Fondation PiLeJe

What Fondation PiLeJe does

Fondation PiLeJe is a French non-profit foundation (œuvre d'intérêt général à but non lucratif) founded in 2005 and sheltered under Fondation de France since 2015. Headquartered at 23 rue Lavoisier in Paris with approximately 10 employees, the foundation's mission is to promote sustainable health by educating the general public on the links between nutrition, physical activity, stress/sleep management, and overall health outcomes. It delivers this mission through a portfolio of free programs: educational brochures (fascicules), annual professional colloquia, public conferences held nationwide in partnership with municipalities, schools, enterprises, and associations, the Nutrissimo Junior school nutrition program, the En Avant La Santé workshop program, the En Avant La Santé podcast series, and online health articles. A 2026 initiative, Projet Madeleine, extends the foundation into citizen science research on vaginal microbiota in partnership with Institut Pasteur and Institut Pasteur de Lille.

The foundation operates as a content and education platform with no traditional commercial revenue model. Its underlying technology is a WordPress-based website used for content delivery, podcast hosting, downloadable resources, event listings, and newsletter sign-ups, supplemented by social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube) and a dedicated podcast series. The foundation generates resources through donations routed via dons.fondationdefrance.org, with all educational materials and conference access provided free of charge to end users. Strategic partnerships span scientific institutions (Institut Pasteur, Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale), food system actors (Bleu-Blanc-Cœur, FERRANDI Paris), civic and corporate channels (IRCEM mobile health units, Association En Avant La Santé), and foundations (Fondation Simply, Fondation de France). Geographic reach is exclusively French, with documented engagement across 350+ municipalities, schools, and enterprises, and the 13th annual colloquium (November 2025) attracting 2,000+ registrants, 340 in-person attendees, and 982 live stream connections.

Name

Fondation PiLeJe

Legal name

Fondation PiLeJe

Website

https://fondation-pileje.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondation PiLeJe is a Paris-based French non-profit foundation (est. 2005) that delivers free lifestyle-prevention health education — nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress — to the general public through conferences, school programs, brochures, podcasts, and an annual colloquium, funded by donations via Fondation de France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Preventive Health Education

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGALAD

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

Keywords

• Preventive health education
• Public health awareness
• Nutrition education programs
• Lifestyle medicine conferences
• Wellness workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: As a non-profit foundation under the umbrella of Fondation de France, Fondation PiLeJe operates primarily through donations. The website accepts donations through dons.fondationdefrance.org. Documents and resources are distributed free of charge.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation PiLeJe is a non-profit foundation that promotes sustainable health by educating the general public about the links between nutrition, physical activity, stress/sleep management, and overall health. It delivers free educational brochures (fascicules), annual professional colloquia, public conferences across France, school-based food education (Nutrissimo Junior), community wellness workshops (En Avant La Santé), a podcast series, online health articles, and a citizen science research project (Projet Madeleine) on vaginal microbiota in partnership with Institut Pasteur. All resources are distributed free of charge, funded through donations under the Fondation de France umbrella.

Product overview

Fondation PiLeJe is a non-profit health foundation (created 2005, under Fondation de France) that promotes sustainable health through lifestyle medicine. The organization operates as a content and education platform offering free health resources including educational brochures (fascicules), annual professional conferences (colloques), public conferences across France, school food education programs (Nutrissimo Junior), wellness workshops (En Avant La Santé), citizen science research initiatives (Projet Madeleine), a health podcast series, and online health information articles. The portfolio is unified around preventive health education covering nutrition, physical activity, stress/sleep management, with a recent focus on vaginal microbiota research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Projet Madeleine: French implementation of an international scientific movement to develop research on vaginal microbiota, in partnership with Institut Pasteur and Institut Pasteur de Lille.

Products and services

• Fascicules (Educational Brochures) Free educational brochures and posters on healthy eating, nutrition for children, recipe collections, and wellness topics distributed through the foundation's website and partners.
• Colloques (Annual Professional Conferences) Annual professional colloquia organized around preventive health themes, sponsored by partner institutions, featuring expert speakers, in-person and live-streamed audiences, and replay availability.
• Conférences Grand Public (Public Conferences) Free public health conferences delivered across France in partnership with municipalities, associations, schools, and enterprises, led by healthcare professionals covering nutrition, physical activity, stress, and sleep.
• Programme Nutrissimo Junior School-based food education program targeting elementary school children and school personnel, focused on balanced nutrition, healthy eating habits, and early-life prevention.
• Programme En Avant La Santé Community wellness workshop program covering stress management, sleep, physical activity, and nutrition, delivered through partnerships with health associations and local organizations.
• Projet Madeleine Citizen science research and public awareness initiative on vaginal microbiota conducted in partnership with Institut Pasteur and Institut Pasteur de Lille, engaging triads of women (grandmothers, mothers, daughters) and providing public educational content.
• En Avant La Santé! Podcast Health podcast series featuring expert interviews on physical activity, sleep, stress management, nutrition, and additional wellness topics aimed at promoting healthy longevity.
• Dossiers Santé (Health Information Articles) Online evidence-based health articles covering vaginal microbiota, nutrition, physical activity, depression, cancer prevention, and other wellness topics published on the foundation's website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21% of colorectal cancers can be attributed to unbalanced diet according to epidemiological studies cited by the foundation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable and supporting.

• Institut PasteurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Scientific partner for the Projet Madeleine, a French extension of an international scientific movement to develop research on vaginal microbiota. Institut Pasteur contributes scientific expertise and research capabilities to this citizen science study on hereditary patterns of vaginal microbiota across three generations of women (grandmothers, mothers, daughters).
• Institut Pasteur de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Co-partner with Institut Pasteur for the Projet Madeleine, bringing regional research capabilities and expertise to the vaginal microbiota research initiative.
• Bleu-Blanc-CœurnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2026Renewed partnership with the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur association, a sustainable agricultural and food initiative aimed at improving the nutritional and environmental quality of food. Previously collaborated on prevention actions and at the Salon de l'Agriculture. Pierre Weill, co-president of Bleu-Blanc-Cœur, previously served on the Executive Committee of Fondation PiLeJe.
• Fondation pour la Recherche MédicalesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Support partner for the 13th annual colloquium on women's health and lifestyle. Contributing to the scientific credibility and reach of the annual professional conference.
• Femtech FrancesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Support partner for the 13th annual colloquium focused on women's health, bringing femtech industry perspective to discussions on gender-specific health issues.
• Donner des ELLES à la SantésupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025Support partner for the 13th annual colloquium, contributing expertise on women's health advocacy and gender equality in healthcare.
• École française de Gastronomie FERRANDI ParisnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Recettes Santé des Toqués!' recipe booklet, bringing together culinary expertise and health knowledge for healthy, enjoyable recipes.
• Fondation SimplynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create a healthy shopping basket (caddy santé) at accessible prices, demonstrating that healthy eating doesn't have to cost more.
• Association En Avant La SantécoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing partner for the 'En Avant La Santé' workshop program, providing health education and wellness workshops to the public across various locations.
• IRCEM (Institutions de Retraite Complémentaire)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegular partner for prevention events, providing mobile health units (Bus IRCEM) for nutritional assessments and conferences in various cities across France.
• Fondation de FrancecoreOthersUmbrella foundation that shelters and supports Fondation PiLeJe. Provides administrative, legal, and financial framework. Data protection matters handled through Fondation de France's Data Protection Officer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Institut Pasteur: Leading French biomedical research foundation that co-leads the Projet Madeleine citizen science initiative with Fondation PiLeJe on vaginal microbiota. Operates in adjacent health education and research dissemination domains.
• Fondation de France: Umbrella foundation hosting Fondation PiLeJe since 2015 and channeling its donations. Operates the same French non-profit framework and supports many other health- and social-focused sub-foundations.
• Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale: French non-profit foundation funding medical research and public health education. Overlaps directly with Fondation PiLeJe in driving health awareness in France and was a supporting partner at the 13th colloquium.
• Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer: French cancer-focused foundation funding research and prevention education. Comparable in mission, donor model, and reliance on scientific partnership ecosystem.
• Fondation du Souffle: French non-profit focused on respiratory health education and prevention, with comparable community awareness programs, school outreach, and reliance on a national healthcare professional network.
• Bleu-Blanc-Cœur: French association promoting sustainable agriculture and nutritional quality of food. Renewed partnership with Fondation PiLeJe in 2026, sharing an overlap in nutrition-driven public health education.
• La Ligue contre le Cancer: Major French non-profit delivering cancer prevention and patient support programs, including nutrition-based prevention that closely mirrors Fondation PiLeJe's nutritional mission.

Broad incumbents

• Wellcome Trust: Global charitable foundation funding health research and public engagement on lifestyle and prevention. Comparable in combining research funding with public health education, though at vastly larger scale.
• Santé Publique France: French national public health agency running national prevention campaigns on nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease. Overlaps in target audience and content categories but with significantly larger reach and public funding.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: US health-focused philanthropy with strong programs on nutrition, physical activity, and chronic disease prevention. Comparable in lifestyle-medicine framing and multi-channel public engagement model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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