Fondation Des Edc

Name

Fondation Des Edc

Legal name

Fondation des Entrepreneurs et Dirigeants Chrétiens

Website

https://fondation-edc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Federated Giving Organizations (e.g., United Way-type) (BPAGAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Philanthropic grant funding
• Employment inclusion programs
• Common good economy
• Vocational training grants
• Social economy support

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: The foundation raises funds through regular monthly donations, one-time donations, and checks. Donations are made via the Fondation Notre-Dame platform. The foundation is a flux foundation (fondation de flux) meaning donations received are used directly to fund projects rather than generating investment income from an endowed corpus.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation des EDC is a French philanthropic foundation that awards grants to associations and social economy organizations across France to support the integration of young people in difficulty and people furthest from employment into the workforce. It also disseminates the culture of the economy of the common good among business leaders through free assessment tools, training, and an annual recognition prize.

Product overview

Fondation des EDC is a philanthropic foundation that operates as a grant-making organization rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings consist of the Baromètre du bien commun, an assessment tool for measuring corporate contribution to common good across four dimensions (dignity, solidarity, participation, and universal destination of goods), and the Prix Philibert Vrau family of awards (Grand Prix Philibert Vrau, Prix du Bien Commun, Prix Jeune Dirigeant, Prix Économie Sociale et Solidaire) that recognize business leaders demonstrating Christian social teaching principles. The foundation also supports projects in vocational training for disadvantaged youth and job creation for vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agir avec les EDC: An initiative incubated in the foundation focused on the encounter between people in difficulty and business leaders, experimenting with free, unconditional and reciprocal giving.

Products and services

• Baromètre du bien commun A free, self-service online assessment tool that allows business leaders to measure their company's contribution to the common good across four dimensions: dignity, solidarity, participation and subsidiarity, and universal destination of goods. It can also be used within an RSE (corporate social responsibility) approach.
• Prix Philibert Vrau de l'économie du bien commun Annual prize awarded since 2014 recognizing business leaders who demonstrate commitment to ordering economic life around human dignity and the common good, based on Christian social teaching. Held at MEDEF headquarters in Paris, bringing together approximately 200 business leaders, executives, and managers. Includes categories such as Grand Prix Philibert Vrau, Prix de la Solidarité, Prix du Jeune Dirigeant, and Prix du Public.
• Grant funding for employment inclusion projects Quarterly grant program that funds qualifying associations and social economy organizations in France supporting workforce integration for young people in difficulty and people furthest from employment. Project proposals are submitted online, reviewed by an instruction team, and decided at February and October committee meetings. Support covers material or immaterial investment, occasionally operating expenses, and startup/seed funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100 initiatives supported since 2011
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Les EDC (Entrepreneurs et Dirigeants Chrétiens)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The foundation is an initiative of the Entrepreneurs et Dirigeants Chrétiens movement. EDC members across France serve as regional ambassadors, identify and support projects, and participate in the foundation's governance. The president of EDC serves as president of the foundation's executive committee ex officio.
• Fédération Nationale des Ecoles de ProductioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012A national partnership supporting the training of young people in difficulty through production schools. Since 2012, the foundation has supported 14 production schools for ~440,000 €. The partnership includes financial support, involvement of EDC members as mentors and supporters, and co-construction of pathways for youth. Fer Ensemble in Cognac is one example of a project arising from this partnership.
• Fondation Notre-Dame (Fondation Notre Dame)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011The Fondation des EDC is sheltered (abritée) by Fondation Notre-Dame, a foundation recognized as being in the public interest (reconnue d'utilité publique) by decree of November 30, 1992. Fondation Notre-Dame provides the legal and administrative framework and hosts the foundation's fundraising and financial operations. Donations are processed through Fondation Notre-Dame's platform.
• Apprentis d'AuteuilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApprentis d'Auteuil carries the Ouvre-Boîte program, a youth entrepreneurship support device. The foundation co-finances Ouvre-Boîte locations including Compiègne and Grenoble, targeting marginalized young people aged 18-30 with entrepreneurial ideas.
• Pôle Avenir Emploi d'AURAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation supports the Skola program in Lyon, operated by Pôle Avenir Emploi d'AURA, which provides training for young people aged 16-30 in restaurant CAP qualifications. The program is promoted and co-financed by EDC members in the AURA region.
• AGIR avec les EDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn initiative incubated within the foundation focused on connecting people in difficulty with business leaders outside their companies. It is a concrete expression of unconditional, reciprocal giving that builds humanity and fraternity. The program creates a bridge between the foundation's mission and the personal engagement of EDC members in their communities.
• Les clés de l'AtelierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining organization partner in the B2O program (Se former autrement) with Le Prado in Lyon, providing professional training modules in building trades second œuvre (painting, plastering, plumbing, electricity) as part of youth insertion programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Major French Catholic-inspired foundation dedicated to youth education, training and social inclusion. Directly comparable: similar faith-based positioning, France-only scope, and an active operational partnership with Fondation des EDC through the L'Ouvre-Boîte entrepreneurship program.
• Fondation Face (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion): French corporate-backed foundation focused on employment inclusion for people distanced from the labor market. Directly comparable: identical core mission of returning vulnerable populations to employment, similar grantmaking of inclusion projects, and France-only geographic scope.
• Fédération Nationale des Écoles de Production: National federation of production schools that train disadvantaged youth in real-trade apprenticeships. Directly comparable: foundational partner of Fondation des EDC since 2012, receiving ~440,000 € across 14 schools and serving as the primary vehicle through which the foundation's vocational inclusion agenda is executed.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Established French Catholic-inspired foundation addressing housing exclusion and homelessness. Comparable as a broader-incumbent faith-rooted French foundation tackling social inclusion, but with a much larger scope (housing rather than employment) and significantly larger scale.
• Fondation de France: France's largest grantmaking umbrella foundation, distributing hundreds of millions of euros annually to social, educational and inclusion causes. Comparable as a French grantmaking organization, but vastly larger, secular, and a much broader portfolio.
• Emmaüs France: Federated French social-inclusion movement originally inspired by Catholic social teaching, operating insertion activities across France. Comparable faith-inspired inclusion movement with federated regional structure, but broader scope and significantly larger scale.
• Secours Catholique: Major French Catholic organization providing direct social services to people in poverty. Comparable as a larger Catholic-rooted French social-action entity, with a broader mission (poverty relief) and a service-delivery rather than grantmaking model.

Regional players

• Fondation TotalEnergies: Corporate foundation of TotalEnergies supporting youth education, employment and inclusion in France and internationally. Comparable as a French corporate foundation with youth employment and inclusion as a priority cause, but with substantially larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Fondation Orange: Corporate foundation supporting digital inclusion, education and youth employment in France and Africa. Comparable as a French corporate foundation supporting youth employment and inclusion, but with a digital-skills focus and broader geographic footprint.
• Fondation VINCI: Corporate foundation of VINCI focused on employment inclusion and pathways into work for vulnerable populations in France and Europe. Comparable as a French employment-inclusion funder, but corporate-funded, larger, and with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-des-edc

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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