Fondation de France is a large Paris-based umbrella philanthropic foundation that pools donor-advised funds to support a wide range of social, medical, environmental and cultural initiatives in France and internationally. It prioritizes systemic and scalable solutions — especially youth-led innovation, social inclusion, dementia care, climate action and community resilience — and often funds experimental cohorts, competitions and multi-stakeholder collectives rather than one-off project grants. Grants are typically modest and aimed at piloting, replicating or scaling proven interventions through partnership-driven programs.
Makes relatively small, targeted grants and prizes (often €3k–€8k range) through competitive calls, donor-advised pooled funds, themed cohorts and multi-stakeholder 'Action Collectives'; emphasis on pilot funding, prizes, capacity-building and co‑funding to test and scale reproducible models.
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Apply to program-specific calls (Déclics Jeunes, Inventing the Future, or relevant Action Collective) rather than seeking general unrestricted funding; demonstrate reproducibility, clear scaling pathways or systemic impact, include partners/co-funders, and propose pilots with measurable outcomes and cost-effective budgets in the modest grant range.
Current and upcoming funding from Fondation de France that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations working in emergency response and recovery contexts.
Deadline: Varies by call for projects; some emergency actions may be launched rapidly in response to a crisis.
Who can apply: Association loi 1901 à but non lucratif et éligible au mécénat, menant son action en France. L’association doit avoir au moins deux ans d’existence, sauf exception pour une structure plus récente portée par un ou plusieurs acteurs implantés sur le territoire. Budget annuel inférieur à 800 000€ priorisé. Les projets pluriannuels sont acceptés et encouragés. Un minimum de cofinancement et/ou d’autofinancement est apprécié.
Deadline: Ouverture des candidatures : 23 juin 2026. Date limite de candidature : 21 septembre 2026 à 17h.
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