Philanthropy

The Edmond et Benjamin de Rothschild Fundations focus on a number of causes like medical research, education, cultural diversity, the protection of the environment, social entrepreneurship and the preservation and transmission of skills that are part of our artistic and musical heritage.

Well-known for their involvement in the medical sector, they support healthcare and research primarily in ophthalmology and neuroscience with the Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild in Paris and a partnership with the University of Geneva. The Foundations have a profoundly multicultural approach and have given young people in difficulty access to their charity to protect Jewish children (OPEJ).

They also encourage intercultural dialogue and social entrepreneurship, notably through a partnership with the Columbia Business School and the University of Cambridge which created the Ariane de Rothschild Fellows Program, a training scheme which brings together Jewish and Muslim prize winners. The same convictions motivate the support given to Jordi Savall whose work in music encourages different nationalities to come together.