{"id":58865,"date":"2026-04-20T15:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/glossary\/corporate-foundation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:41:16","slug":"corporate-foundation","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/glossary\/corporate-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rules governing the creation and operation of a corporate foundation are defined by the law of July 4, 1990. Such a foundation is established to carry out actions of general interest of a philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian, sporting, family, or cultural nature, or contributing to the preservation of artistic heritage, the protection of the natural environment, and the promotion of French culture, language, and scientific knowledge. The legislation stipulates that a corporate foundation is a separate legal entity, authorized to include the term &#8220;corporate foundation&#8221; in its name. It must develop a multi-year action plan with a minimum duration of five years, accompanied by a budget of at least \u20ac150,000. Furthermore, its board of directors must include at least one-third members recognized for their expertise in the foundation&#8217;s areas of activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the personal involvement of certain executives, a corporate foundation represents a means of communicating the company&#8217;s image, while also serving as an internal communication tool. It stands out as a specific form of corporate philanthropy. For example, the Herm\u00e8s Foundation logo illustrates this approach, while the Areva Foundation provides a concrete example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rules governing the creation and operation of a corporate foundation are defined by the law of July 4, 1990. Such a foundation is established to carry out actions of general interest of a philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian, sporting, family, or cultural nature, or contributing to the preservation of artistic heritage, the protection of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"wds_primary_glossary-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[102],"glossary-tags":[],"class_list":["post-58865","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary-categories-intellectual-property-marketing-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/58865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/58865\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"glossary-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-categories?post=58865"},{"taxonomy":"glossary-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digitionary.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary-tags?post=58865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}