Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah

What Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah does

Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah is a private foundation recognized as being of public utility (fondation privée reconnue d'utilité publique), established in France in 2001. It operates as a grant-making and content-publishing organization, allocating funds across six thematic domains: historical research on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, memory transmission, history education, Jewish culture, solidarity with Holocaust survivors, and the prevention of anti-Semitism through intercultural dialogue. The Foundation does not sell commercial products; rather, it receives private donations and reallocates funds to support partner organizations and projects aligned with its mission. Since 2001, it has allocated approximately €440 million to more than 6,800 projects, including €18 million to 381 projects in 2025 alone.

The Foundation's core output consists of published content and funded programs rather than a technology platform. Its technology stack is limited to a CMS-based website (fondationshoah.org), email marketing via Brevo, web analytics via Matomo, and a presence across major social media platforms. Notable content products include the "Collection Témoignages de la Shoah" published in partnership with Éditions Le Manuscrit, the "Entretiens INA - Mémoires de la Shoah" video archive in partnership with INA, a monthly newsletter, and an educational resources portal. The Foundation operates through a small permanent staff of 15 employees headquartered in Paris, supported by a board of directors and a bureau that reviews project proposals through a multi-stage process involving six thematic commissions.

The Foundation's customer base is best understood as a tripartite stakeholder ecosystem: (1) Holocaust survivors (and their families/descendants) receiving direct support services through partner organizations such as OSE, Adiam Solidarité, and Centre Georges Devereux; (2) academic researchers, educators, and cultural organizations receiving grants; and (3) French society broadly, served through anti-discrimination school programs reaching 30,000-35,000 students annually via Licra and the CoExist consortium. The Foundation is governed by a board structure and led by Alexandre de Rothschild, who was elected president on July 6, 2026, succeeding Pierre-François Veil.

Name

Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah

Legal name

FONDATION POUR LA MEMOIRE DE LA SHOAH

Website

https://fondationshoah.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah is a French public-utility foundation funding Holocaust research, survivor support, education, Jewish culture, and anti-Semitism prevention, allocating €440M to 6,800+ projects since 2001.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Holocaust Memorial Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Holocaust memory preservation
• Survivor support services
• Antisemitism prevention education
• Historical research funding
• Jewish cultural heritage

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donations: As a private foundation recognized as being of public utility (fondation privée reconnue d'utilité publique), the Foundation operates through private donations and allocates funds to support projects in its mission areas including research, memory, education, survivor support, Jewish culture, and anti-Semitism prevention.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Foundation is a private foundation recognized as being of public utility that allocates grants to projects across six thematic domains: historical research, memory transmission, history education, Jewish culture, solidarity with Holocaust survivors, and anti-Semitism prevention. It also publishes content products such as the "Collection Témoignages de la Shoah" (a published collection of survivor testimonies in partnership with Éditions Le Manuscrit), the INA video testimony archives, a monthly newsletter, and educational resource portals. Since 2001, it has allocated €440 million to more than 6,800 projects, including €18 million across 381 projects in 2025.

Product overview

The Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah is a private foundation recognized as being of public utility that operates primarily as a grant-making organization and content publisher. Its core offering consists of financial support for projects in six domains (research, memory, education, Jewish culture, survivor aid, and anti-Semitism prevention) alongside published content products including the 'Collection Témoignages de la Shoah' (a published collection of Holocaust survivor testimonies in partnership with Éditions Le Manuscrit), the monthly newsletter 'Lettre d'information mensuelle', video archives with INA, and educational resource portals. The Foundation also operates direct support programs including the Plan France d'aide aux survivants, the Fondation Gordin sub-foundation, and the Fonds des petites communautés, all funded through an endowment model with €440 million allocated since 2001 and €18 million in 2025 alone supporting 381 projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collection "Témoignages de la Shoah" A published collection of testimonies from victims of persecution against Jews during World War II, including former deportees, internees, hidden children, and Jewish resistance members. Published in partnership with Éditions Le Manuscrit, available in print and digital formats.
• Plan France d'aide aux survivants de la Shoah A comprehensive support plan providing financial, psychological, and social assistance to Holocaust survivors in France, including home maintenance support, psychological care, and individual aid programs.
• Supported Projects Program The Foundation's portfolio of projects supported across six thematic areas: historical research, memory transmission, history education, Jewish culture, solidarity with Holocaust survivors, and combating anti-Semitism through intercultural dialogue.
• Lettre d'information mensuelle (Monthly Newsletter) A monthly newsletter presenting the Foundation's flagship projects, news about recruitment and appointments, event calendars, and commemorations. Distributed via email.
• Entretiens INA - Mémoires de la Shoah Video interview archives documenting Holocaust survivors' testimonies in partnership with INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel), preserving and making accessible historical accounts of persecution victims.
• Fondation Gordin A dedicated foundation program supporting specific initiatives related to Holocaust memory and survivor support.
• Fonds des petites communautés A fund specifically designed to support small Jewish communities in their memory and cultural preservation efforts.
• Ressources (Educational Resources Portal) Online and physical resources including testimonies, documentaries, publications, reference works, and reports on the Holocaust and Jewish culture, including resources on Alfred Dreyfus, Rwanda genocide, Armenian genocide, Romani genocide, and more.

Quantifiable outcome

• €440 million allocated to 6,800+ projects since 2001
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Mémorial de la Shoah (Shoah Memorial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Shoah Memorial in Paris is a key linked institution, hosting commemorations, exhibitions, and educational programs. The Foundation works closely with the Memorial for events like Vel' d'Hiv commemorations and houses some support services there.
• Claims ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization working on compensation for Holocaust survivors. Partners with the Foundation on individual aid programs, home maintenance compensation, and support for survivors from Algeria.
• INA (Institut national de l'audiovisuel)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on the 'Entretiens INA - Mémoires de la Shoah' collection, providing video testimonies and archival content for memory preservation.
• OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-standing partner providing comprehensive support services to Shoah survivors including psychological care, social support, home assistance, and cultural programs through services like Écoute Mémoire et Histoire.
• Centre Georges DevereuxcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEthnopsychiatry center providing specialized psychological support for Shoah survivors and their families, including individual, family, and group consultations.
• Adiam SolidaritécoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner providing home maintenance assistance and psychological support to approximately 500 Shoah survivors daily in the Paris region.
• Licra (Ligue internationale contre le racismo et l'antisémitisme)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEducational interventions in schools against racism and anti-Semitism, reaching 30,000-35,000 students annually in 1,200-1,500 classes.
• Yad Vashem FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Holocaust memorial institution with French presence, providing resources and collaboration on memory and education initiatives.
• Editions Le ManuscritmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher partner for the 'Collection Témoignages de la Shoah', publishing survivor testimonies in print and digital formats.
• Amitié judéo-musulmane de FrancemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInterfaith dialogue organization promoting Jewish-Muslim understanding. The Foundation supported the purchase of a bus for their outreach activities in 2017.
• UEJF, SOS Racisme, La Fabrique (CoExist Consortium)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsortium implementing the CoExist anti-discrimination educational program in schools, working with 300 mediators across 250 classes annually.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Fondation France Israël: French foundation supporting French-Israeli and Jewish community projects, with thematic overlap in Jewish culture, anti-Semitism prevention, and educational programming in France.
• Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation: Perpetual fund established to conserve the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial; analogous in its mission to preserve Holocaust memory infrastructure and operate as a long-duration endowment-backed foundation.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: France's largest grantmaking foundation, operating multi-cause philanthropy with a similar reconnue d'utilité publique structure; comparable as a high-volume French grantmaking infrastructure but much broader in thematic scope.
• Fondation de Rothschild: Long-established French philanthropic foundation with a much broader healthcare and social welfare mandate; comparable as a French private foundation reconnue d'utilité publique with multi-generational governance and donor-base dynamics.

Direct peers

• Yad Vashem: Israel's official Holocaust memorial and research center, comparable in mission scope (memory, education, research, survivor testimony) and the international reference point for Shoah commemoration. The Foundation partners with Yad Vashem France.
• USC Shoah Foundation: Operates the Visual History Archive of Holocaust survivor testimonies, with a comparable mission of testimony preservation for research and education. Analogous content-asset and educational program structure.
• Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Déportation: Listed as a useful link on the Foundation's own site; a French foundation focused on memory and history of deportations, with overlapping survivor and educational mandates and a similar French non-profit structure.
• Mémorial de la Shoah: Paris-based Holocaust memorial and museum that is the Foundation's closest institutional partner, sharing commemorations, exhibitions, and educational programs. Operates the physical memorial infrastructure while the Foundation provides funding support.
• World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO): International body focused on restitution of Holocaust-era property and support for survivor welfare; comparable in coordinating cross-border funding and survivor-focused programs.
• Claims Conference: International organization administering compensation and welfare programs for Holocaust survivors; a direct funding and coordination partner of the Foundation for survivor aid and compensation programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Fondation_Shoah
• YouTubedailymotion.com/fondationshoah
• Facebookfacebook.com/fondationshoah
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-pour-la-m%C3%A9moire-de-la-shoah
• Instagraminstagram.com/fondation.memoire.shoah/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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