What Roberto Cimetta Fund does

Roberto Cimetta Fund (Fonds Roberto Cimetta) is a Paris-based non-profit foundation founded in 1999 to promote and facilitate the circulation of artists and cultural professionals across the Mediterranean region. Its core offering is a portfolio of mobility grants covering travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs for grantees attending residencies, festivals, research trips, conferences, and cross-border projects; since inception it has supported the mobility of nearly 2,000 cultural professionals across both Mediterranean shores.

The Fund's product surface combines direct grant-making with structured capacity-building and research. Flagship programs include the Ready Steady Go! 10-month Erasmus+-funded capacity-building program (with workshops in Palermo and Elefsina and five virtual mobility sessions), the Asfar national mobility fund covering 12 Moroccan regions, the J-MED open call offering grants up to €15,000 to South Mediterranean civil-society organizations (Government of Monaco, French MFA, Fondation de France, with IECD as implementation partner), and the North Africa Cultural Program operated with AFAC under Swiss SDC funding. Research outputs — Move in Med: Mobility Stories, Guidelines to Support Mobility, the Cultural Mobility Funding Guide, and a Manifesto for Cultural Mobility — position the organization as a policy shaper as well as a funder.

Revenue is non-commercial, drawn from institutional donors and government partnerships (Erasmus+, Swiss SDC, French MFA, Government of Monaco, Fondation de France, Institut Français du Maroc) rather than sales. The organization operates with 1-10 staff and is governed by a six-person board of co-founders with backgrounds in performing arts management, European theatre networks, and Mediterranean cultural institutions. Distribution is via direct grant allocation through competitive application cycles, alongside network membership in On the Move, Culture Action Europe, and Euromed France that extend its reach as a connective intermediary in the Euro-Mediterranean cultural ecosystem.

Name

Roberto Cimetta Fund

Legal name

Fonds Roberto Cimetta

Website

https://cimettafund.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Roberto Cimetta Fund is a Paris-based non-profit foundation founded in 1999 that provides mobility grants, capacity-building programs, and policy research to enable artists and cultural professionals to circulate across the Mediterranean region, serving individuals, civil-society organizations, and the broader Euro-Mediterranean cultural sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Mobility Funding

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

Keywords

• Cultural mobility grants
• Mediterranean arts funding
• Capacity building programs
• Cultural policy advocacy
• Artist travel grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Philanthropic Support: The fund operates as a non-profit organization providing mobility grants to artists and cultural professionals in the Mediterranean region. Revenue comes from institutional donors, foundations, and government partnerships rather than commercial activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Roberto Cimetta Fund is a Paris-based non-profit foundation that provides mobility grants, capacity-building programs, training, and policy advocacy services to support the international circulation of artists and cultural professionals across the Mediterranean region. Established in 1999, the Fund combines direct financial grants to individuals with organizational support for civil society networks, alongside research, publications, and partnerships with intergovernmental bodies such as the European Union and the Union for the Mediterranean.

Product overview

Roberto Cimetta Fund operates as a grant-making foundation focused on cultural mobility in the Mediterranean. The core offering consists of mobility grants awarded to artists and cultural professionals, complemented by capacity-building programmes such as Ready Steady Go! (a 10-month Erasmus+-funded programme with workshops in Sicily and Greece) and Reimagining Mobility training. The fund also publishes research and guidance documents including the Move in Med report, mobility guidelines, and funding guides. Regional variants include the Asfar fund (national Morocco mobility) and J-MED open calls (Mediterranean youth projects), alongside advocacy and networking services that support cross-border cultural cooperation throughout the Euro-Mediterranean region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 2000 cultural professionals supported in mobility over 20+ years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Liv.in.gcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the Ready Steady Go! capacity-building program for young artists and cultural professionals from remote Mediterranean areas, including workshops in Palermo and Elefsina.
• BusartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the Ready Steady Go! capacity-building program, contributing to workshops and virtual mobility sessions for young Mediterranean artists.
• Al Badil - L'alternative CulturellecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the Ready Steady Go! capacity-building program focusing on cultural alternatives and accessibility in the Mediterranean.
• AmunicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner in the Ready Steady Go! capacity-building program supporting mobility for young artists and cultural professionals.
• On the MovecoreOthersRoberto Cimetta Fund is an associated member of the On the Move network, a European cultural mobility network that supports information sharing and advocacy for cultural mobility across Europe and the Mediterranean.
• Culture Action EuropecoreOthersRoberto Cimetta Fund is an associated member of Culture Action Europe, a network advocating for culture in European policy and supporting cultural professionals across the continent.
• Euromed FrancecoreOthersRoberto Cimetta Fund is an associated member of Euromed France, the French network for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in culture.
• IECD (Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementation partner for the J-MED program supporting Mediterranean youth projects and civil society organizations.
• AFAC (Arab Fund for Arts and Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperator of the North Africa Cultural Program (NACP) focused on strengthening independent arts and culture entities across Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
• REF - Réseau Euromed FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreator of the Mediterranean Youth network project, organizing annual gatherings of approximately 80 young Mediterranean people on issues of employment, civic participation, migration, and mobility.
• Mana Chuma TeatrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in organizing the Med Youth Meeting 2024 in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
• Fondation HibacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-initiator with RCF and the French Institute of the Asfar fund, responsible for operational management of the fund covering accommodation, transport, and meal costs for grantees.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Institut Français: French public institution promoting French culture abroad, partner of the Asfar fund in Morocco. Comparable in supporting cultural exchange and mobility through institutional programs, but with a national cultural diplomacy mandate far broader than the Fund's Mediterranean mobility niche.
• Goethe-Institut: Germany's international cultural institute with extensive cultural exchange and mobility programming. Comparable in promoting artist mobility and cross-border cultural cooperation across Europe, the Mediterranean, and globally.
• Fondation de France: One of Europe's largest grantmaking foundations and a financial partner in J-MED. Comparable in administering philanthropic funds for culture and youth, but operates across all sectors at much larger scale.
• British Council: UK's international cultural relations organization operating arts and mobility programs globally. Comparable in funding cross-border cultural mobility and capacity-building, though at far greater scale and with a UK-centric geographic focus.

Direct peers

• Culture Action Europe: European cultural advocacy network of which Roberto Cimetta Fund is an associated member. Comparable in advocating for culture and mobility in EU policy and convening cultural professionals across the continent.
• IETM (Informal European Theatre Meeting): International network for contemporary performing arts, founded and formerly led by co-founder Marie-Anne de Fougeres. Comparable audience of European cultural professionals and overlapping advocacy for mobility and cultural rights.
• Fondation Hiba: Moroccan foundation and operational partner of the Asfar mobility fund alongside Roberto Cimetta Fund and Institut Français du Maroc. Directly comparable in administering mobility support and operational grant logistics for artists and cultural professionals in the Maghreb.
• Prince Claus Fund: International grantmaking foundation supporting culture and development, with a strong focus on artists from regions of conflict and limited cultural freedom. Comparable grantmaking model targeting individual cultural practitioners and cross-border cultural exchange.
• AFAC (Arab Fund for Arts and Culture): Arab region grantmaking foundation for arts and culture that operates the North Africa Cultural Programme in partnership with Roberto Cimetta Fund. Directly comparable grantmaking model and geographic focus across North Africa and the Arab world.
• On the Move: European cultural mobility information network that the Roberto Cimetta Fund is an associated member of. Directly comparable mission — supporting international mobility of artists and cultural professionals across Europe and the Mediterranean — and overlapping funder and policy network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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