Youth Employment: Companies, Investors & News

BESTSELLER Foundation is a Danish commercial foundation established in 2015. It is funded by BESTSELLER, the family-owned fashion company, but operates as a separate legal entity from both BESTSELLER A/S and HEARTLAND A/S. The foundation's current strategy focuses on expanding economic opportunity for women, particularly their ability to create, work, and own. Its work is organized around three areas: Creative industries, including fashion, craft, music, and the arts Future of work, including reskilling, childcare, and workforce participation Ownership, including assets, businesses, income, and financial decision-making BESTSELLER Foundation uses both donations and impact investments and describes itself as a long-term, evergreen investor. Over its first 10 years, it reports making more than 25 impact investments and 100 donations across 25 countries. Its geographic focus includes South Asia, especially Bangladesh, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. Current and recent partnerships have supported women artisans, small businesses, workforce participation, water resilience, and recovery efforts following major disruptions. The foundation's legal purpose is broader than its current public strategy. Its statutory mandate includes humanitarian work, poverty reduction, entrepreneurship, agriculture, and nature conservation. Earlier investment strategies also placed significant emphasis on circular economy and climate technology. Financial Snapshot At the end of 2024, the foundation reported: - DKK 109.7 million in total assets - DKK 85.9 million in equity - DKK 88.4 million in long-term investments - Approximately DKK 20 million distributed during the year - Approximately DKK 18 million invested during the year BESTSELLER's board also approved a preliminary DKK 250 million commitment for the foundation's 2024 to 2029 strategy. This represents committed future support, not capital already deployed. The foundation does not publish a standard grant size, investment check range, or formal scored application process. Potential partners can contact the team through its website.

Hilton Global Foundation is Hilton’s corporate foundation, launched in 2019 to support the company’s broader Travel with Purpose strategy. It is separate from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, the independent private foundation created from Conrad Hilton’s estate. The Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in communities where Hilton operates. Its current priorities include: - Workforce development and career opportunity - Destination stewardship - Environmental sustainability - Community resilience Hilton’s 2025 reporting says the company and Foundation awarded grants across these areas and surpassed a goal of more than 300 Action Grants. The Foundation also works alongside Hilton hotels, owners, team members, guests, and partners. However, these activities should be treated separately. Foundation grants are distinct from donated hotel stays, volunteer hours, hotel sustainability initiatives, and other forms of in-kind support. Hilton does not currently publish a standard grant size, open request for proposals, or general application process. Its public reporting focuses primarily on selected nonprofit partners and aggregate impact.

Salesforce Foundation is the grantmaking foundation associated with Salesforce and dates to the company's 1999 founding and 1-1-1 philanthropy model. It supports education-focused nonprofits and public-school partners, with current emphasis on academic success, strong educators, career readiness and access to future-oriented skills. The legal foundation and its grants must be distinguished from Salesforce, Inc.'s broader corporate philanthropy and employee programs. Salesforce.org is also not a synonym for Salesforce Foundation. Salesforce.org historically organized Salesforce's nonprofit and education technology business, but its domain now redirects to Salesforce's commercial Nonprofit Cloud page. Product donations and discounts through the Power of Us program, employee volunteer time, employee-directed matching and Salesforce Foundation grants are related parts of the company's social-impact model but are different resources. The current Foundation page highlights named grantees and Salesforce-announced education grant totals, including a September 2026 announcement of $27 million in new education grants. That announced cohort amount is not a perpetual pool, AUM, independently verified outcome or generally available award range. No broad open Foundation grant application was verified, so this profile does not publish an application URL or check size.

The UPS Foundation, Inc. is the U.S. private foundation associated with United Parcel Service, Inc., established in 1951 and reported. It is legally distinct from UPS's commercial shipping business while drawing on the company's logistics expertise, employee volunteer network, partnerships, and financial support. Corporate disaster deployments, donated transportation, employee giving, and foundation grants may work together but are not the same legal or accounting category. The foundation's current public framing emphasizes health and humanitarian relief, equity and economic empowerment, local engagement, and protection of the planet. Disaster work often combines grants with logistics expertise and transport donated by UPS. Community programs can include employee volunteerism and locally informed partnerships. Environmental work has included tree planting and resilience. These activities are broader than conventional cash grantmaking, and public contribution totals may combine forms of support.