Founded by Nicolas Berggruen — investor, philanthropist, and signatory of The Giving Pledge — the Foundation channels resources toward governance innovation, education, arts, and humanitarian development across six continents.
From think tanks in Los Angeles and Venice to agricultural exchanges in East Africa, from university partnerships in Beijing to community development across the developing world.
Research grants, university partnerships, and institutional funding across arts, governance, philosophy, and community development.
From water boreholes in rural Africa to disaster relief in Southeast Asia, from scholarship programs in the Americas to youth empowerment in Europe — a visual chronicle of the Foundation's global humanitarian work.
The latest charitable works, commitments, and milestones from the Foundation.
Everyone is dealt a group of cards at birth. With them come possibilities and responsibilities. What one does with them is up to each one of us; and the sum of those choices constitute our lives.
I have been blessed with the chance to build the Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust. My dedication to making the Trust a success will be similarly applied to its related non-profit activities.
I believe that this approach best pairs my own abilities and the assets of the Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust. It is in this spirit that I have committed to The Giving Pledge — and it is in this spirit that the Foundation carries forward its work across education, governance, the arts, and humanitarian development worldwide.
The challenges of the 21st century demand that we think beyond borders, beyond partisanship, beyond the limitations of any single culture or perspective. That is the work of this Foundation.
Whether you represent an institution, research body, or community organization — we welcome dialogue about collaborative impact.
NICOLAS BERGGRUEN 
