>> To that end, a few of us have pondered whether it might be a good idea
>> to set up a formal non-profit association to act as the legal owner of
>> Scheme.org [...]
>
> What progress was made toward that goal?

None yet. It's not clear what would be a good place for founding the
association.

We should probably start by writing an informal charter, and gradually
making it more formal. I have an incomplete draft; I'll push it onto the
staging site and git repo for comment.