Our means of action

The fund implements the following means:

  • Granting multi-year financial support to initiatives meeting the fund’s criteria.
  • Organizing inter-association meetings to encourage the sharing of best practices and the coordination of actors working in the same fields.
  • Non-financial support, which can take various forms such as: input from expert resources, reflection workshops, connections with the philanthropic ecosystem, particularly through the association Un Esprit de Famille of which Milk for Good is a member.

Our selection criteria

  • Legal, financial and governance soundness
    Public-interest organizations with stable governance, at least one year of existence, certified accounts and balanced funding (public/private/self-financing, budget between €400K and €4M).
  • Priority beneficiaries
    Projects benefiting children and adolescents (0–18 years) in vulnerable situations, fostering inclusion and equal opportunities (mixed audiences possible).
  • Territorial implantation (excluding Emergency and international)
    Initiatives deployed in mainland and overseas France in rural, peri-urban areas and/or priority urban districts, on a small or large scale or with strong potential for replication.
  • Methodological quality & educational alliance
    Innovative programs, evaluated through impact indicators, mobilizing a broad educational ecosystem (parents, teachers, social educators, artists, etc.)
"The child is not a vessel to be filled, but a source to let spring forth."
Maria Montessori