in WYDE's custody framework), so governance is not a side feature. Everyone is steering toward the same measurable outcome: more meals funded.

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    Facts last checked

    1. 1$EAT Hunger Network Whitepaper (.docx)Word document · wyde.org
    2. 2Custody and treasury framework (WYDE, December 2025)wyde.org
    3. 3WYDE Foundation (foundation.wyde.org)foundation.wyde.org
    4. 4EAT Card (eat.ong/card)eat.ong