Sir Stelios
Haji-Ioannou
Founder of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation
WELCOME TO THE FOUNDATIONS
GLOBAL WEBSITE
Stelios Philanthropic Foundation UK Headquarters
34 Thurloe Square, South Kensington, London, SW7 2SR
COUNTRY WEBSITES
Please visit the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation country specific websites for local news, events and announcements.
easyGroup Ltd donates at least 51% of its annual profits to the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under number 1141206. For the year ended 30 September 2025 we donated a total of £12.7m. The total cumulative giving by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and easyGroup to the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation since 2010 amounts to 122 million euro.
LATEST NEWS
Major Initiative to Strengthen Public Healthcare by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. €10 million donation to support the retention of 80 doctors on 47 small islands of Greece.
Athens, 5 March 2026 – The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation is launching a major initiative to support public healthcare on Greece’s small islands, committing €10 million over a seven-year period to...
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New charitable project supporting Greek Healthcare system to be announced tomorrow 5 March 2026
4 March 2026 Tomorrow 5 March 2026 at 1300h Greek time Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou will make a detailed announcement of a new charitable project supporting the Greek Healthcare system. Watch...
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Now Available: Recording of the 2025 North-South Business Cooperation Awards hybrid launch event
On 18th June 2025, Sir Stelios and the Stelios Foundation launched the North-South Business Awards for the Island of Ireland at a hybrid event at Monaghan Peace Campus. You can now...
Read MoreMISSION STATEMENT
The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation’s mission is to support a diverse range of charitable activities,
primarily in places where the founder has lived and worked – the UK, Greece, Cyprus and Monaco.
HOW THE FOUNDATION GIVES ITS SUPPORT
1. HELPING THE NEEDIEST PEOPLE INGREECE AND CYPRUS WITH “FOOD FROM THE HEART”.
This program, started in 2013, offers each and every working day – without discrimination – snacks to people who register and ask for them. On average we give food to 200,000 people who come to our distribution centres each month.
– Find out more on Food From the Heart
2. PROMOTING LASTING PEACE ON THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS.
Each year we offer several bi-communal awards to teams comprising one Turkish Cypriot and one Greek Cypriot, who are cooperating on the island. Each winning team is granted a €10,000 cash prize. Since 2009, the total value of the awards granted to bi-communal collaboration amounts to €3,250.000.
– Find out more on promoting peace in the island of Cyprus
3. DONATING MONEY TO OTHER CHARITIES WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF CAUSES - MAINLY IN THE FOUR HOME COUNTRIES NAMED ABOVE.
In the event of a major disaster additional funds are directed to alleviate suffering. For example, 505,000€ were given in Nov 2018 to the relatives of 94 people who passed away during the fires outside Athens earlier that summer.
– Cyprus Donations | – Greece Donations | – Monaco Donations | – UK Donations
4. SUPPORTING DISABLED ENTREPRENEURS WITH CASH PRIZES TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
5. FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
