People matter most.
We invest in leaders and teams who drive social change.
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We are a charitable foundation funding projects and organizations that work for the common good. Our goal is to bring people closer together and improve life for everyone. This can only be achieved when citizens, experts, and state representatives share a vision and a purpose.

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Where we are making a difference

“Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom.”

Alexis de Tocqueville

French political thinker and historian

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“Inner freedom, independence of reason, and openness to the deepest voices of conscience are the only things each of us can contribute to making the world a better place.”

Václav Havel

Czech playwright, essayist, dissident

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“Education is the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to take responsibility for it, to protect it from destruction.”

Hannah Arendt

political philosopher and publicist

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“Courage is the most important of all virtues, because without courage, no other virtue can be practiced consistently. ”

Maya Angelou

American writer, poet, screenwriter, film producer, and activist

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“Love shows a person the goal of their life. Reason shows them the means to achieve it.”

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

statesman, philosopher, sociologist, and educator; first president of Czechoslovakia

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