<h1>Compliance checklist for foundations partnering with public officials on health and education programs: charity, procurement, transparency, conflicts, IP, data</h1> A philanthropic foundation hosted a multinational summit with several African first ladies to launch and expand health and education programs in one country, including scholarships for medical training, schoolgirl scholarships, media training, awards, children's books and awareness campaigns. The partnership involves the foundation, the office of the country's first lady and the health ministry, and public communications were widely disseminated. Legal considerations include compliance with applicable charity, grant-making and public procurement rules, transparency and documentation of public-private funding and beneficiaries, potential conflict-of-interest or political-activity restrictions, and intellectual property and data/privacy safeguards for program materials.