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Creating opportunities for women to pursue their dreams and inspiring the next generation to follow in their footsteps.

The Parasol Foundation Trust has awarded over £40mn to a series of ambitious projects and collaborations since it was established in 2004.

A tech pioneer and entrepreneur, Ms. Ruth Monicka Parasol is passionate about widening opportunities, supporting women’s health and helping women to achieve their potential in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine.

Featured Projects

Women in Health

The Parasol Foundation Women’s Breast Cancer Center at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

With a donation of $3.5mn The Parasol Foundation Trust is funding vital research and creating a multidisciplinary center in Israel for the comprehensive treatment of women with...

Amount $3.5m

Women in Health

Parasol Foundation Centre for Women’s Health and Cancer Research at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Launched by Ruth Monicka Parasol in March 2022, the Parasol Foundation Centre for Women’s Health and Cancer Research is based at Hammersmith and St Mary’s hospitals in north west...

Amount £2.68m

Women in Art

The Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project at The V&A, London

The Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project at the V&A is a major new programme supporting women in photography. We’re celebrating the achievement of women photographers,...

Amount £3m

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19 Years
of ambitious projects and collaborations
£40Mn
awarded to projects and collaborations
£5.6Mn
combined donation for our recent Women's Health projects in the UK and Israel
Our Team

Our Principal Benefactress, Ms. Ruth Monicka Parasol.

Ms. Ruth Monicka Parasol, born 1967, is one of the world’s most successful female entrepreneurs and an astute investor. With a self-made portfolio of over $1b, she, and her international team excel in Real Estate, Asset Management and Private Equity.

"Lifting up special students and research ideas, preserving a piece of history, contributing to a park, helping make a dream come true, this is what we are about."
Ruth Parasol

Latest News

Now Open – The Parasol Foundation Gallery at the V&A London

Now Open – The Parasol Foundation Gallery at the V&A London

Three years in the making, The Parasol Foundation Gallery at the V&A London is now open! Our new gallery accompanies the Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project, a major new programme to support women in photography centred in the world’s leading museum of art and...
Announcing the winners of the first V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography

Announcing the winners of the first V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography

Congratulations to the five exceptional winners of the first international V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography. The prize attracted nearly 1400 submissions from artists all over the world who responded with their interpretation of the theme ‘Agents of...
New research to shine a light on barriers for women in healthcare

New research to shine a light on barriers for women in healthcare

We’re launching a new study exploring the obstacles that prevent some women moving forward into senior roles in clinical academia. In partnership with Imperial Health Charity and Imperial College we’ve commissioned expert researchers to investigate the barriers and challenges...
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