2025 was a particularly significant year for FAI, not only because of the path the Foundation has taken in safeguarding Italy’s historical, artistic, and landscape heritage, but also because of the strengthening of its commitment to increasingly responsible, transparent, and sustainability-oriented management.

The protection of heritage sites, care for the environment, attention to people’s safety, and the promotion of social inclusion continue to be central elements of FAI’s mission. These are areas that the Foundation considers an integral part of its responsibility towards the community and that guide its strategic, operational, and management decisions year after year.

With the 2025 Social Report, FAI continues its reporting journey, now in its third year, complementing its Financial Statements with a document designed to present in a clear and structured manner the value generated by the Foundation. The Report has been prepared in accordance with the Guidelines for the Preparation of Social Reports for Third Sector Entities, established by the Decree of the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies of 4 July 2019, supplemented by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 2021 Sustainability Reporting Standards, under the “with reference to” option.

Building on the process initiated with the 2023 Social Report, the Foundation has progressively expanded and strengthened its materiality assessment, identifying relevant environmental, social, and governance topics. This process makes it possible to represent more clearly the impacts generated by FAI and to make the reporting of its activities increasingly transparent and comparable. Consistent with this approach, the document also highlights the Foundation’s contribution to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

From a management perspective as well, 2025 con firms the strength of the path undertaken. Constant attention to investments, the further development of internal expertise, and the enhancement of organizational efficiency have enabled the Foundation to consistently support activities aimed at the protection, conservation, and enhancement of a heritage that continues to grow year after year.

FAI’s heritage sites continued to attract a large and engaged public, contributing to the strengthening of their capacity for self-financing. This balance is essential because it allows operating results to be allocated to the conservation, restoration, and maintenance of the properties, thereby ensuring the continuity of these activities in the years to come.

In 2025, FAI properties open to the public welcomed 1,199,417 visitors, an increase of 6% compared with the previous year. Active members reached 320,418, up 4.5% compared with 2024; in financial terms, this result corresponds to €8,371,725, compared with €8,262,684 in the previous financial year, representing an increase of 1.3%. These figures confirm the growing trust placed in the Foundation and its cultural mission.

Private support continues to be crucial: in 2025, individuals who believe in FAI’s mission donated €37,967,848, accounting for 66.1% of total annual revenues and representing a 6% increase compared with 2024. Companies contributed €10,146,392, equal to 17.7% of the total funds raised. Funding from public bodies, banking foundations, private foundations, and associations reached €6,551,258, representing 11.4% of total revenues.

The overall results achieved in 2025 confirm the value of the work carried out and the trust of those who choose to support our cause every day. At the same time, they place upon us an ever-greater responsibility: to continue protecting, enhancing, and making accessible Italy’s cultural and landscape heritage so that it may be known, experienced, and passed on to future generations.

Davide Usai
Director General