Forbes magazine has compiled a rating of 20 private Russian charitable foundations in 2023, the first place in which was again taken by the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation.
The Fund has been leading in the Forbes ranking for the third year in a row. In the second place was the fund Absolute-Help, in the third – the Art, Science And Sport fund.
The total score of the Potanin Foundation is 91.7, which exceeds the result of last year by 4.8 points. According to the criteria of openness, grant–giving activities and financial stability, the fund received the maximum expert ratings - 10, 10 and 2 points, respectively, the press service of Norilsk Nickel reported.
In October 2022, Potanin, who is the president of the company, transferred the management of the fund to independent bodies. Thanks to the decision to transfer 47.5% of Rosbank's shares to the trust funds, the charity organization became the owner of the largest endowment in Russia. Today, the fund's budget is formed entirely from the income from the target capital.
"The recognition of experts and colleagues is primarily the achievement of the grantees and partners of the foundation, who together with us strive to contribute to the future of the country," the foundation's website says.
The Forbes charity rating has been published annually since 2019. It includes funds that were established by the participants of the Forbes list of the richest businessmen.
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