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Cayman Islands Foundation

Foundation formation includes the supervisor a memberless foundation must appoint, provided by GVRN's licensed Cayman entity. Add a Cayman-based nominee director if you need one. Token, DAO, fund or regulated facts step up to the independent-director governance route, quoted and counsel-led.

Start with a preset
Standalone + SupervisorDefault · most common
Best for: memberless foundations — GVRN’s licensed entity fills the statutory supervisor role, in-house.
From US$22,000Year 1
What's inside
Foundation formationUS$18,000
Foundation supervisor — GVRN licensed entityUS$4,000
Annual corporate secretarial fees + Supervisor feeUS$10,000 / yr · Y2+
Formation records and delivery coordinationincluded
Year 2+ renewal: US$10,000 / yr
Standalone + Supervisor + NomineePrivacy
Best for: privacy where Cayman optics matter for banking, exchanges, or counterparty diligence.
Speak to usSupervisor package + nominee on request
What's inside
Foundation formationUS$18,000
Foundation supervisor — GVRN licensed entityUS$4,000
Annual corporate secretarial fees + Supervisor feeUS$10,000 / yr · Y2+
Nominee director — Cayman-basedOn request
Formation records and delivery coordinationincluded
Nominee onboarding & eligibility reviewincluded
Year 2+ renewal quoted at proposal
Supervisor + Independent DirectorGovernance route
Best for: credible governance optics, investor comfort, regulated-adjacent posture.
Speak to usQuoted with the engagement
What's inside
Counsel-grade foundation scopeOn request
Independent director matchingOn request
Counsel-Led annual feeOn request
Matching, qualification, coordinationincluded
Year 2+ renewal quoted at proposal
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Market-entry lane
Foundation formationFixed-process, non-advisory Cayman foundation formation for low-complexity facts — incorporation and first-year administration. Excludes bespoke structuring, token / DAO governance, fundraising structuring, and independent-director sourcing: those route to Counsel-Led.RequiredFixed-process formation — incorporation and first-year administration. Scope confirmed at onboarding.US$18,000one-time
Foundation supervisor — GVRN licensed entityA Cayman foundation without members must appoint a supervisor — a statutory role. GVRN provides supervision through our own licensed supervisor entity, in-house rather than outsourced. Most platforms charge this as a paid add-on, if they offer it at all.RequiredStatutory role for memberless foundations — provided by GVRN’s own licensed supervisor entity. Year 2+ is covered by the combined annual fee below.US$4,000· Year 1
Annual corporate secretarial fees + Supervisor feeFrom Year 2 the corporate-secretarial maintenance and the supervisor role are billed as one combined annual fee.RequiredFrom Year 2: corporate-secretarial maintenance and the supervisor role as one annual fee.US$10,000/ yr · from Year 2
Build Order
Foundation formationUS$18,000one-time
Foundation supervisor — GVRN licensed entityUS$4,000· Year 1
Annual corporate secretarial fees + Supervisor feeUS$10,000/ yr · from Year 2
Included
Formation records and delivery coordination
Order Total · Year 1USD 22,000
Final fees depend on onboarding, KYC, risk review, and final written scope.
How to choose
When to choose Standalone + Supervisor
Low-complexity foundation, market-entry use case, no token / DAO / fundraising / banking-sensitive activity, no independent-director need. Privacy nominee packages layer on this base.
When to step up to Supervisor + Independent Director
Token issuance, DAO governance, fundraising structuring, regulated-activity sensitivity, complex beneficial ownership, banking optics, counterparty diligence, multi-jurisdiction structuring, or independent-director governance.
Do I need the supervisor? And the nominee?
A Cayman foundation without members must appoint a supervisor — a statutory role GVRN fills through its own licensed supervisor entity (US$4,000 in Year 1, itemised; most platforms charge this as an add-on, if offered at all). From Year 2 it is billed inside the combined US$10,000 / yr corporate-secretarial and supervisor fee. The Cayman-based nominee director adds privacy where banking, exchange, or counterparty optics matter — speak to us for pricing. Neither is independent governance.