Organizational founder

Organizational founder is a person who has undertaken some or all of the formational work required to do so. This can be for any type of organisation, including businesses, charitable organisations, governing bodies, schools, and groups of entertainers, amongst other things. Each co-founder might be referred to as such in the case of a company with numerous founders. If a benevolent organisation is founded with the purpose of carrying out philanthropic activity, the founder is often referred to as a philanthropist.