About Us
A community that grows together, shaping the future
The Community Foundation of Agrigento and Trapani was born on January 22, 2019 from a participatory process promoted by young people from the territory, together with local dioceses, the Catholic University and the Peppino Vismara Foundation. Different visions that meet in a common choice: building a future here, together. Its vocation is to activate what already lives in the territories: people, talents, relationships, energies that are often invisible but decisive. The Foundation connects them, strengthens them and transforms them into concrete opportunities for Sicily. It is a community social infrastructure, created within the CON IL SUD Foundation programme and registered with RUNTS. It accompanies processes and supports initiatives capable of generating value over time, so that care for territories becomes real and shared growth.
Vision, Mission and Values
Vision
Facing challenges together to reduce inequalities. The Community Foundation aspires to a community without inequalities, capable of concretely realising the ideals of social cohesion and integral human development thanks to local cooperation.
Mission
To contribute to the supportive development of communities, offering growth opportunities to people and third-sector organisations. Through the promotion of a culture of giving, participation and shared responsibility, the Community Foundation generates social infrastructure programmes that can become strategically relevant for the territory.
Values
The Community Foundation of Agrigento and Trapani promotes the development of the territory through four key values that guide every one of our actions.
Innovation
Innovation is the driving force that leads us to find new and creative solutions, experimenting with unconventional approaches to respond to the needs of the territory.
Active citizenship
Active citizenship reflects the belief that every citizen should participate actively in the life of the community, nurturing a culture based on civic engagement and shared responsibility.
Social inclusion
Social inclusion is at the heart of our mission: we work to build a community that is open and accessible to everyone, removing every barrier to participation.
Cooperation
Cooperation is the key that enables us to face the complex challenges of Sicilian territories, through the sharing of skills and resources among people, organisations and institutions.
These four values are our daily compass, guiding us in strengthening the social fabric, reducing inequalities and promoting fair, inclusive and innovative development for the common good of Sicily.
Our Story
The Community Foundation of Agrigento and Trapani was born from the desire to build new possibilities for Sicily, starting from the strength of people and the value of local communities. Today FCAT is a recognised player in the Sicilian third sector, constantly growing together with those who choose to be part of this generative movement.
The heart of the Foundation: people and the team
The Foundation lives thanks to the community of people who inhabit it every day.
Pietro Basiricò
Chairman
Corporate finance | Economic governance | Community perspective
Brings a solid vision on local economic development, combining banking experience and social sensitivity.
Giuseppe La Rocca
Board member
Social innovation | Sustainable management | Strategic alliances
Founder of FCAT, he led its start-up and management for 10 years. Expert in development and social innovation for foundations and social enterprises, he combines strategic vision and operational concreteness to ensure sustainability and impact.
Maria Anna De Vita
Board member
Generative welfare | Participatory processes | Social innovation
Psychologist with experience in welfare governance and socio-health policies. She has led consortium networks and participated in national groups on co-design with communities, with a political and social vision oriented to innovation and territorial sustainability.
Diego Guadagnino
Board member
Cooperation | Territorial development | Social enterprise
Expert in cooperative dynamics and local development, with a systemic vision of social enterprise as a lever to activate inclusive economies in fragile territories.
Giuseppe Notarstefano
Board member
Data analysis | Economic statistics | Ethical perspective
Researcher and university lecturer, he combines analytical skills and ethical vision to read territories in depth. He integrates a quantitative approach with ethical sensitivity, with attention to fair and sustainable development.
Giovanni Naso
Legal auditor and supervisory body
"For me, true philanthropy is staying. Staying in places, in processes and alongside people until what today seems impossible becomes shared reality."
"I am guided by the idea that clear financial management creates trust, and this trust allows people to work better; that is why I hold numbers and relationships together with the same care."
"Change is a boundary that opens: together we bring out the cultural strength of places, because that is where transformation is born."
"For me, change starts with the courage to take the first step. In the Foundation I try every day to listen to people and turn their energy into shared future, and being able to do this in my territory is a precious opportunity for which I am deeply grateful."
"Every day I bet on the South because here I see talents asking for space. I accompany people and social enterprises to turn that courage into sustainable future."
"Inhabiting a territory means safeguarding it. In my work I strive to bring together care for people and care for places, activating and connecting the resources already present to generate shared value."
"A project is born when a problem finds a listening ear. Inside FCAT I try every day to combine project writing and operational management to turn (bi)needs into concrete interventions for our community."
"My life motto: We rise by lifting others. Why I am here and do what I do: Because feeling hearts and minds aligned and active for the common good makes me firmly believe in new possible futures."
Founders, Supporters and Alliances
Statute, Transparency and Endowment Assets
Statute
The statute defines identity, governance and principles.
It ensures transparency, independence and continuity.
Download the statuteTransparency
We make economic documents, annual reports and detailed accounts on the use of resources accessible.
Endowment Assets
Composition as at 31/12/2024