What CFL is
A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organisation.
Education, competition and community development programmes.
Donations support general charitable educational programmes — not equity investments.
Plainly stated
What CFL is — and what it is not
The second half matters as much as the first, and it is why this page exists.
What CFL is not
Not a broker-dealer. It does not facilitate securities offerings and does not hold investor funds.
Not a funding portal or an investment adviser, and it gives no investment recommendations.
All competitions, rankings and awards are educational — never financial instruments.
How we operate
Our mission, in seven principles
Not words on a wall. Each one is followed by what it actually looks like in practice.
- 1
Transparent Operations
We publish real program numbers as they are — including a real zero — never a placeholder made to look better.
- 2
Founder Dignity
Every lab we host, from Game Day pitch to Capstone packet, keeps one promise true: you keep the company.
- 3
Educational Integrity
Every ranking, score, and leaderboard on this site carries the same line — educational only, never investment advice.
- 4
Community Focus
Our recruiting reaches real Florida campuses, veteran service organizations, and CTE centers by name, never a purchased contact list.
- 5
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
When a science or safety question is bigger than one student team, it routes to a named Medical Advisory Committee, not a single captain.
- 6
Data Privacy
Any calendar or inbox a member connects to their own account stays private to them and purges automatically after seven days.
- 7
Ongoing Accountability
Every foundation letter and grant ask sits on hold until a named Super Admin reviews and approves it — nothing sends itself.
The wider picture
Where CFL fits, and where it stops
CFL is an educational nonprofit. It takes no equity in any team’s company, and it does not conduct, host or process securities offerings at any point. Every team keeps 100% of what it builds.
© 2026 Capital Forge League. Securities, where they exist at all in this ecosystem, are offered through registered channels elsewhere. CFL competition is educational, and is not an investment recommendation.