Frequently Asked Questions

In general, philanthropy is defined as the voluntary activity of sharing resources in an organized manner because it is motivated by love for others to solve social humanitarian problems and advance public interests.

The word ‘philanthropy’ is also often interpreted as sharing personal resources for the benefit of all (sharing private resources for public benefits). Resources can be in the form of money, goods, ideas or thoughts, energy, and networks. In Indonesia, this philanthropic activity has been carried out for a long time through the concept of “gotong royong” or mutual cooperation and helping others

The Indonesian Philanthropy Association or often called Filantropi Indonesia is a non-profit and independent organization established to advance philanthropy in Indonesia so it can contribute to the achievement of social justice and sustainable development. Our purpose is to advance the interests of philanthropic actors, from the grantmakers, fund managers, intermediaries or beneficiaries, on the basis of partnership, equality, diversity, justice, universality of philanthropy, and Indonesian nationality.

Filantropi Indonesia does NOT channel funds and is NOT a grantmaking organization, but we encourage an enabling environment that supports the development of philanthropy sector in Indonesia.

Our members consist of various types of philanthropic organizations, ranging from grantmakers, intermediaries to implementing organizations. It is not uncommon that there are those who act as two of the different types.

Members of Filantropi Indonesia also have different backgrounds, some of which are family foundations, corporate foundations, faith-based foundations, and independent foundations.

All members of Filantropi Indonesia are organizations legally licensed to operate in Indonesia.

For a list of our members, please see the Membership page.

Yes, to become a member, there is a fixed annual fee of IDR 6,000,000 (six million rupiah).

To see what benefits you receive as a member, please go to the Membership page.

As an association, Filantropi Indonesia focuses its activities on services and stewardship to our members in the form of capacity building, networking and partnership development. We have our regular activities as well as those based on cooperation.

To learn more, please have a look at the Programs page. To see the activity schedule, please look at the Events page.

If you represent a community or organization, please send a message via the Contact Us page by writing down the purposes and objectives of the collaboration and what is expected from Filantropi Indonesia. If the partnership offer is in accordance with our vision, mission and capacity, the FI team will get in touch with you to follow up.

To see opportunities for internships and work at Filantropi Indonesia and our member organizations, please see the Careers page.