Formerly The ERFIP Foundation

To foster collaboration in our community, we brought together up to 60 representatives of families/foundations at annual gatherings in an intimate setting to create a confidential safe space to discuss issues curated by them and presented by them.
2013 – Summit in Megève, France: 56 Participants 21 Countries
2014 – Summit in Megève, France: 50 Participants 23 Countries
2015 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 60 Participants 24 Countries
2016 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 57 Participants 25 Countries
2017 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 54 Participants 25 Countries
2018 – Summit in Franschhoek, South Africa: 49 Participants 21 Countries
2019 – Summit in Singapore: 54 Participants 26 Countries
2020 – Virtual Summit (Covid) on Gender and Philanthropy
2021 – Eight Case Studies Completed with University of Pennsylvania
2022 – Community Increased To Include Tunisia, Gabon, Cameron & Saudi Arabia
2023 – Assessment Projects In Gabon, Benin & Kenya
2024 – Detailed Fact-Finding Visits To Kenya To Validate Pilot Project



We followed a structured approach to encourage the cross polination of ideas, candid discussions of failures, and the tabling of challenges to help find solutions.
