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Certification funds support. Support legitimises certification.
Certification fees are priced by organisation size—a grassroots club does not pay federation rates. Certification revenue, grants and donations are intended to fund the free athlete arm while sustaining independent assurance operations. No ads and no sale of athlete data.
Because it is hard to earn and verifiable by anyone in seconds. Independent reviewers, declared conflicts of interest, an append-only audit trail, real-time public verification and status changes that appear publicly. A badge that cannot simply be bought is the only kind worth earning.