Kartesia Philanthropy - Kartesia

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We aim to make a difference

The Kartesia Philanthropy dedicated vehicle, under the umbrella of the King Baudouin Foundation, aims to foster generosity, resilience, and community support. We choose to partner and financially support charities engaged in causes with identifiable impact on children’s well-being, health and education. We believe children are the next enablers of social and environmental changes. The Kartesia Pan-European Philanthropy board chooses to accompany charities directly endorsed by the firm’s collaborators.

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Our approach is human and financial

While Kartesia Philanthropy offers financial support to selected charities, the firm also actively encourages and engages our collaborators in meaningful charitable activities. These initiatives occur at least once a year during and outside working hours, leveraging Kartesia’s extensive networks, including portfolio companies, CEOs, and business partners. These annual charity initiatives are funded either directly by Kartesia or through fundraising efforts organized by our dedicated collaborators.

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Our close collaborations

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Association Thérapie Equestre

The Luxembourgish organization offers educational, rehabilitative, and socio-integrative activities using horses to support the development of children with physical, mental, or social delays, disorders, or disabilities. Kartesia has proudly sponsored one of the association’s horses, Monty. Monty is used for riding lessons and hippotherapy, where he carries wheelchair-bound children on his back alongside the therapist. Next to that financial sponsoring, Kartesia Philanthropy team is also organizing Christmas event for the children on an annual basis, with several activities such as crafting of Christmas tree decorations, food court, etc.

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BuntKicktGut

Founded in 1997, the German association organizes both summer and winter football leagues, as well as special events, for children from refugee camps, social centers, and other vulnerable environments. The goal is to promote intercultural exchanges among children from diverse backgrounds and help prevent at-risk behaviors among youth. Kartesia Philanthropy sponsors their vacation camps for children between the ages of 8 and 13. Those camps provide enjoyable and educational vacation activities for children from different social and cultural backgrounds with creative, sportive and educational content to sensitize children for topics such as nutrition or sustainability.

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National Numeracy

Kartesia Philanthropy is proud to support National Numeracy, an independent charity founded in 2012 with a mission to address low levels of numeracy among both adults and children. Additionally, the charity is dedicated to championing the significance of everyday mathematical skills throughout the UK. National Numeracy is committed to equipping individuals with the numeracy proficiency necessary to unlock their full potential, whether it be in school, at home, or in the workplace.
Kartesia supports National Numeracy financially, but also through its volunteering programme. The Kartesia UK team leads classroom-based sessions to help educate children on a range of real-life numeracy skills. Our volunteering sessions will equip children to overcome ‘maths anxiety’, developing a positive attitude towards maths and improving numeracy skills which will in turn support them in future career prospects

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Fundación Melior

The Spanish organization aims to empower underprivileged children and those at risk of social exclusion by providing academic support outside school hours and access to diverse extracurricular activities. Additionally, the association collaborates with the Madrid Townhall supplying academic books and other school materials for families in need. Fundación Melior partly finance its initiatives by selling second-hand books through its online and brick-and-mortar bookstore. Next to financing, Kartesia Philanthropy also support Fundación Melior with colleagues volunteering to design, plan and organize the book donation events.

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Margot Denoy Endowment Fund

The purpose of the Margot Denoy Endowment Fund is to contribute in a disinterested and independent manner to the fight against aggressive pediatric cancers, in particular nephroblastoma (Wilms’ tumor). The Fund is based in France and has been created by Ella Etienne-Denoy and Grégoire Denoy, the parents of Margot and is hosted at Institute Curie. Margot was the eldest daughter of Ella and Grégoire. She left us at the age of 2 years and 10 months, taken by an aggressive form of pediatric kidney cancer. Kartesia wants to play a role in the fight against pediatric cancers and therefore decided to support Ella and Gregoire in their project with Institut Curie.

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Dynam'Autes

This Belgian non-profit organization supports autistic children and their families through leisure programs, educational support, respite care, and autism-focused training. Activities are tailored to meet sensory, social, and developmental needs, while offering families guidance, relief, and tools to better understand and support their child. Kartesia Philanthropy sponsors their leisure and respite initiatives by financing a full scope of activities for autistic children. Through this initiative, Kartesia plays a key role in expanding access to essential developmental resources and strengthening community resilience.

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Marion La Main Tendue

Kartesia has partnered with Marion La Main Tendue, an association dedicated to the fight against bullying and cyber bullying. Founded in 2013 by Nora Fraisse, whose daughter Marion committed to suicide on the back of multiple bullying events at school, this association has been working tirelessly to raise awareness, provide support, and protect victims in order to foster safer educational environments.

Kartesia Philanthropy aims to expand the visibility of Marion La Main Tendue internationally, notably in countries where Kartesia is active (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Spain). These efforts will focus on facilitating educational workshops for youth, parents, and teachers.

  • 250 k

    Per year to support European projects benefiting children

  • 7

    Organisations supported across Europe

  • 6

    Countries covered by our initiatives

  • 6

    Board members

  • 1

    Collaboration with King Baudouin Foundation