Fondazione EOS

What Fondazione EOS does

Fondazione EOS - Edison Orizzonte Sociale ETS is a Milan-based non-profit corporate foundation established in 2021 as the social impact arm of Edison, the Italian energy company. It operates as a grant-making and program-implementing organization across five intervention areas: territorial regeneration, sports, cultural transformation, care, and volunteering. Its primary beneficiaries are Italian adolescents (ages 11-17 and up to 30 in specific programs) from marginalized and socially vulnerable contexts, alongside their families, teachers, and educators. In 2025, the foundation involved over 6,200 adolescents across 30+ projects in 9 Italian regions, with cumulative disbursements exceeding 4.6 million euros since 2022.

The foundation's core technology stack includes the Sport4Safe AI-based e-learning platform for safeguarding training in youth sports, developed with Fondazione Terre des Hommes Italia ETS; the Corporate Volunteering Portal launched in December 2024 with TechSoup Italia, which manages Edison employee volunteer engagement (2,043 registered users); and an AI Atelier program exploring generative AI for creative education. The organization runs on Drupal CMS and integrates Instagram, YouTube, and Microsoft Teams for communications and events. Recent product launches include FuoriCentro (a youth social enterprise in Palermo for responsible tourism), the Sport4Safe platform, and Fuori Campo Milano (a 245,000 euro sports animation program across 60 public venues).

The business model is non-commercial: funding flows from Edison's corporate social responsibility budget, Italian 5x1000 tax donations (tax code 97884520152), and partner co-financing (over 540,000 euro in 2025). Programs are delivered through a network of 80+ third-sector organizations, municipalities, and schools. The foundation employs 14 people and is governed by a board chaired by Nicola Monti with Francesca Magliulo as Director. In 2026, it spun off Fondazione Traiettorie Urbane ETS to manage renewable energy communities with social impact, signaling a strategic shift toward operating entities with incentive revenue alongside pure grant-making.

Name

Fondazione EOS

Legal name

Fondazione EOS - Edison Orizzonte Sociale ETS

Website

https://fondazioneeos.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fondazione EOS is a Milan-based non-profit corporate foundation backed by Edison, funding and implementing social programs for Italian youth across sports, culture, care, and territorial regeneration in 9 regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Programs / Youth Foundation Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC), Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

Keywords

• Youth social programs
• Corporate foundation grants
• Social impact initiatives
• Nonprofit foundation services
• Youth empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate contributions from Edison: Primary funding from Edison's corporate social responsibility budget, with annual contributions distributed through grant programs to social initiatives across Italy.
2. 5x1000 tax donations: Italian tax mechanism allowing taxpayers to donate 0.5% of their income tax to the foundation. Tax code: 97884520152.
3. Co-financing from partners: Additional funding from partner organizations and co-sponsors that increase the impact capacity of initiatives, with over 540,000 euro in co-financing in 2025.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fondazione EOS is a corporate non-profit foundation that designs, funds, and co-implements social impact programs for Italian adolescents and young adults across five areas: territorial regeneration, sports, cultural transformation, care, and corporate volunteering. Programs are delivered at no charge through partnerships with 80+ third-sector organizations, schools, and municipalities across 9 Italian regions, with annual disbursements exceeding 1.5 million euros in 2025.

Product overview

Fondazione EOS - Edison Orizzonte Sociale ETS is a corporate foundation focused on social impact, operating as a grant-making organization that funds and co-implements projects for youth development across Italy. The portfolio comprises five interconnected intervention areas: (1) Territorial Regeneration and Communities, including the flagship Traiettorie Urbane program and its legacy entities (Fondazione Traiettorie Urbane ETS for renewable energy communities, FuoriCentro youth social enterprise); (2) Sports, encompassing Sport4Rights with its AI-powered e-learning platform Sport4Safe, the Fuori Campo public-space animation initiative, MetaFuturo, and Hub InDifesa; (3) Cultural Transformation, featuring CinemaSarà, the Controcampo youth audiovisual community, Summer School with Anica Academy, AI Atelier, and writing competitions; (4) Care programs including Centro Padre Nostro Brancaccio, AYA Forward, and Crescere Vicini; and (5) Volunteering, with a digital corporate volunteering portal. The foundation operates across 9 Italian regions with 30+ active projects, 6,200+ adolescents involved in 2025, and over 1.5 million euros disbursed annually. No commercial product or SaaS offering exists; all initiatives are grant-funded social programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,200 adolescents involved in 2025 across 30+ projects in 9 Italian regions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondazione Traiettorie Urbane ETScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Newly established foundation to manage the renewable energy community with social impact in Palermo neighborhoods (Zisa, Danisinni, Romagnolo, Brancaccio). Manages energy community governance and social investments.
• Comune di PalermocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Municipal government of Palermo signed a Protocollo d'Intesa with Fondazione EOS to strengthen social innovation policies. Established a permanent Tavolo di Confronto for ongoing collaboration.
• Fondazione Terre des Hommes Italia ETScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Lead partner in Sport4Rights project for child safeguarding in sports, implementing AI-based e-learning platform 'Sport4Safe' and community of practice.
• Specchio Maggiore Cooperativa SocialecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Social cooperative partner in Sport4Rights project for safeguarding in youth sports.
• Domus de LunacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Sardinian organization partnered in 2025 for 'Fattoria Molto Sociale' project including social reintegration pathways for vulnerable people and adolescents.
• Fondazione di Comunità MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-promoter and funder of Fuori Campo sports animation project in Milan with 245,000 euro contribution.
• Sport for Inclusion NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Network providing patronage for Sport4Rights safeguarding in sports initiative.
• Fondazione MareacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Foundation supporting FuoriCentro youth social enterprise with network connections for youth entrepreneurship.
• TechSoup ItaliacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Technical partner supporting the Corporate Volunteering Portal with technology infrastructure.
• A.S.D. Rugby MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Rugby club that collaborated with Fondazione EOS to create the first safeguarding guidelines for minor players in rugby.
• EDI OnluscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Organization delivering sex-affective education programs in schools as part of Traiettorie Urbane legacy.
• HandalacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Organization delivering sex-affective education programs in Palermo schools as part of ongoing commitment.
• Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Sede LombardiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Film school partnered with for three consecutive years on audiovisual education projects. Students create films with Fondazione EOS as 'committente' for real-world learning.
• Anica Academy ETScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Audiovisual academy partner for youth orientation and training in film professions through Anica Summer School. Jointly launched 'Controcampo' youth community.
• Cineteca MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Film archive partner hosting CinemaSarà project involving nearly 600 students annually and a prize at Venice Film Festival.
• UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023UN Refugee Agency partner for programs supporting refugees including voluntary guardianship, age assessment, psychosocial support, and 'Buddies' refugee integration program.
• Con i Bambini (Impresa Sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Social enterprise that co-founded the Traiettorie Urbane project for youth protagonism and social regeneration in Palermo from 2022-2025.
• CLAC ETScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Third-sector organization that co-designed the Traiettorie Urbane project together with Fondazione EOS and other partners.
• Associazione Mare Memoria VivacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Association co-developing the Traiettorie Urbane project, operating in Palermo neighborhoods and managing the Ecomuseo Mare Memoria Viva.
• Centro Padre Nostro BrancacciocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Social center in Brancaccio neighborhood involved in the energy community and doposcuola activities for youth.
• ANPIL ETSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner for 'Tracce di Luce' international volunteering project in memory of Lucia Caltagirone.
• Scuola in Mezzo al Mare Stromboli ETSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Island school association partnered for cultural and educational activities, connected to Traiettorie Urbane network for good practice exchange.
• Sanga MilanocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Lead organization coordinating the Fuori Campo sports animation network of 18 Milan-based organizations.
• TheFabLabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Digital fabrication laboratory partner for 'Good Vibes' STEM education project promoting inclusion through creative technologies.
• Fondazione Laureus Sport for GoodminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Foundation partner for 'Bike for Good' project in Milan providing professional cycling skills for vulnerable youth.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondazione Terzo Pilastro - Italia e Mediterraneo: Italian foundation with programs in social welfare, youth education, and Mediterranean cooperation. Comparable as a grantmaking body funding third-sector projects for vulnerable youth and community regeneration, with multi-region Italian scope.
• UniCredit Foundation: Corporate foundation of UniCredit banking group funding education, youth inclusion, and social entrepreneurship across Europe. Comparable corporate-foundation structure with similar grantmaking focus on vulnerable youth and education-linked social programs.
• Fondazione CRT: Piedmont-based Italian foundation funding education, youth, and social inclusion projects. Comparable to Fondazione EOS as a territorial grantmaking entity with structured youth programs and multi-year partnership models.
• Fondazione Cariplo: One of Italy's largest philanthropic foundations, focused on social, environmental, and cultural impact through grantmaking. Comparable in operating model as a grantmaking entity funding third-sector projects across multiple Italian regions and thematic areas.
• Fondazione De Agostini: Italian corporate foundation with youth, education, and social welfare grantmaking programs. Comparable in structure (corporate-origin foundation), Italian geographic focus, and multi-thematic portfolio including education and community development.
• Compagnia di San Paolo: Major Italian grantmaking foundation with multi-thematic programs in research, education, social welfare, and culture. Directly comparable to Fondazione EOS in structure (corporate-origin foundation), scale, and geographic focus on Northern Italy.
• Enel Foundation: Corporate foundation of Italian energy company Enel, focused on sustainable development and social impact. Highly comparable in origin (utility-sector corporate foundation) and in combining energy/environmental initiatives with youth and community programs.
• Fondazione Terre des Hommes Italia ETS: Italian child-rights foundation and lead partner in the Sport4Rights/Sport4Safe project. Direct peer in mission (child safeguarding, youth development) and operational model (project-based grantmaking and partnership with corporate foundations).
• Fondazione "Con i Bambini" Impresa Sociale: Italian social enterprise co-founding the Traiettorie Urbane project with Fondazione EOS. Operates as a grantmaking body for child and adolescent welfare, making it a direct peer in both mission (youth-focused social investment) and operational approach (third-sector partnership model).

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Italia: Major Italian chapter of international NGO focused on children's rights and youth welfare. Broader in scope and scale than Fondazione EOS, but overlapping in mission around adolescent education, safeguarding, and social inclusion programs in Italy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fondazioneeos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondazione-eos

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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