You and I were carried here by someone who sacrificed, encouraged, and believed in us. Fifty1 Foundation is how we pay that forward — not charity, not obligation, but a collective commitment to return what we've earned and create a foundation for others to build on.
Your name belongs on the foundation wall.
Established in Milan.
Open to the world.
Italy is our legal base — registered as an Ente del Terzo Settore with RUNTS. The founding team spans Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and APAC. Behind it all: a 12-person board, all pro bono, and 120 members of the SDA Bocconi School of Management Class of 2026 (a.k.a. MBA51).
The core team.
Twelve people. One mission. All pro bono.
Tap a card to learn a little more about each member.
You pitch.
Members vote.
We all fund.
No closed-door committee. Anyone can propose a cause — those with enough support go to a member vote. We raise together. We fund together.
Step 1 · Propose
Any member or advocate can become a Project Champion by proposing a cause online in just 5 minutes.
Step 2 · Vote
Active members vote on a short list of proposals. One vote per member. No blocking minorities, no board override.
Step 3 · Fund
We raise funds through donations and events to back the winning project. The Project Champion leads execution with member support. Accounts and progress published publicly.
Have a cause worth backing?
It takes just 5 minutes to submit a proposal and become a Project Champion.
For this to work,
we need your help.
We don't sell membership. But the foundation is built with the support of many people who believe this is worth it.
Support with your email
We'll let you know when projects, events and voting rounds kick off. No spam.
Donate to the first project
Every euro enters the common fund for the first community-voted project. Your name lives as founding donor.
Join our mission. Add your name to the wall.
As an advocate, you stay in the loop on projects, voting, and events. No spam.
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It started with an aperitivo
in Milan.
On 19 May we gathered the founding team and our first members at Verzeratt. Together we raised €1,581.24 in donations — going straight into funding our first projects. Here's what comes next.
Launch aperitivo · Verzeratt
Virtual kickoff · For those abroad
Give us your 5×1000.
It costs you nothing.
If you file taxes in Italy, you can direct 5‰ of your income tax (IRPEF) to Fifty1 Foundation. It doesn't cost you a single euro — that share is set aside either way; you only choose who receives it.
No extra cost · Anonymous · 100% to community-voted projects
- 1Find the “5 per mille” box on your tax return (730, Redditi PF or CU).
- 2Sign under “Sostegno degli enti del Terzo settore”.
- 3Write our Codice Fiscale in the box.