The organisation was set up at a meeting held in June 2012 at the Tŷ Tawe Welsh Language Centre in Swansea.
[4] The chief executive, Ruth Richards,[5] and development officer, Meinir James, are employed by the organisation.
Dyfodol i'r Iaith is an independent and non–party-political organisation, whose only sources of income are membership subscriptions and donations[6] from individuals and companies that share its vision.
Since its formation, the organisation has campaigned for and influenced in favour of: Dyfodol i'r Iaith is a member of the Dathlu'r Gymraeg umbrella group.
These priorities also informed the November 2020 publication, Aspiration and Achievement[10] – Dyfodol i'r Iaith's proposals for Welsh-language Policy 2021-2026, which set out the organisation's vision for the 2021 Senedd election.