FOUNDATION
PAOLO VITELLI

We create and support innovative social impact projects dedicated to protecting children, families, and vulnerable individuals, to promote positive change in our community.

The Foundation

The values that guide us

A concrete commitment to the local area A story, a commitment, a foundation. Born from a deep desire to give back to the community and grow together, the Paolo Vitelli Foundation upholds the principles that inspire its actions every day.

Support for Vulnerable Individuals

The projects we create and support are aimed at vulnerable individuals in our local area, with particular attention to children and adolescents living in complex environments.

Beauty of Places

We enhance spaces through structural and furnishing interventions, promoting a culture of beauty, because the environment in which one lives is never secondary.

Local PROXIMITY Networks

We support Third Sector organisations already active in the local area and capable of generating impact, to strengthen existing networks and multiply the value of actions.

Concrete Needs

We intervene on real and urgent needs in the local area, with a practical and results-oriented approach.

The projects we support.

Picco Zerosei School

Education 0–6 years · Avigliana

A project that combines local history, educational innovation, and social commitment. From September 2025, the new Picco Zerosei School will be a point of reference for local families and for the children of Azimut Yachts employees, in the spirit of Paolo Vitelli's commitment and social vision.

Annual Call · Turin

Sogni e Sorrisi (Dreams and Smiles) is the annual call through which the Foundation supports projects promoted by other non-profit organisations, active in the Turin area in combating vulnerability and promoting quality, inclusive, and accessible educational opportunities.

Sogni e Sorrisi Call

OTHER PROJECTS WE SUPPORT

Other projects

The Paolo Vitelli Foundation continuously supports several local and international projects in the most vulnerable areas, supporting the actions of Fondazione AIEF in the outskirts of the city of Turin and Comitato Roraima Onlus in Brazil to promote autonomy and opportunities.

Open Call

DREAMS AND SMILES
2026 EDITION

The 2026 edition of the Call focuses on two types of projects for associations in the Turin area: interventions in the most complex peripheral areas and projects developed within the Castello di Lucento and the AIEF Centre in Mirafiori.

The priority focuses are mental health, education, prevention of school dropout rates and support for parenting.

Deadline: 17 March 2026

Single Session · From 3 February to 17 March 2026

priority districts

Barriera di Milano

Aurora

Lucento

Vallette

Mirafiori

Castello di Lucento - AIEF Mirafiori Centre

Testimonials

What they say about us

The Picco Zerosei School has transformed the educational approach, creating a stimulating environment for our children and supporting families.

Antonella

Thanks to Sogni e Sorrisi, we were able to fund a project that changed the lives of many young people in our community.

Sofia

Sogni e Sorrisi has allowed us to carry out concrete initiatives, from workshops to recreational activities, which have had a real impact on our children and their families.

Marco

Join us today

Support our initiatives to create a better future for children and families in need.

FOUNDATION PAOLO VITELLI