Sabancı Foundation

Sabancı Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in Turkey with a history spanning over 50 years. Established by the Sabancı family, it is dedicated to making positive contributions to various areas, including education, social change, culture, and the arts. The Foundation focuses particularly on women, young people, and people with disabilities within these activities.

Over the past 50 years, the Foundation has built more than 120 institutions in 78 districts throughout Türkiye, including schools, student dormitories, healthcare facilities, cultural centers, sports facilities, libraries, teachers’ centers, social facilities as well as Sabancı University – one of the most significant investments undertaken by the Sabancı Foundation.

The Sabancı Foundation supports projects carried out by leading civil society organizations with grants to seek solutions to today’s complex social issues and that have a lasting impact. The Foundation engages in long term, institutional partnerships to expand the scope and extent of its impact. During its 17-year history, the Grants Program has extended support to 238 projects and initiatives, directly impacting nearly 300 thousand persons, and indirectly reaching over 4.6 million people nationwide.

The Foundation continues to participate and contribute to the work in remains actively engaged in advancing disability rights and gender networks at Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea).