Prestige Patrons and Partners are leading the way
The vision, courage and determination of our Prestige Patrons and Partners, shapes our ability to create brighter futures and affect change for good.
Adminovate
Adminovate Conference, is the brainchild of Fund Recs and Norio Ventures. Keen philanthropists, the Adminovate team are committed to enhancing the educational opportunities for children and young adults from disadvantaged communities. Each year, along with Trinity Access Programme, basis.point are honoured to be the recipients of the proceeds of the conference.
BlackRock Asset Management IrelandÂ
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland proudly supports the work of basis.point and joined as a Prestige Patron in 2018. BlackRock share our ambition to give every child in Ireland equal access to education and have donated to our many projects that empower children from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their full potential.
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas have been a Prestige Patron of basis.point since 2015. They are proud partners of the ELI Home from Home programme, which is the first of its kind in Ireland, and is designed to share parenting skills and improve literacy for vulnerable families living in temporary accommodation. Our shared goal is to ensure that these vulnerable children are given the opportunity to be school ready.
BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon have been supporters of basis.point since 2014 and have been instrumental in broadening our geographic reach and regional engagement with offices in Wexford, Cork and Dublin.
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Carne
Carne have shared our vision of #joinedupgiving since day one and have been a Patron since 2015. Over the years, in addition to financial donations, they have given generously of their time and talents. As a Prestige Patron they are influential in shaping the scale and direction of our charity.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Goldman Sachs Asset Management are committed to supporting children and their families in underserved communities and became a Prestige Patron in 2021. They share our vision to create brighter futures for educationally disadvantaged young people and entrust us to deliver on their CSR goals.
HSBC
HSBC are one of the first Patrons of basis.point. They share our belief that collaboration is the cornerstone to achieving societal change and have increased their commitment becoming a Prestige Patron in 2021. They share our ambition of offering every child equal access to and opportunity through education.
Kennedy Wilson
Kennedy Wilson are committed to improving opportunities for the local communities in which they work and partner with ELI and Archways on two key education and mentoring programmes, the KW Think Big and KW Home from Home programme.
KPMG
KPMG joined basis.point as a Patron in 2014. Since then they have been committed to the concept of joined up giving supporting the work of basis.point through ongoing patronage. The KPMG additionally give of their time and talents and have been instrumental in establishing effective financial planning.
Kroll formerly Duff & Phelps
Patrons of basis.point since 2015, Kroll became Prestige Patrons in 2020 following the appointed of basis.point as a Strategic Partner of the Kroll Charitable Foundation. Kroll share our belief that education largely determines the opportunities afforded to people throughout their lives and have chosen Teen Turn as an area of focus.
Lord Abbett & Co LLC
Lord Abbett are one of the first Patrons of basis.point and have been a Prestige Patron since 2017. Lord Abbett share our ambition to create equal access to education and are committed to improving educational outcomes and career prospects for those experiencing educational disadvantage. This year they teamed up with our partner ELI to deliver Christmas gifts to families participating in the Parent Child+ programme in inner Dublin City.
Maples
Maples are one of the first Patrons of basis.point and have been encouraging the concept of joined up giving as the cornerstone for achieving maximum impact. A Prestige Patron since 2021, Maples are committed to supporting programmes that tackle the issues of educational disadvantage at every stage in the educational journey and has entrusted us to help deliver on their CSR goals.
Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management proudly supports the work of basis.point and has been a Prestige Patron since 2016. Manulife shares our commitment to creating brighter futures for disadvantaged communities. In addition to their annual patronage, Manulife, with their associated company John Hancock, has also generously donated a Boston Marathon Golden Bib enabling us to raise an additional €100,000 over the past two years.
Matheson
Matheson are one of our first Patrons and have been advocats of basis.point since 2014. Matheson believe in education for all. They strengthened their commitment to educationally disadvantaged children by becoming a Prestige Patron in 2021.
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Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley are committed to closing the education gap for children before entering formal education. In 2021 they established a two year partnership with basis.point and the Early Learning Initiative. Supporting the Parent Child+ programme with it's community-based delivery, the programme builds on their commitment to educationally disadvantaged children.Â
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Northern Trust Corporation
Northern Trust Corporation are one of the very first Patrons of basis.point and provided seed funding for a number of regional partner programmes. Since inception, they have been steadfastly committed to the concept of joined up giving. Reflecting their presence throughout Ireland, Northern Trust are committed to helping us expand the geographic reach of our programmes combatting educational disadvantage at every stage in the educational journey.
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PwC
PwC have been Patrons of basis.point since 2016 and recently deepened their commitment by becoming a Prestige Patron. Our longstanding collaboration affords mutual trust and enables us to fund educational programmes that deliver on our shared vision of equal opportunity through education.
Our longstanding collaboration affords mutual trust and enables us to select and fund educational programmes that deliver on our shared vision of equal opportunity through education for every child in Ireland.
Our longstanding collaboration affords mutual trust and enables us to select and fund educational programmes that deliver on our shared vision of equal opportunity through education for every child in Ireland.
Our impact is growing
€6.1m
Raised and committed to educational programmes to help disadvantaged children reach their potential.
60,000
Children offered additional help as they take their personal journey along the educational lifecycle.
350+
Corporate and Individual Patrons and Supporters who share our ambition to give every child an equal opportunity at education