The QIF Charter
The founding principles and governance framework of the Qureshi International Fund
Charter Articles
Purpose & Mission
The Qureshi International Fund exists to deploy financial and human resources toward the reduction of suffering and advancement of opportunity in Pakistan and Canada, with particular focus on vulnerable communities, youth development, and cross-border knowledge transfer.
Membership & Chapters
QIF operates through two co-equal chapters: Pakistan (established 1980, based in Peshawar) and Canada (established 1995, based in Toronto). Each chapter maintains autonomy in program design while adhering to shared governance and reporting standards. New chapters may be established with board consensus.
Governance
QIF’s governance has been anchored since 1980 by founding chairman Khalid Qureshi, whose continuous service has carried the organisation through forty-six years of political, economic, and institutional change. Today QIF is governed by an independent board with equal representation from both chapters. Major decisions require supermajority approval. Annual transparency reports are published. Conflicts of interest are disclosed and managed. Leadership serves staggered terms to ensure continuity.
Financial Stewardship
100% of emergency relief donations reach beneficiaries with zero overhead. Operating costs are funded separately. All funds are tracked and accounted for at cause-area level. Annual audits are conducted by independent third parties. Donors receive detailed impact reports.
Amendments
This charter may be amended only with unanimous consent of both chapters. Proposed amendments must be publicly disclosed 90 days in advance. Community stakeholders are invited to provide input before final decisions are made.
Signatories
Pakistan Chapter
Canada Chapter
Founding Chairman
Khalid Qureshi
QIF exists because Khalid Qureshi founded it in 1980, in Peshawar, and has held it together every day since. Before there were chapters, before there was a board, before there was a portfolio of 128 projects, there was one founder making sure the work got done.
Across forty-six years he has carried QIF through every transition that breaks lesser organisations: changes of government in Pakistan, currency shocks, the formation of the Canada Chapter in 1995, the integration of diaspora donors, the digitisation of records, and the strategic shift toward the Five Pillars framework. He has personally raised funds, written cheques, fought internal disputes, defused external pressures, and kept the lights on in years when the math said the lights should go off.
That continuity is the asset. An institution that survives forty-six years under one chairman has built the trust, the donor relationships, and the operational muscle that no first-generation organisation can replicate. QIF’s investor-grade reliability begins with him.
Multi-decade service.
Zero professional overhead.
QIF was built by a single family network across forty-six unbroken years of unpaid service. The founding chairman and every subsequent contributor — operational lead, field coordinator, donor — has worked without compensation. The organisation has never carried a fundraising salary, a development office, or a paid administrator. The trust signal investors should read is this: the people behind QIF have chosen to give without being paid for decades. The next investment dollar carries that same standard.
The Qureshi family
QIF was founded in 1980 in Peshawar by Khalid Qureshi and the founding contributors. The Canada Chapter was established in 1995. Across both chapters the founding generation continues to serve in unpaid leadership roles.
Multi-cycle programme leads
Pakistan-side delivery runs on long-tenured contributors carrying multiple programme lines simultaneously — schools, health, water infrastructure, welfare, relief, and the sister-organisation partnership. Each has served continuously for years without compensation.
Family network across borders
The recurring monthly giving that anchors QIF’s Canadian chapter comes from a named family donor pool that has committed across decades. The institutional muscle these relationships built is the foundation we now scale from.
Donor-tagged project delivery
Individual contributing families have personally sponsored named schools, water wells, and welfare commitments — over 40 wells delivered between 2016 and 2024, nine schools currently operating, and multi-year sponsorship continuity that institutional grant-makers can verify against our public ledger.
QIF is not at a starting line. It is at an inflection point — moving from a self-funded family trust into a publicly accountable charity with the infrastructure to receive institutional capital. The selfless foundation is built. Scale is what comes next.
Core Values
Accountability
We answer to our donors, communities, and to each other. Every dollar and decision is transparent and auditable.
Transparency
Complete clarity on funding allocation, impact metrics, governance decisions, and financial health. No hidden costs or agendas.
Community First
Program decisions are driven by community voices, not donor preferences. We listen to the people we serve.
Long-Term Impact
We build lasting change, not quick wins. Our work is measured in generations, not quarters.
Diaspora Leadership
Diaspora communities have unique power. We harness that power to serve the homelands that shaped us.
Measured Outcomes
Impact is quantified and evaluated. We track results, learn from them, and adapt our approach accordingly.