How Fondation AP-HP Is Accelerating Medical Innovation to Improve Patient Care
Europe’s largest university hospital system is bringing medical innovation from Paris to the rest of the world. Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), the public hospital system serving the Parisian region, is made up of nearly 40 hospitals and accounts for 20% of healthcare in France. But its model extends its impact on healthcare […]
During Record Heat and Wildfires in France, Frontline Responders Are Supported by Fondation de France
In 2026, France has been hit by repeated dangerous heatwaves, with July recorded as the hottest month in mainland France since temperature measurements started a century ago. An exceedingly hot and dry year has fueled devastating wildfires, including the massive late-July blaze near Bordeaux in the Gironde, burning an area roughly four times the size […]
Emergency campaign – Solidarity: Heatwaves and Wildfires in France.
Fondation de France is stepping up and appealing for generosity to help those affected France is experiencing a series of exceptional heatwaves, which are hitting the most vulnerable people particularly hard. Several regions are facing wildfires on an unprecedented scale. In response, Fondation de France is appealing for donations to help the victims and support […]
What French and American Philanthropy Looks Like Today, and What We Achieve Together
The 250-year-long friendship between France and the United States has been defined by centuries of generous acts and mutual support, and philanthropy has continuously played a defining role in it. While charitable traditions have developed differently on each side of the Atlantic, both countries are responding to many of the same challenges: from advancing scientific […]
Solidarity with Mayotte: Supporting Reconstruction
A year and a half after Cyclone Chido struck on December 14, 2024, Fondation de France continues its efforts to support affected populations, whose needs remain immense. Supporting reconstruction is one of the central pillars of its work, in a territory where precarious housing, which accounts for nearly 40% of the archipelago’s homes, was destroyed […]
Benjamin Alunni and Chant de Linos: Bringing Music and Research Together to Fuel Connection and Discovery
There is something fitting about meeting Benjamin Alunni at Villa Albertine in New York City, where Friends of Fondation de France holds our office. It is a meeting point between two countries, two languages, and two traditions of thinking about art that have often inspired one another. It also reflects something essential about who he […]
Beyond the Fête de la Musique: Enjoy more French musical excellence this summer and beyond
On the hot evening of June 21st, the streets of Paris were filled with music. Each year on this day, the Fête de la Musique, France’s annual celebration of music in all its forms, transforms this city, and many others across France, into a concert hall with performances of every genre, uniting music lovers of […]
Three Americans at Verdun: Keeping the Memory of WWI Alive with Mémorial de Verdun
In the American memory of WWI, the decisive moment is April 1917, marking the date the United States officially entered the war. But the story of Americans at Verdun begins much earlier, and it is far richer than the official record might suggest. Long before their country joined the war, nearly a thousand young Americans […]
What the CAF 2026 World Giving Report Donor Insights Reveal About Global Generosity – and Why It Matters for French-American Philanthropy
The 2026 Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Report Donor Insights surveyed 60,443 respondents across 105 countries and territories, collecting data on giving behaviors, motivations, and barriers to generosity worldwide. Here are some insights we found relevant to our community. A Generous World Six in ten people globally gave money to a good cause in […]
Ella Toulouse Foundation for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancers: Harnessing transatlantic generosity to fund rare cancer research
With a deep personal connection to the cause, how did you decide to partner with Fondation ARC to launch the Ella Toulouse Foundation, and what made them the right partner for your mission to support research for adolescent and young adult cancers? What do you feel gave you the strength to create this project? We […]