ACRI is a coordinating association for Italian banking foundations and savings banks, so its philanthropy is largely channeled through national funds and themed competitive calls rather than open-ended direct giving. Its priorities center on reducing child and educational poverty, expanding digital inclusion and skills, preventing youth addictions, supporting housing stability in Southern Italy, and assisting migrants and refugees through humanitarian and integration pathways. The distinctive feature of ACRI’s work is its convening role: it mobilizes multiple foundations, public-interest partners, and civil-society organizations around large-scale, nationally relevant social challenges.
Primarily funds through national, theme-specific competitive calls (bandi) and coordinated multi-foundation programs, often in partnership with specialized implementing organizations. Grants tend to support consortium-style, community-based projects and public-interest partnerships rather than individual applicants; some initiatives are multi-year or repeated across editions.
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Watch for formal bandi and program-specific deadlines rather than a rolling application process. Applicants should usually apply as nonprofit consortia or community-based organizations aligned to the call’s exact theme and geography; for example, the housing call "Benvenuti a casa" has a stated deadline of 28 May 2026 and is focused on experimental projects in Southern Italy.
Current and upcoming funding from Associazione di Fondazioni e di Casse di Risparmio S.p.A. that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organisations of the Third Sector operating in the eligible Southern regions; detailed requirements published in the Fondazione Con il Sud bando documentation.
Deadline: Proposals accepted until 28 May 2026 for the second edition.
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