Spotlight
Apax Foundation
The Apax Foundation empowers Apax employees to drive change by supporting charities and social entrepreneurs and building partnerships that can deliver social impact, social mobility and employee engagement.
Donations made in FY 24/25
Total donated since inception
Established in 2006, the Foundation builds on the firm’s longstanding commitment to philanthropy, with a renewed focus on strategic giving, global impact, and employee engagement.
Through two dedicated funding streams, EXPLORE and ELEVATE, we partner with high-potential non-profits working across education, employment, healthcare, and poverty relief to scale their impact, improve lives and drive systemic change.
We encourage firm-wide volunteering, support disaster relief initiatives, and are proud of our 4:1 matched giving programme that amplifies personal giving efforts by the Apax team globally.
Our strategic partners
The Apax Foundation currently has 18 charities globally in the strategic grant portfolio that focus mainly on employment and education outcomes. The Foundation looks forward to welcoming new partners in the next year that encapsulate our revised strategy. These organisations benefit from financial support alongside hands-on volunteering and pro-bono and fundraising opportunities. Two of the organisations that we have worked with for a number of years include Breaking Barriers in the UK, and BUILD NYC in the USA:
Apax Gives Back
Apax Gives Back enables employees to support causes that matter most to them, across the globe and close to home.
Apax Gives Back makes it easy and rewarding to Give Back. We encourage every colleague to spend at least one day a year volunteering—whether hands-on in communities, capacity building with charities, or sharing professional skills. Together, Apax Gives Back is more than philanthropy, it’s a part of our culture. It enables us to unlock potential, empower communities and strengthen social outcomes, globally and within the company.
employees participated in a Give Back Day in FY 24/25
Give Back Day charity partners
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White Stork
The Apax Foundation continued to support humanitarian efforts through an Operational Excellence Practice (OEP) acceleration initiative for Operation White Stork, a non-profit organisation delivering life-saving medical equipment to soldiers and civilians on the front lines in Ukraine.
At the onset of the conflict, the White Stork team identified a critical shortage of high-quality Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs) for Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
Leveraging the OEP’s operational expertise, the initiative helped White Stork significantly scale and enhance its impact by:
- Optimising sourcing to reduce the cost of medical kits while maintaining quality;
- Accelerating digital fundraising to increase online donations through White Stork’s website; and
- Mobilising vendor networks to secure additional third-party support.
Individual First Aid Kits delivered since February 20221
- As at 5 November 2025.
