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Following up on our previous coverage of ten of the best charitable foundations based in the US, we present to you our guide to the top ten European Foundations.
The entries are ranked based on the size of the Foundation’s total endowment, or invested donations, that are available for charitable purposes.
1. The Stichting INGKA Foundation is a Dutch Foundation founded in 1982 by Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish billionaire, who is the founder of IKEA. INGKA is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world and the second-largest nonprofit organization in the world…[more]
2. The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. It has an endowment of around £14.5 billion. Now in its 77th year, the aim of the Trust is to “achieve extraordinary improvements in health by supporting…[more]
3. The Church Commissioners is a body managing the historic property assets of the Church of England with an endowment reported to be worth at least $8.1 billion. The Commissioners are tasked with managing an investment portfolio to support…[more]
4. The Robert Bosch Stiftung is reported to be the largest German Foundation, managing the philanthropic bequest of company founder Robert Bosch for more than 40 years. The Foundation is divided into four areas to support…[more]
5. The Garfield Weston Foundation was established in 1958 by Willard Garfield Weston, a Canadian businessman who moved to the UK with his family in 1932. Annual donations to the Foundation have grown from…[more]
6. The Knut and Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse is the sixth Foundation and our list with an endowment reported to be worth over $5.3 billion in 2012. The purpose of the Foundation is to promote scientific research, teaching and education beneficial…[more]
7. Realdania is a philantropic association supporting projects in the built environment within three focus areas: Cities, buildings and built heritage.Their mission is to improve quality of life for the common good through the built environment…[more]
8. The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science. It reported an endowment of over $3.5 billion in 2012…[more]
9. The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a UK grant making foundation, founded in 1995 by Sigrid Rausing to support human rights globally. Since then, the Trust has given away approximately £191.9 million to human rights organisations all over the world…[more]
10. Zennström Philanthropies was founded in 2007 by Niklas and Catherine Zennström. Its mission is to support and engage with organisations that fight for human rights, work to stop climate change and encourage social entrepreneurship…[more]
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While human right violations are rampant in India, especially against women, those living with HIV suffer doubly, because they are women and because they are infected with HIV. They face blame, stigma discrimination, denial of treatment, denial of property and denial of other basic rights such as food, employment and so on. International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS works with these women and children mainly to provide nutrition and treatment. This activities also involve advocacy for their human rights. We envisage working for their individual human rights violations as well as to sensitize people on human rights. Will we be able to obtain funds for this? Please enlighten us.
Arulraj Louis, Education Director, International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS (IAPA), India.
Mukama Afaayo parents of children with learning Disabilities (MAPCLD)Is an NGO in Uganda helping parents who have kids with learning disability by giving them support finacially to takecare of the childrens many needs as well as provision of learning materials,food and medication amongest others
We are looking for support to achieve this our goal. We would appreciate your support and ideas on the same
Gender Empowerment Network strives to improve the lives of women,men and youth by building their capacities to be able to sustain themselves and reduce dependency. We are looking for support to achievethis our goal. We would appreciate your support and ideas on the same
Am Joseph from Kisii Kenya am the director of Josephs mixed Academy Nyagwekoa ,i started the school to assist the orphans less fortunate ,Girl child who are affected by FGM which is rampant in our community due to old culture and children from single parents ,I request to partner with a school ,
sponsorship for the children or any assistance
JOSEPH AYIEKA
Thank you in advance
Green Rep Organisation (GRO) is an enviconomic (environment & economic) NGO which seeks to champion the cause of Green Marketing in Ghana. Registered a couple of years ago with the Registrar General’s Department of Ghana and the Department of Social Welfare, GRO has been able to touch the lives of several Ghanians through capacity building workshops for identifiable groups and organisations as well as individuals.
It hopes to empower Ghanians to adopt and adapt “green living” habits, thus sustainable lifestyles so as to reverse the wanton destruction of our environment and our very survival.
We urgently need financial support to enable us to achieve our dream which is well captured in a proposal ready for sponsorship. Please respond favourably to our plea.
God bless.
Hi,
We are a group of Liberian Christians operating a local NGO that addressees the plights of very poor
women and less fortunate adolescent girls in areas of violence against women, teenage pregnancy,
HIV/AIDS,etc.
We are kindly seeking your support to move forward.
Thanks,
Jessica Barpaye
Executive Director (WAGEP)
sir my name is syed kashif and i leave in pakistan sindh mirpurkhas sir my daughter is the patient of thallissimia the treatment of thallissimia is very costly i can not afford it it is very difficult to me for her treatment i am very poor man her name is husna kashif i will provide you all types of her reports so kindly financially help me to save the life of my daughter or if you have some donners so kindly provide me their name and e mail adresses thanks my contact no. 0334-2801196
Hi,
I am Rev. Jarvis B. Bestma Sr., the executive Director of Children Assistance Rescue Mission CARM, and the Pastor of Word of Faith Life Center . CARM, is a legal accredited institution working with children and youth in Liberia in the area of Education and Child protection.
Need your help to build our capicity
Am Thomas Mbulachalo (+256772875063) the General Manager, Uganda Network for Community Empowerment. UNCE is helping communities in Uganda to identify their potentials so that they would select such projects that would help them reduce on excessive household poverty and food insecurity. We have really tried to mobilise the farmers BUT alot is still desired especially in the field of providing technical trainiings, farm inputs like quality and high yield seeds, inscticides and good adequate storage facilities. The market is readily available especially for cereals and legumes for both local and international markets. Please help us achieve this goal and direct us where we can meet the funding or service providing opportunities.