PIR (Public Interest Registry) will conduct scheduled maintenance today, Tuesday, November 18, 2025. This will occur from 21:00 to 23:30 UTC (4:00PM to 6:30PM Eastern).
The affected TLDs include .ORG, .ONG, .FOUNDATION, .GIVES, .CHARITY, .NGO and .GIVING.
During this maintenance window, the following will be affected and likely offline:
- Registrations & renewals
- WHOIS – availability checks and updates
- RDAP
It is important to understand that this maintenance does not impact DNS – domain names will continue to resolve normally.
Please allow the maintenance window to finish before registering, renewing or making any changes to the registration record of your domains.
Thank you for your cooperation.


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