🔬 · 364 organisations

Science & Research non-profits in Italy

Browse 364 non-profit research institutes, science foundations and learned societies in Italy. Compare programmes, beneficiaries and how each is funded.

Showing 12 of 364 organisations

All organisations

CompanyWhat they do

A closer lookItaly

Fondazione Collegio San Carlo

Education · Arts & Culture +1 more · Modena, Italy

EducationArts & CultureScience & Research

The Fondazione Collegio San Carlo di Modena is a private, non-profit foundation for higher education and research, and a recognised Collegio di Merito. It works in philosophy, the social and human sciences and religious studies, and carries out functions of public relevance in culture.

Type: Operating foundation
Works for: Students, Children, Communities
Activities: Awareness & education, Research
Reach: International
Programmes: Filosofia con i bambini, Elettrobiblioteca
Legal form: Fondazione di diritto privato
Founded: 1626
Certifications: UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 certificato n 1692, UNI ISO 45001:2018 certificato n 3204, UNI/PdR 125:2002 certificato n 3197

Open full profileProfile updated 28 March 2026

Science & Research non-profits in Italy at a glance

Of the 364 Science & Research non-profits in Italy, the most common cause areas are Education (70%), Arts & Culture (32%) and Heritage (31%).

Cause areas

Education70%
Arts & Culture32%
Heritage31%
Environment & Climate20%
Health19%

Organisation types

Association50%
Operating foundation30%
Grant-making foundation8%
Think tank4%
Network or umbrella2%

Beneficiaries

Students50%
Communities40%
Youth27%
Children18%
Families15%

Funding sources

Individual donations29%
Membership fees24%
Government funding16%
Grants9%
Legacies8%

Top cities

Roma16%
Milano11%
Torino5%
Firenze5%
Bologna4%
Napoli3%

Size

1-10 employees0%
11-50 employees1%
51-200 employees1%

Key facts

2001 is the median founding year
17% say donations are tax-deductible
5% publish a charity number
87% name their programmes
14% invite volunteers

Figures from all 364 non-profits, as published on their own websites. Shares count only what a profile states, so they are a floor rather than a census.