Foundation · Give back
Giving back is the most
mature gesture of success.
Someone, before us, built the bridges we crossed. A school. A mentor. A region that placed its trust in us. Giving back is the choice to build the next bridge — for someone we have not met yet.
The manifesto
What we mean by giving back.
It is not charity, and it is not sponsorship. It is the voluntary return of part of what one has received — from the region, from people, from one's own time — expecting nothing in return. It is precisely the renunciation of exchange that gives the gesture its value: those who give back are not buying visibility, they are signing a sense of belonging.
It is a source of pride, before being a duty. In the places we have visited — from Silicon Valley campuses to Chinese universities — successful people consider it natural to give back: funding a scholarship, opening their company's doors, dedicating time to those who are starting out. We want this culture to become normal here too: the region's best companies are already doing it.
It is a pact between generations. The first bridge the Foundation wants to build is the one between those who decide today and those who will live tomorrow. That is why university students on scholarships travel in our international delegations, sitting next to entrepreneurs and managers: the most concrete way of giving back is taking someone with you.
“We do not support the Foundation because we expect something in return. We do it because we want to give back part of what we have received in life. That is the only way society moves forward — leaving no one behind.”
— Giancarlo De Leonardo, President of the Foundation
The proof
Here, giving back is visible.
Every contribution becomes something that exists — and that anyone can verify: the Foundation's accounts are public.
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Free keynotes
Evenings open to everyone, with no ticket, featuring national and international speakers. Knowledge about technology and AI stays accessible — because someone has already paid for those who could not afford it.
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People on missions
Entrepreneurs, managers, academics and students together in Silicon Valley and China. Scholarships funded by supporters put students on the same bus as those who decide.
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People involved
A region that takes part: meetings, hands-on training for businesses, mentorship across generations. This is the chain that giving back feeds, year after year.
Accounts and minutes are public: go to the transparency section →
Your way of giving back
Everyone has a bridge to build.
For companies
Joining the community of members
Visionary Member, Supporting Member Category 1 and 2: the membership of companies that have chosen to give back — and to lead. Tax-deductible contribution.
Discover the membership levels →For individuals
A liberal donation
From €200 to €4,500: every amount becomes something that exists — a community evening, a scholarship, a delegation seat. Up to 30% tax-deductible.
Donate now →With a signature
The 5×1000
It costs nothing: it is the share of your Italian income tax that you choose where to direct. Tax code 92096770604, in your tax return.
How it works →