Public Interest Registry applies for new charity-themed top level domains
PIR Public Interest Registry The nonprofit registry operator of .org. Full definition of PIR, the nonprofit behind .org, applied for 14 new top level domains in the 2026 round, including .aid, .cause, .donate, .hope, .impact, .mission, .nonprofit and .organization, with backup strings chosen for six. The move would expand its existing portfolio A collection of domains held by one owner. Full definition of portfolio of charity-related extensions such as .ngo, .foundation, .charity, .gives and .giving.
in plain words
The group that runs .org website addresses wants to create new website endings related to charity and nonprofit work, like .donate and .hope. It has applied for 14 of these new endings. It already owns similar ones such as .ngo and .charity from past rounds.