Lego Foundation

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The LEGO Foundation
FoundedDecember 1986;38 years ago (1986-12)
TypeFoundation
Location
OwnerHolds 25% ownership in the LEGO Group
Key people
 Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp
Website learningthroughplay.com

The Lego Foundation (Lego Fonden) is a Danish foundation founded in December 1986 based in Billund. It is one of the country's ten largest charitable foundations. It owns 25% of the Lego Group and has an equity of approximately 10 billion DKK. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Sidsel Marie Kristensen has been CEO of the Lego Foundation since February 2023. [5] [6]

Relationship with the LEGO Group

While legally independent, the LEGO Foundation is closely aligned with the LEGO Group and benefits from its brand reputation, expertise, and global reach. The Foundation’s work is part of the wider LEGO ecosystem, and it collaborates with the company on product design, community engagement, and educational initiatives. [7] [8]

Funding and impact

The LEGO Foundation is one of the world’s largest private funders of early childhood development and education. In 2020, it awarded €152 million in funding, including major grants for Covid-19 response, humanitarian assistance, and global education programs. [9] [10] Around 7% of its funding that year went to universities, including Harvard, MIT, Cambridge, Oxford, and University of Copenhagen. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ritzau (14 February 2017). "LEGO Fonden skal finde ny direktør". business.dk . Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Danmark og LEGO Fonden giver 100 mio. kr. til pigers uddannelse
  3. ↑ Lego Fonden donerer 100 millioner og fortsætter Playful Learning-samarbejde
  4. ↑ Lego Fonden er på vej med klodser med punktskrift til blinde og svagtseende børn
  5. ↑ "Sidsel Marie Kristensen er den nye chef for Lego Fonden". Jyllands-Posten.
  6. ↑ LEGO Fonden har fået ny administrerende direktør
  7. ↑ "Unlocking the Power of Play at the LEGO Foundation". LEGO. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  8. ↑ "The Lego Foundation - Devex". Devex. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  9. ↑ "Key findings: The Lego Foundation" (PDF). UniversityPhilanthropy.com. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
  10. 1 2 "Funding by the Lego Foundation". UniversityPhilanthropy.com. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
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