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Welcome to the global portal of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, founded by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

Sir Stelios, who founded easyJet in 1994, is the creator and owner of the easy family of brands. Via his private company, easyGroup, he has become one of the world’s leading philanthropists.

easyGroup donates more than half of its annual profits to the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. 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 euros.

Our Mission

The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation supports a diverse range of charitable activities, primarily in places where the founder has lived and worked – the UK, Ireland, Greece, Cyprus, France and Monaco.

Ireland

United Kingdom

France & Monaco

Find out more about what we do in these locations

The four ways of giving back

The Stelios Foundation provides support in four main areas.

Food from the Heart Programme

Awards for Entrepreneurs

Hosting other charities’ events

Michelle Mitchell OBE, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK

“Cancer Research UK’s mission is to help people live longer, better lives through world class research, influence and information. Partners like the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation help turn that mission into reality. Their support strengthens our capacity to prevent cancer, detect it earlier and accelerate progress towards more effective treatments for people affected by the disease.”

HRH The Prince of Wales

“Thank you for your partnership and the trust you have placed in The Earthshot Prize. I am deeply grateful for your generosity and support as we enter this defining chapter of the decade.”

Jonathan Townsend, Chief Executive, The King’s Trust

“Sir Stelios, through the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, has been an extraordinary partner of The King’s Trust for more than a decade, and his belief in young people continues to make a truly transformative difference. The support of the Foundation has enabled thousands of disadvantaged young people to build confidence, develop skills and turn entrepreneurial ideas into reality.”

Emma Revie, Chief Executive of Trussell

“We are really grateful to the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation for supporting Trussell and our community of food banks. Food bank teams are working tirelessly to help people unable to afford the essentials and thanks to the generosity of partners like the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, they can continue to provide vital emergency support in their communities, while we work together to end the need for food banks in the UK. Thank you.”

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece

“For the first time, a private donor has turned his attention not to infrastructure, but to human resources. He is helping us address a critical issue, namely the staffing of Regional Medical Clinics and Multi-Purpose Regional Medical Clinics on 50 very small islands, where we have faced objective difficulties in attracting doctors throughout the year, despite the fact that the Greek State has provided significant additional incentives for doctors to serve on these islands.”

Dr Philip Goodwin, Chief Executive of UNICEF UK

“By contributing generously to UNICEF’s State of Palestine appeal in 2024, Stelios Philanthropic Foundation stood by children in Gaza at a pivotal time and helped our teams deliver life‑saving support to children affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis. I would like to thank Sir Stelios and the team for their timely and impactful support for children.”

About us

Stelios Portrait

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou biography

Updated 9 February 2026
Sir Stelios is best known for creating the easy family of brands beginning with easyJet in 1994 when he was just 27.

More about Sir Stelios

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Our funding from easyGroup

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou founded easyJet in 1994 and created the easy family of brands. Through easyGroup, he donates over half of annual profits to the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation.

More about our funding

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Trustees & Associate Members

Discover the Stelios Foundation Board of Trustees, and Associate Members.

Trustees & Associate Members

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