Philea (Philanthropy Europe Association)

With individual philanthropies and national-level infrastructure organisations in over 30 countries as members, we unite over 7500 public-benefit foundations that seek to improve life for people and communities in Europe and around the world.   

Our vision is for philanthropy to use its full potential to co-shape and support a pluralistic, just and resilient society that centres people and planet.  

Our mission is to enable, encourage and empower the philanthropic community to build a better today and tomorrow.   

We galvanise collective action and amplify the voice of European philanthropy. Together we:   

• Co-create knowledge and learn from effective practices   

• Collaborate around current and emerging issues   

• Promote enabling environments for doing good   

Our values

We are committed to enhancing trust, collaboration, transparency, innovation, inclusion and diversity. 

• Trust – We see trust as the foundation of everything we do. We aim at creating and sustaining trust within our own organisation and the European philanthropy sector by being accountable to our members, our partners and European societies at large.

• Collaboration – We are more than the sum of our parts. We believe in the power of collaboration and collective impact. We engage with a wide range of actors, allowing us to listen, learn and act together.

• Transparency – We are open about what we do and how we work. We are eager to learn from both successes and failures, and welcome constructive criticism as an opportunity to continually improve and lead by example.

• Innovation – We see innovation as a key driver of positive social change. That is why we invest resources in foresight and horizon scanning to allow us to drive innovation.

• Inclusion and diversity – We believe that everyone should have a voice and equal opportunities. Inclusion and diversity are preconditions for our own organisation, and we will promote these values within the wider European philanthropy sector.