
About Us
Sir Leonard Blavatnik. Photo: John Cairns
Advancing innovation, discovery, and creativity today, creates a better world tomorrow

Students at the Blavatnik School of Government. Photo: John Cairns
We believe science, education, arts and culture, and history hold the key to improving the human condition.
The Blavatnik Family Foundation provides many of the world’s best researchers, scientists, and future leaders with the support and funding needed to solve humankind’s greatest challenges.
We promote and preserve the creativity and beauty of world-class arts and cultural institutions. And we honor Jewish history and support local organizations working to care for the most marginalized.
The Blavatnik Family Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation.
Guiding Principles
Discovery
We support early-stage scientific research and discovery with the potential to redefine human health.
Partnership
We form long-term partnerships and make meaningful contributions for future growth.
Opportunity
We support the brightest minds and most prestigious institutions to support continued development and facilitate success.
Innovation
We value big thinking and those with endless imagination, ingenuity and drive.
Our Team
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Discover the cutting-edge science we fund
Providing many of the world's best researchers, scientists, and universities with support, and funding to discover breakthroughs that solve humankind's greatest challenges.
See how we support great cultural institutions around the world
The Foundation contributes to renowned institutions that showcase the breadth of arts and culture, including performance, exhibition and education.
Visit the Blavatnik Archive
The Blavatnik Archive is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to preserving and disseminating materials that contribute to the study of 20th-century Jewish and world history, with a special emphasis on World War I, World War II, and Soviet Russia.