Every day, we work to promote a better future for this and for the next generations. We dream, plan, act, monitor, and evaluate impact, always focused on contributing to a fairer and more supportive world.
In 2025, this commitment remained strong. ‘Hope in action’ was the theme of the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum and also the guiding thread that led our actions throughout the year. In face of the complexity of the global polycrisis, it is easy to feel paralyzed, with the future horizon obscured by uncertainty. But waiting is not an option. We must rekindle the flame of our resilient humanity, cultivate trust in solidarity and in ourselves. It is time to act, collaborate, mobilize forces, and believe that a more equitable world is possible. Philanthropy is a lighthouse, pointing the way to new alternatives and possibilities, transforming hope into movement.
In 2025, we moved forward with courage, always hoping in action.
IDIS Team at the 2025 end-of-year reunion
To hope in action is a about people!
With a team of 60 professionals, we provided consulting, produced knowledge, and implemented impact projects, working with networks and always believing on the plurality of perspectives. And so, we dreamed, planned, and wrote great stories in 2025.
The consulting team carried out 31 projects in areas such as strategic planning, ESG, endowments, donation management, and impact evaluation. We maintained an average client satisfaction score above 9, with a high recommendation rate, reflecting our commitment to quality.
Impact projects expanded. With support from Google.org and technical partner Canal SabIAr, we launched IA.3 – Artificial Intelligence for the Third Sector. The first training action attracted more than one thousand organizations, and starting in 2026, we will offer an intensive program for 250 civil society organizations across Brazil, helping to generate positive examples of ethical and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in support of public-interest causes.
In partnership with Instituto MOL, we strengthened the Commitment 1%, a movement of companies leading the promotion of positive socio-environmental transformations. To date, there are 22 signatories, including those that already follow the practice and others committed to reaching the benchmark of donating 1% of net profit within two years. The initiative is supported by Cyrela, Instituto Cyrela, PwC, and RD Saúde, in addition to sector organizations that are part of the advisory committee and others that contribute their technical expertise.
Within the Transforming Territories program, dedicated to strengthening community foundations and institutes in Brazil, we launched the web series Transforming Territories – 14 real stories of local impact, led by Community Foundations and Institutes (CFIs) that connect leadership, resources, and knowledge to transform realities with consistency and purpose. In addition, once again, we brought together participants from all over the country in São Paulo for the Annual Meeting.
We continued with Together for Health, a partnership with BNDES that will allocate more than BRL 100 million over four years to strengthen public health in the North and Northeast regions. Through donations from BNDES and other supporters, the program will benefit 14 civil society organizations.
The advocacy agenda in Brazil also advanced. Leading the Brazilian Endowment Coalition, we achieved an important victory, ensuring that endowments receive appropriate tax treatment under the new Tax Reform system in Brasil. This achievement resulted from broad civil society mobilization, with leadership from the Coalition and the Alliance for Strengthening Civil Society. On another occasion, IDIS had the opportunity to promote dialogue with the Ministry of Culture and its leadership, Margareth Menezes, on philanthropic endowments, which resulted in the publication of Normative Instruction which allows the use of culture tax incentives for fundraising.
Throughout the year, we launched 50 knowledge products, including reports such as Perspectives on Philanthropy in Brazil; Pathways to a More Strategic and Broader Role for Brazilian Family Philanthropy; the fourth edition of the Endowment Performance Yearbook; and the fourth edition of the Brazil Giving Research, reaching more than 47,000 people. Highlights also include another edition of the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum, which once again gathered more than one thousand people in a hybrid format, and the debut of IDIS Coffee: Philanthropy in Debate with the launch of a Rockefeller Foundation-supported new study.
At COP30, together with other partners, we promoted Philanthropy Day, elevating the debate on the role of private social investment in climate finance. We were also present at local and global events such as the American Evaluation Conference (Kansas City, USA), GIFE Congress (Fortaleza, Brazil), FIFE (Curitiba, Brazil), Global Philanthropy Forum (San Francisco, USA), Latimpacto’s Impact Minds (Medellín, Colombia), Philea Forum (Lisbon, Portugal), and the International Seminar Science Meets Philanthropy (São Paulo, Brazil). Through the production and dissemination of content like this, we reach more people and advance our mission.
People and diversity
As projects grew, so did our team. People-related actions kept pace with this expansion: we carried out the third internship program, the second edition of the mentoring program, continued the leadership development program, and began its expansion to coordinators and analysts. We also continued strengthening the IDIS Alumni Network—made up of people who have worked with us and can continue contributing to our mission, even from a distance.
With four years of existence, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee promoted listening sessions, awareness actions, and the third edition of the IDIS Census. Among the results, the mapping identified that 58% of the team identify as white, 29% as Black, and 13% as Asian. Among the actions developed, highlights include a training session held during LGBTQIAP+ Pride Month, a conversation between Selma Moreira and the IDIS team, and the distribution of books addressing the topic.
Security for the future
Created by IDIS, the pioneering endowment fund dedicated to strengthening private social investment and the culture of giving in Brazil—the Promoting Philanthropy Endowment—reached BRL 10 million in assets.
Since its launch in 2024, the endowment has nearly one hundred donors, including philanthropists who made significant contributions, such as the Pipponzi Family, Armínio Fraga, José Luiz Egydio Setúbal, Luis Stuhlberger, Milu Villela, Neca Setubal, Teresa Cristina and Candido Bracher, and Ticiana and Edson Queiroz. The funds raised were doubled through a donation from American philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to IDIS, and there is still BRL 3.3 million available for matching.
Throughout 2025, the endowment returns enabled relevant knowledge production and articulation initiatives for the social impact sector, including the Brazil Giving Research 2024, the study Pathways to a Broader and More Strategic Role for Family Philanthropy in Brazil, Philanthropy Day at COP30, and advocacy actions for Philanthropic Endowments. Projects in partnership with other organizations were also supported, such as the Discover Your Cause platform and the Movement for a Culture of Giving. For 2026, an estimated BRL 1 million will be available for allocation to new projects.
Management, sustainability, and recognition
In line with IDIS’s growth, we implemented new operational and financial processes. Internal policies were also updated, and we carried out a consistent risk-mapping effort, resulting in the development of a matrix with guidelines for addressing each risk.
A structural change reflected our growth in recent years: the relocation of the IDIS office. We remained at the same address and floor, now with a structure that offers greater comfort and integration for the team.
It was an intense year, full of achievements and also recognition! Once again, we earned the Great Place to Work certification, reflecting our commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, transparent, and ethical work environment that values the well-being of employees, suppliers, and partners. For the sixth time, we were recognized as one of the 100 Best NGOs in Brazil, and also as the Best Philanthropy / CSO Support NGO of 2025.
Débora Acioly, Manager of Prospecting and Partnerships, at the 2025 Best NGOs awards ceremony.
Writing this retrospective is always moving and brings back many of the year’s key moments. It wasn’t easy—never is—but it was collective.
Dear IDIS community, board members, partners, supporters, family, and friends: thank you very much! Each of you is an important part of this journey.
May 2026 bring us even more hope, courage, and achievements.
With affection,
Paula Fabiani
