Katia Francesconi Fund of BrazilFoundation
Help Brazilian children reach their full potential
Objective
Katia’s Kids, a program by the Katia Francesconi Foundation in partnership with Brazilian NGOs, promotes education, healthy living, and environmental awareness, supporting thousands of vulnerable Brazilian children.
By supporting our program, you help us strengthen these vital initiatives within the organizations we already support and extend the reach of best practices to other communities in different geographical areas, ensuring that more people can benefit from proven solutions.
Support Katia Francesconi Foundation
Our support
Katias Kids Program:
Celebrating 10 years
+ 20 Organizations supported
Minimum 3 years of support
Promotes capacity building of NGOs
Established in 2014, the Katia Francesconi Foundation has the mission of caring for the children of Brazil by focusing on three pillars:
Education -Support education programs that promote the integral development of the children;
Healthy Living – Providing access to nutritious food and promoting mindfulness skills and practices;
Environmental Awareness – Promoting the understanding and knowledge of the natural environment and its importance or Learning about environmental issues, such as pollution, climate change, deforestation, and biodiversity loss.
About Foundation
“I grew up in Brazil, near the Paraisópolis favela in São Paulo. I remember seeing the favela children begging at traffic lights. I couldn’t understand why I had the opportunity to study, a home with food and comfort, and these children didn’t.” Out of Katia’s discomfort with the inequalities she witnessed, she dreamt of what could be done to change the situation. The desire to help correct the social injustice in Brazil fueled her resolve to make a difference. Years later, she settled in the United States and decided to take action. After meeting social leaders, visiting projects, and identifying co-investors in her plans, the Katia Francesconi Foundation was born in 2014 with the mission to improve the conditions and prospects of children’s lives in Brazil.
In the last ten years, thousands of children have been impacted by Katia’s Kids programs, which are conducted by partner NGOs and personally supervised by Katia. For now, she concentrates the foundation resources in the Amazon region and the periphery of São Paulo. With your support, she would like to escalate the programs to other communities and NGOs. To learn more about the organizations and activities supported, visit the links below.
- Site: katiafrancesconifoundation.org
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/francesconifoundation
NGOs supported in Amazon:
- Casa do Rio
- Jofo Nimairama project for indigenous education
- Katia’s Kids Pará program
NGOs supported in São Paulo:
- Gerando Falcões
- Casa do Zezinho
- Alicerce
- ASP Arte
- Projeto Mão na Massa
- Instituto Antonio
Tax Benefits
USA: Contributions to BrazilFoundation – EIN 13 4131482, a non-profit under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Tax Code – are deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Individuals can deduct up to 50% of their adjusted gross income; companies may deduct up to 10% of taxable income, prior to discounting the philanthropic investment. BrazilFoundation provides a tax-receipt acknowledgement of the contribution it receives.
Brazil: BrazilFoundation is a non-profit organization, designated as a Public Interest Civil Society Organization (OSCIP, as per its initials in Portuguese) under Law 9.790/99, Ministry of Justice file no. 08071.000389/2004/01, Corporate Taxpayer Registration No. 04.839.572/0001-10. A donation receipt can be issued for donations made in reals. The donor must request their receipt directly from BrazilFoundation. Since we are an OSCIP, tax incentives are only awarded to businesses taxed on their profits. These businesses can deduct the cost of donations up to 2% of their operating profit. An individual donor may report the amount donated when filing income tax, but will not receive a tax incentive.