{{Short description|Russian private philanthropic organization}} {{Undisclosed paid|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox organization | name = Rybakov Foundation | full_name = | native_name = Рыбаков Фонд | native_name_lang = ru | logo = RybakovFoundation.png | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = Rybakov Foundation logo | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | formation = 2015<ref name=forbes2020>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinelove/2020/02/06/russian-billionaires-pledge-100-million-amid-inaugural-rybakov-prize-for-education/|title=Russian Billionaires Pledge $100 Million, Amid Inaugural Rybakov Prize For Education|last=Love|first=Katherine|work=Forbes|date=2020-02-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200301163140/https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinelove/2020/02/06/russian-billionaires-pledge-100-million-amid-inaugural-rybakov-prize-for-education/%231e0751ea84c6|archive-date=2020-03-01|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref> | founder = Igor Rybakov, Ekaterina Rybakova | founding_location = Moscow, Russia | type = Non-profit organization | region_served = {{RUS}} | services = | methods = | fields = Socio-educational development, school community, prize philanthropy | language = Russian, English | leader_title = President | leader_name = Ekaterina Rybakova | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | budget = | budget_year = | num_staff = | num_staff_year = | num_volunteers = | num_volunteers_year = | website = https://rybakovfoundation.org/ }}
The '''Rybakov Foundation''' ({{langx|ru|Рыбаков Фонд}}) is a private philanthropic organization, founded by Ekaterina Rybakova and Igor Rybakov in 2015. It operates in the fields of socio-educational development, school communities, and prize philanthropy, and may participate in both national and international partnerships.
== History == The foundation was established in December 2015 by Igor Rybakov and Ekaterina Rybakova.<ref name=ogoniok>{{cite journal|title=Великолепная девятка|trans-title=The magnificent nine|url=http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3174275 |language=ru|journal=Ogoniok|issue=50|page=28|date=2016-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005180947/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3174275 |archive-date=2018-10-05 |access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-13/one-of-russia-s-richest-men-has-become-a-trip-hop-music-artist|title=One of Russia's Richest Men Has Become a Trip-Hop Music Artist|last=Sazonov|first=Alexander|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=2019-09-13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200301181537/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-13/one-of-russia-s-richest-men-has-become-a-trip-hop-music-artist|archive-date=2020-03-01|access-date=2020-03-01}}</ref> Rybakov has applied business management approaches to the governance of the organization’s activities. Initial focus areas included the development of education, support for entrepreneurship, and work with non-commercial entities.<ref>Cagney, 2018, p. 109</ref><ref name=ogoniok /><ref>Andreatos et al., 2018, p. 255</ref> The Foundation also sponsored an annual #EdCrunch conference for new technologies in education.<ref>Четверикова, 2020, p. 136</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://expert.ru/2016/08/25/hedcrunch-provedyot-pitching-obrazovatelnyih-startapov-i-seminar-dlya-molodyih-predprinimatelej/|title=#EdCrunch проведёт питчинг образовательных стартапов и семинар для молодых предпринимателей|trans-title=#EdCrunch will conduct a pitch for educational startups and a seminar for young entrepreneurs|language=ru|publisher=Expert|date=2016-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026163735/http://expert.ru/2016/08/25/hedcrunch-provedyot-pitching-obrazovatelnyih-startapov-i-seminar-dlya-molodyih-predprinimatelej/|archive-date=2018-10-26|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
In 2017, the foundation partnered with the Moscow City University, Projectoria NGO and the World Bank to launch Collab Challenge, a Scratch programming competition for secondary school students in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/russia/brief/leading-with-21st-century-skills|title=Russia: Leading with 21st Century Skills|publisher=World Bank|date=2017-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307184216/https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/russia/brief/leading-with-21st-century-skills|archive-date=2020-03-07|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref> In May 2017, the foundation and Higher School of Economics established a business accelerator program focused on technologies for philanthropy (PhilTech).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inc.hse.ru/article/2017/05/22/phil-tech|title="Рыбаков Фонд" и Бизнес-инкубатор ВШЭ запустили акселератор Phil.Tech|trans-title=Rybakov Foundation and HSE business incubator launched Phil.Tech startup accelerator|language=ru|publisher=Higher School of Economics|date=2017-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607090212/https://inc.hse.ru/article/2017/05/22/phil-tech|archive-date=2017-06-07|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref>
From 2015 to 2018, Ekaterina Rybakova and Igor Rybakov contributed 1 billion rubles to the Rybakov Foundation.<ref name=ogoniok /> In March 2019, they announced an additional contribution of 1 billion rubles.<ref name=tass2019/>
In March 2019, Ekaterina Rybakova and Igor Rybakov presented the concept “School as the Center of Society,” which focused on socio-educational development and referenced the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4.<ref name=tass2019>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/novosti-partnerov/6217401|title=Рыбаков Фонд учредил премию в $1 млн за лучшую реализацию идеи "Школа – центр социума"|trans-title=Rybakov Foundation established a prize of $1 million for the best implementation of “School as the center of society” concept|language=ru|publisher=ТАСС|date=2019-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822200335/https://tass.ru/novosti-partnerov/6217401|archive-date=2019-08-22|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref> At the same time, the foundation announced the launch of the Rybakov Prize, an initiative supported by UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education and the World Bank.<ref name=unesco2020>{{cite web|url=https://iite.unesco.org/news/rybakov-prize-winners-2/|title=Winners of the Rybakov Prize – the largest award for philanthropists in education – announced|publisher=UNESCO|date=2020-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307192726/https://iite.unesco.org/news/rybakov-prize-winners-2/|archive-date=2020-03-07|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
In February 2020, during the first Rybakov Prize ceremony, the founders announced a commitment of US$100 million over a ten-year period for educational development initiatives.<ref name=forbes2020 /> During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rybakov Foundation distributed laptops to 232 multi-child families across various regions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Rybakov Foundation provided kids from 500 multi-child families with laptops|url=https://www.prfire.co.uk/the-rybakov-foundation-provided-kids-from-500-multi-child-families-with-laptops/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=FREE UK Press Release Distribution|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Major projects== === School education === In 2016, Rybakov Foundation launched the #iTeacher annual all-Russian competition for educational innovators.<ref name=fontanka>{{cite web|url=http://www.fontanka.ru/2016/11/28/094/|title=Учительница из Петербурга выиграла поездку в Лондон|trans-title=Teacher from St. Petersburg won a trip to London|language=ru|website=Fontanka.ru|date=2016-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130092101/https://www.fontanka.ru/2016/11/28/094/|archive-date=2016-11-30|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://perm.aif.ru/society/uchitel_iz_solikamska_pobedila_v_konkurse_i_poletit_v_london|title=Учитель из Соликамска победила в конкурсе и полетит в Лондон|trans-title=Teacher from Solikamsk won the competition and will fly to London|language=ru|publisher=Argumenty i Fakty|date=2018-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614193333/http://www.perm.aif.ru/society/uchitel_iz_solikamska_pobedila_v_konkurse_i_poletit_v_london|archive-date=2018-06-14|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> The following year it launched “TOP School”, an all-Russian competition of school projects.<ref name=openschool>{{cite web|url=https://sn.ria.ru/20160922/1477511003.html|title=Киясов: детей теперь вызывают не к доске, а к гаджету|trans-title=Kiyasov: children are now called not to the board, but to the gadget|language=ru|publisher=RIA Novosti|date=2016-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828173547/https://sn.ria.ru/20160922/1477511003.html|archive-date=2019-08-28|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/obschestvo/5787253|title=Лауреаты всероссийского конкурса "Топ-школа" получат на свои проекты до 700 тыс. рублей|trans-title=Laureates of the All-Russian competition "Top School" will receive up to 700 000 rubles for their projects|language=ru|publisher=TASS|date=2018-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113152340/https://tass.ru/obschestvo/5787253|archive-date=2018-11-13|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> In September 2019, the foundation merged two competitions into Rybakov School Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mel.fm/novosti/3105869-rybakov-fond|title=Стартовал новый конкурс для школьных команд и учителей — "Школа" Рыбаков Фонда|trans-title=A new competition for school teams and teachers has started - Rybakov School Award|language=ru|website=mel.fm|date=2019-09-03|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200308085016/https://mel.fm/novosti/3105869-rybakov-fond|archive-date=2020-03-08|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ug.ru/announcement/630|title=До 6 ноября идет прием заявок на конкурс "Школа" Рыбаков Фонда|trans-title=Applications for the "School" contest of the Rybakov Foundation will be accepted until November 6|language=ru|publisher=Uchitelskaya Gazeta|date=2019-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014140816/http://www.ug.ru/announcement/630|archive-date=2019-10-14|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> In 2019, the award had 2,846 applications, 50 individual winners and 20 team (schools) winners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mel.fm/novosti/3526109-school_award|title=Объявлены победители конкурса "Школа" "Рыбаков Фонда"|trans-title=Rybakov School Award winners announced|language=ru|website=mel.fm|date=2019-12-25|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200308094723/https://mel.fm/novosti/3526109-school_award|archive-date=2020-03-08|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>
=== Preschool education === In November 2016, Rybakov Foundation launched Rybakov Preschool Award, an annual award named after a prominent Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, to support preschool education projects and individual educators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vm.ru/moscow/557934-moskovskie-pedagogi-i-studenty-voshli-v-chislo-pobeditelej-konkursa-imeni-vygotskogo|title=Московские педагоги и студенты вошли в число победителей конкурса имени Выготского|trans-title=Moscow teachers and students are among the winners of the Vygotsky competition|language=ru|last=Objedkov|first=Andrei|newspaper=Vechernyaya Moskva|date=2018-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321133647/https://vm.ru/moscow/557934-moskovskie-pedagogi-i-studenty-voshli-v-chislo-pobeditelej-konkursa-imeni-vygotskogo|archive-date=2020-03-21|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mosreg.ru/sobytiya/novosti/news-submoscow/shest_pedagogov_i_9_studentov_iz_podmoskovya_stali_pobeditelyami_konkursa_imeni_vygotskogo_3874|title=Шесть педагогов и девять студентов из региона стали победителями конкурса имени Выготского|work=Правительство Московской области |trans-title=Six teachers and nine students from the region became winners of the Vygotsky competition|language=ru|publisher=Moscow Region Government|date=2018-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613023159/http://mosreg.ru/sobytiya/novosti/news-submoscow/shest_pedagogov_i_9_studentov_iz_podmoskovya_stali_pobeditelyami_konkursa_imeni_vygotskogo_3874|archive-date=2018-06-13|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> It is also known for its Summer School, an intensive professional development program for the competition's winners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.ru/forbeslife/364401-deti-nashe-vse-kak-semya-milliardera-igorya-rybakova-podderzhivaet-doshkolnyh|title=Дети — наше все: как семья миллиардера Игоря Рыбакова поддерживает дошкольных педагогов|trans-title=Children are everything for us: how the family of billionaire Igor Rybakov supports preschool teachers|language=ru|work=Forbes Russia|last1=Bayanova|first1=Ninel|last2=Babushkin|first2=Yaroslav|last3=Starozhitsky|first3=Dmitry|date=2018-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715010057/http://www.forbes.ru/forbeslife/364401-deti-nashe-vse-kak-semya-milliardera-igorya-rybakova-podderzhivaet-doshkolnyh|archive-date=2018-07-15|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> The total award pool is 30 million rubles ($375,991).<ref name=fcharity2019 />
=== Rybakov Prize === The Rybakov Prize was announced in March 2019 as an annual award in the field of educational philanthropy.<ref name=tass2019 /><ref name=forbes2020 /> The total prize fund is reported as US$1.2 million, with one grand prize and two additional awards.<ref name=vedomosti2020>{{cite web|url=https://kp.vedomosti.ru/news/2020/02/11/822753-obyavleni-pobediteli-rybakov-prize|title=Объявлены победители Rybakov Prize – международной премии для филантропов в образовании|trans-title=Winners of Rybakov Prize, an International Prize for the Philanthropists in Education, Announced|language=ru|newspaper=Vedomosti|last=Osinovskaya|first=Inna|date=2020-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321171424/https://kp.vedomosti.ru/news/2020/02/11/822753-obyavleni-pobediteli-rybakov-prize|archive-date=2020-03-21|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref>
In 2019, the prize received 460 applications from more than 40 countries.<ref name=forbes2020 /> The jury consisted of representatives from international organizations, education institutions, and private sector entities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iite.unesco.org/news/unesco-iite-rybakov-prize-2020/|title=UNESCO IITE Participates in Selection Committee of Rybakov Prize 2020 for Philanthropists in Education|publisher=UNESCO|date=2019-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321184651/https://iite.unesco.org/news/unesco-iite-rybakov-prize-2020/|archive-date=2020-03-21|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> That year’s recipients included Abdul Abdulkerimov (Luminary Center), Olga Zubkova (Tetradka Druzhby National Association for the Development of Education), and Boris Bulayev (Educate!).<ref name=forbes2020 />
==Recognition== In 2016 the foundation was among top 9 non-profit organizations in Russia, according to Ogoniok magazine.<ref name=ogoniok /> In 2019 and 2020 it was among top 20 private non-profit organizations in Russia, according to Forbes Russia.<ref name=fcharity2019>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.ru/milliardery-photogallery/200-bogateyshih-rossiyan-2019375027-20-luchshih-blagotvoritelnyh-fondov?photo=13|title=20 лучших благотворительных фондов богатейших бизнесменов России|trans-title=Top 20 non-profit funds of Who are Russia's richest businessmen|language=ru|last=Pavlova|first=Olga|work=Forbes Russia|date=2019-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816213541/https://www.forbes.ru/milliardery-photogallery/200-bogateyshih-rossiyan-2019375027-20-luchshih-blagotvoritelnyh-fondov?photo=13|archive-date=2019-08-16|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.ru/biznes-photogallery/393619-20-luchshih-blagotvoritelnyh-fondov-bogateyshih-rossiyan-reyting-forbes?photo=11|title=20 лучших благотворительных фондов богатейших россиян. Рейтинг Forbes|trans-title=Top 20 non-profit funds of Who are Russia's richest businessmen. Forbes rating|language=ru|last=Pavlova|first=Olga|work=Forbes Russia|date=2020-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323154935/https://www.forbes.ru/biznes-photogallery/393619-20-luchshih-blagotvoritelnyh-fondov-bogateyshih-rossiyan-reyting-forbes?photo=11|archive-date=2020-03-23|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> In 2020, the Foundation ranked third in the list of private charity organizations in Russia, according to RAEX rating agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/articles/2020/04/13/827885-top-100-rossiiskih-blagotvoritelnih-fondov|title= Эксперты RAEX составили первый рейтинг российских благотворительных фондов|trans-title=RAEX experts compiled the first rating of Russian charitable foundations|language=ru|newspaper=Vedomosti|last1=Grishankov|first1=Dmitry|last2=Mindich|first2=Dmitry|last3=Kabalinsky|first3=Dmitry|last4=Maltsev|first4=Evgeny|last5=Gaibaryan|first5=Evgeny|date=2020-04-14|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200502082430/https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/articles/2020/04/13/827885-top-100-rossiiskih-blagotvoritelnih-fondov|archive-date=2020-05-02|access-date=2020-05-02}}</ref>
==International partnerships== Rybakov Foundation is a member of the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA),<ref name=asi_evpa>{{cite web|url=https://www.asi.org.ru/report/2018/01/15/moskva-rybakov-fond-evpa/|title="Рыбаков Фонд" принят в Европейскую венчурную филантропическую ассоциацию|publisher=Agency of Social Information|date=2018-01-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818074315/https://www.asi.org.ru/report/2018/01/15/moskva-rybakov-fond-evpa/|archive-date=2019-08-18|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> and the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://avpn.asia/organisation/rybakov-foundation/|title=Rybakov Foundation|website=avpn.asia|year=2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818075343/https://avpn.asia/organisation/rybakov-foundation/|archive-date=2019-08-18|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref>
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