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Philea and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo publish “100 Climate-Neutral European Cities: Philanthropy’s Role in Ensuring a Just and Fair Transition through the EU Cities Mission”

The new report explores how foundations are supporting European cities in their journey towards climate-neutrality, providing recommendations to unlock the potential of philanthropy.
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Philea Forum 2025 – Power and Equality: A Balancing Act

The Philea Forum 2025 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 2-5 June, exploring “Power and Equality: A Balancing Act”, hosted by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
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Philea publishes “The Fabric of Giving 2025” sharing latest data on institutional philanthropy landscape in Europe

The new data was collected primarily from national associations of donors and experts in the sector and covers 34 European countries, including 23 EU Member States.
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Philea nurtures a diverse and inclusive ecosystem of foundations, philanthropic organisations and networks working for the common good. We help our members to get inspired, act together and achieve greater impact by sharing data and knowledge, exchanging best practices, connecting around common themes, engaging in policy work, and more.

Cross-cutting Themes

Climate

We are now well into the 10-year countdown to slow the warming of our planet. In this decisive decade, actions taken by markets, governments and citizens will determine liveability on our planet for the next century.

Democracy

Democracies across the world have faced unprecedented challenges in recent years ‒ from narrowing civic space, to curtailment of freedom and equality, to the spread of misinformation.

Equality

Philea members have pointed to striving for equality as an urgent issue that must be addressed by philanthropy now and in the coming years. Rising economic inequality has exacerbated virtually all of the problems philanthropy works on.

Latest Insights

News – 12 May 2025

Philea launches Futures School, a new programme embedding futures thinking within philanthropy

Philea, through the Futures Philanthropy initiative, has launched the Futures School, a learning programme designed to help build foresight and futures thinking capacity across the philanthropy sector. In an…

News – 5 May 2025

Philea and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo publish “100 Climate-Neutral European Cities: Philanthropy’s Role in Ensuring a Just and Fair Transition Through the EU Cities Mission”

Philea, together with Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, has published “100 Climate-Neutral European Cities: Philanthropy’s Role in Ensuring a Just and Fair Transition Through the EU Cities Mission”, a new…

Press release – 30 April 2025

Philea releases latest data on the institutional philanthropy landscape in Europe

Brussels, Belgium 30 April 2025 – Today, Philea released the latest iteration of it’s public-benefits foundations in Europe report. The new data was collected primarily from national associations of donors…

News – 24 April 2025

Statement: Standing Together for Philanthropic Freedoms

In Europe, the freedom to associate, set up foundations, express values, and contribute to the common good is a cornerstone of civic life. Philanthropy is one of the ways that…

Ellen Ehmke

Senior Expert Inequality, Robert Bosch Stiftung

Opinions – 23 April 2025

Investing in economic justice

To achieve the social and ecological goals that many philanthropies are committed to, economic justice is key.

Livia Piermattei

President, Fast Forward Foundation

Opinions – 22 April 2025

The hidden costs of welfare’s legacy payment systems: Why Europe must modernise now

Outdated, fragmented welfare payment systems are still the norm in many European countries, leading to delays in pension disbursements, healthcare reimbursements and social benefits.

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