Our Projects

The Parasol Foundation Trust is creating opportunity through a series of ambitious projects and collaborations. Our projects have an international outlook and seek to make a lasting impact.

Location

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...

Israel

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...

London

United Kingdom

Amount £2.68m

Future Generations

Parasol Foundation Scholarship Program for Ukrainian Women at Reichman University

Launched in August 2022 in response to the devastating situation in Ukraine, our program with Reichman University is creating opportunities for exceptional women to continue their...

Israel

Amount $365k

Women in Art

Parasol Foundation supports new Gibraltar National Theatre and female led initiative

The Parasol Foundation Trust is donating £1.5mn to the new Gibraltar National Theatre and Cultural Hub development at the John Mackintosh Hall. Announced at a special dinner to...

Gibraltar

Amount £1.5m

Women in Science

Parasol Foundation Women in SpaceIL

The Parasol Foundation and SpaceIL are leading an exciting Space and Astro science program to create new opportunities and empower women in the space industry. The Parasol...

Israel

Amount $2.03m

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,...

London

United Kingdom

Amount £3m

Women in Art

The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography

The V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography is an exciting new international photography prize for women. The new initiative reinforces our commitment to creating...

London

Amount £193,500

Future Generations

The Parasol Foundation Women’s Leadership Scholarships for Ukrainian students

The Parasol Foundation is funding four scholarships for Ukrainian women to study in Washington DC with the Advanced Leadership Foundation (ALF). Our $71,000 donation is enabling...

United States

Amount $71k

Women in Art

STELAR Our first social venture investment

Recognising the power of enterprise to create opportunity, we’ve invested in our first social impact venture through The Parasol Foundation Trust’s new investment arm, Parasol...

United Kingdom

Future Generations

Bloomsbury Football – Changing the Game for Girls

We're proud to be supporting Bloomsbury Football, a charity using the power of football to change the game for young people in London. On a mission to remove the financial barriers...

London

Amount £77,000

Women in Health

The Parasol Center for Women’s Cancer Research at Sourasky Medical Center

The Parasol Center for Women's Cancer Research brings together physicians and scientists to focus on how cancer impacts women. This includes both gender-specific cancers (such as...

Israel

Amount $3m

Future Generations

Parasol International LL.M. Program at Tel-Aviv University

The Parasol Foundation International LL.M. Program at the Buchman Faculty of Law at Tel-Aviv University was established in 2014. This 10-month programme attracts exceptionally...

Israel

Amount £1.5m

Future Generations

University of Gibraltar Parasol Foundation Scholars

The Parasol Foundation has supported the University of Gibraltar since its establishment committing almost £1m to curriculum development of various academic programmes, the...

Gibraltar

Amount £800K

Women in Health

Marin Health Medical Center

The Parasol Foundation Trust has partnered with Marin Health Medical Center in Marin County, California since 2013. Most recently we have supported the design, construction and...

Marin County

United States

Amount $2m

Future Generations

Marin Academy Parasol Foundation Women Scholarship

The Parasol Foundation Trust scholarship at Marin Academy, first established in 2011, helps create opportunity by supporting an exceptional, female student to study at the...

Marin County

Amount $400K

Future Generations

The Prince’s Trust Women Supporting Women Programme

With our focus on empowering initiatives to help women succeed, we are working with The Prince’s Trust Women Supporting Women Programme. The programme aims to provide the right...

London

United Kingdom

Amount £400K

Future Generations

Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts

As part of our mission to encourage future generations and support unique centres of excellence, the Parasol Foundation has recommitted to funding the Gibraltar Academy of Music...

Gibraltar

Amount £130K

Future Generations

Friends of Atidim Parasol Foundation Women STEM Scholarships

The Parasol Foundation Trust’s collaboration with Atidim underlines our commitment to creating opportunities for exceptionally talented females. Through three programmes, we have...

Israel

Amount £750K

Future Generations

University of San Francisco Parasol Foundation Women STEM Scholarships

The Parasol Foundation has sponsored two excellent and financially in-need female students studying STEM bachelor’s degrees at the University of San Francisco since 2018....

San Francisco

United States

Amount $400K

Women in Science

BIRAX

The Parasol Foundation Trust is a longstanding supporter of The Britain Israel Research and Academic Exchange Partnership (BIRAX), a £10,000,000 initiative led by the British...

United Kingdom

Israel

Amount £1.2m

Future Generations

Cambridge University

The Parasol Foundation Trust has collaborated with Cambridge University on a broad range of projects since 2009. Our support enabled research on Darwin and gender as part of the...

United Kingdom

Amount £250K+

Women in Health

Laniado Hospital Netanya

The Parasol Foundation Trust has been a long-term partner of Laniado Hospital in Israel and has supported a number of the hospital’s projects since 2008. Laniado Hospital was...

Israel

Amount Over $2m