Fondazione Comunità Novarese
The Fondazione Comunità Novarese (Fcn) is a Third Sector organisation active in the province of Novara. It collects donations from citizens, businesses and associations and organises them into dedicated grant-making funds, used to finance social-welfare projects and philanthropic initiatives in the area. The Foundation's general director is Gianluca Vacchini.[1]
Activities
The Foundation sets up dedicated funds at the initiative of individuals, associations and organisations that wish to support social-welfare projects over time. The funds may have an unlimited duration and can be added to by further donations after their creation, in keeping with the Foundation's statutory purposes and the regulations governing Third Sector entities.[1]
The Italo Giraudi and Maria Grazia Abelli Fund
On 12 November 2026 the Fondazione Comunità Novarese announced the establishment of the "Italo Giraudi and Maria Grazia Abelli Fund for the Rotary Club Novara Valticino", created from a donation by spouses Italo Giraudi and Maria Grazia Abelli. The fund has an initial endowment of 30,000 euros and is intended to finance the service projects identified by the Rotary Club Novara Valticino, with particular attention to the area of the Novara Ticino Valley.[1]
Italo Giraudi, a founding member of the Rotary Club Novara Valticino, explained that he wanted to devote the resources to a fund that could support the Club's activities in future years, leaving it to future presidents and the Club's bodies to choose the territory's priorities. The initiative was announced to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Rotary Club Novara Valticino, to be celebrated in May 2027.[1]
Sources
- Fcn, fondo Rotary donazioni — NovaraToday, 12 November 2026