Societe Generale Foundation: 115 projects for education, culture and the environment

Thousands of young people supported, nearly 500 young artists supported and 11,500 employees engaged worldwide: the 2025 activity report of Societe Generale Foundation presents a year of concrete actions in support of education, culture and the environment. As part of a 2024-2028 mandate, this philanthropic strategy is based on collective mobilization serving the public interest. 

Societe Generale Foundation: a 2024-2028 mandate with EUR 55 million in funding 

Renewed in 2024 for five years and with EUR 55 million in funding through 2028, Societe Generale Foundation focuses its action on three priorities: education, culture and the environment. In 2025, it supported 115 projects, more than half of which were dedicated to the education of the most vulnerable young people. 

Its model is based on a mechanism combining financing, skills-based sponsorship, strategic support and impact measurement in order to sustainably strengthen its partners’ capacity for action. 

Societe Generale: 11,500 employees mobilized to support nonprofit organizations 

Employee engagement is a central driver of Societe Generale Foundation’s action. In 2025, 11,500 Group employees mobilized wroldwide, representing more than 14,300 days dedicated to nonprofit organizations. 

By engaging alongside the Foundation, employee involvement takes many forms: mentoring, solidarity days, skills-based sponsorship, fundraising or project support. The mechanism is simple: transforming professional skills into operational support, during working hours, to meet the concrete needs of nonprofit organizations.

This approach is reflected in the testimony of Paola Sudaro, who is engaged with CRESUS, “I feel that I am doing something concrete and useful, and making a contribution on the ground.” 

Education: 73 projects supported to assist young people 

With 73 projects supported in 2025, education remains Societe Generale Foundation’s primary area of intervention. The objective is to support most vulnerable young people throughout their journey, from acquiring fundamental knowledge through to entering the workforce. 

The actions supported include, in particular, combating school dropout, access to digital and ecological transition professions, as well as education through sports and artistic practice, media literacy and financial education. 

Cooperation between nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, engaged employees and field stakeholders is essential. This vision is also championed by the Choix de l’Ecole nonprofit organization. As its Managing Director, Jocelyn Rigault, reminds us: “We must rely on one another throughout this educational chain.”

Culture: excellence in cultural outreach and professional integration 

Societe Generale Foundation structures its cultural commitment around three priorities: excellence in classical music outreach, support for young artists and openness to modern and contemporary art. 

It supports musical ensembles, artistic seasons and leading cultural institutions such as the Philharmonie de Paris, of which it has been a principal patron since its creation. In 2025, nearly 500 young artists benefited from its support through partnerships with several leading academies and conservatories. Since 2024, the Foundation has also expanded its commitment to modern and contemporary art through its support for Villa Albertine and the Musée d’Orsay and Musée de l’Orangerie.

Taking action for biodiversity and the oceans

As the third focus of the 2024-2028 mandate, the environment continues to develop within Societe Generale Foundation. The initiatives supported concern biodiversity, the oceans and natural resources, particularly through a partnership with The Ocean Cleanup. 

These projects combine ecosystem preservation and awareness-raising among younger generations, with the objective of linking the protection of living systems and knowledge transfer. 

To gain deeper insight into the initiatives supported by Societe Generale Foundation, explore its 2025 activity report.