In set-upIHERO Foundation is being registered in Malta. No donations are taken until it is.Where we are
Malta & Gozo · four programmes, one foundation
Four programmes: digital skills for young people, humanitarian help for Ukraine, animal welfare and sport for kids. Back all four, or only the one you care about.
No money taken yetGifts from €100 when we openAll four or just one
Of every €1,000 you give
Flagship · 50% of grants
Young people about 12 to 25 in Malta and Gozo, into digital careers.
A gift pays for
How it gets there
€350of every €1,000 you give
30% of grants
Civilians hit by the war, in Ukraine and in Malta.
A gift pays for
How it gets there
€210of every €1,000 you give
10% of grants
Animal-welfare groups and sanctuaries enrolled in Malta.
A gift pays for
How it gets there
€70of every €1,000 you give
10% of grants
Children about 6 to 16 whose families can't cover the cost of sport.
A gift pays for
How it gets there
€70of every €1,000 you give
The whole split
Leave it open and every gift follows the split.
Of every €1,000 you give
The fund pays out about 4% a year as more grants, split the same way.
Back all fourPaid straight to the course providernever cash in handPaid to registered charitieshumanitarian aid, never militaryPaid against the vet's invoiceto enrolled rescue groupsPaid straight to the clubclubs nominate the kids
Every grant publishedamount · programme · name
Showing each in turn
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The split is set; the 70/30 between grants and the fund is still a plan. Nothing is taken until we're registered.
What we fund
Each has written rules for who can get support. Wherever we can, we pay the course, charity, vet or club directly, never cash. Turn a card over to see how the money gets there.
Of every euro grantedHalf to Future Heroes
Programme 01FlagshipYour pick
Digital skills · ages 12 to 25
50%€350 of
every €1,000
Young people about 12 to 25 in Malta and Gozo, whatever their family can afford.
What a gift pays for
What would you learn?
A recognised video course, and the camera it needs if you don't have one. Paid to the school and the shop.
How it gets there
How it's paidTwo application rounds a year. A panel that includes an independent member looks at need and motivation. Payment goes to the course provider or supplier, never as cash.
Programme 02Your pick
Humanitarian aid · civilians only
30%€210 of
every €1,000
Civilians hit by the war: families and children in Ukraine, and Ukrainian families who have come to Malta.
What a gift pays for
What does a family need?
Food, medicine and essentials, through a registered humanitarian charity. Never anything military.
How it gets there
How it's paidGrants to registered humanitarian charities, paid to the organisation and published like every other grant. Humanitarian aid only, never anything military.
Programme 03Your pick
Animal welfare · rescue groups
10%€70 of
every €1,000
Animal-welfare organisations and sanctuaries enrolled as voluntary organisations in Malta.
What a gift pays for
What does a rescue need?
A neutering campaign run by an enrolled animal-welfare group, paid against the vet's invoice.
How it gets there
How it's paidOrganisations apply for a grant. We pay against invoices from the vet or the supplier. We don't run a shelter: we fund the people who already do it well.
Programme 04Your pick
Kids' sport · ages 6 to 16
10%€70 of
every €1,000
Children about 6 to 16 whose families can't cover the cost of sport.
What a gift pays for
Pick a sport
A season at the club, the boots and kit, and travel to away games. The club nominates; we pay the club.
How it gets there
How it's paidPartner clubs nominate the children who need help, so families don't have to prove anything to us. We pay the club.
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Four programmes, one gift.
Press "Back this one" on the ones you care about, and your message says so.
How a gift works
70% of every gift is granted the same year. 30% goes into a long-term fund that pays out about 4% a year as more grants. Try it with your own amount: it runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.
The calculator needs JavaScript. The sum it does: 70% of the gift is granted this year, split across the programmes; 30% goes into the fund, which pays out about 4% of itself a year.
Granted this year, from your gift
€700
Of your €1000, €700 is granted this year across all four programmes. €300 goes into the fund, which gives about €12 a year: about €120 over 10 years.
To the programmes, this yearInto the fund
Arithmetic on the planned split, not a forecast and not a promise: fund income goes up and down with markets. Donors don't own a share of the fund and get nothing back.
The IHERO family
IHERO Media, Growth and Desk are businesses that work for Maltese companies. The foundation is the part of IHERO that gives back. It's a separate charity, with its own board and its own money.
Business
Builds it
IHERO MediaWebsites, video and social profiles for businesses in Malta and Gozo.
Business
Fills it
Ads, follow-ups and weekly tuning, so more enquiries come in.
Business
Answers it
An AI front desk that answers every message in seconds, day or night.
CharityYou are here
IHERO FoundationFour programmes · one shieldGives back
Grants for young people, kids' sport, animals and families hit by the war in Ukraine.
Gifts never pay for the IHERO businesses. If one of them is ever paid for work, it's at a market rate, approved by the board's independent member, and published here.
Where we are
No money is taken until the first three are done. When a task is finished it's ticked here, and nothing is ticked ahead of time.
The road to day one
Updated 22 Oct 2026
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Step 1 of 4 · we're here
The foundation is created under Maltese law, with its board in place.
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Meanwhile, you can ask to be told the day we open.Tell me when you open
Tell me when it's doneEnrolment with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations is what lets us raise money from the public.
Still to do
Meanwhile, you can clubs, schools and charities can register their interest.Register interest
Tell me when it's doneA bank account of its own, a secure way to give online, and written policies published on this site.
Still to do
Meanwhile, you can read how a gift works, so you're ready.How a gift works
Tell me when it's doneDay one. The in-set-up notice comes down and the first grants can follow.
Still to do
On the day, you can give to all four programmes, or just one.Run your numbers
Tell me when it's doneGet involved
Give, sponsor, partner or volunteer. Every button opens WhatsApp with the message written; change anything before it goes.
Which one are you?
For people who want to back Malta's next heroes.
Tell me when to give
Sponsor a programme, a scholarship or a club's season.
Your name on the grants you fund and in the yearly report.
Partners nominate the people and animals who need help.
Applications open after we're registered. Register interest now.
Teach at a Future Heroes workshop, or help at events.
Our promises
Giving to a new charity takes trust, so here is what you'll be able to check for yourself. Go on, try to bend one.
Amount, programme and who received it, for every grant, on this site. The first ones appear once we open.
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Given, granted, and the size of the long-term fund, kept up to date on this site.
Given€0
Granted€0
In the fund€0
All zero today, because we haven't opened.
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At least three people sit on the board, and at least one has no link to any IHERO business. Names go here once it's formed.
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Stories, photos (with consent), every number in plain language, and the annual accounts. The first one comes after our first full year.
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Hello. What would you like to know?
Who's setting it up
IHERO Foundation is the part of IHERO that gives back. IHERO Media, Growth and Desk are businesses; the foundation is a charity, with its own board and its own money.
It's new and not open yet, so there are no grants, photos or stories here. What there is: the plan, the rules and the road, written down before anyone gives a euro.
Go and lookThe plan The promises The road
Questions
The short answer is on every card. Open one for the full answer and where to see it for yourself.
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12 questions. Type a word or pick a topic.
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All 12 read. The next step: ask to be told the day we open. Write the message
Not answered? Ask Karol.On WhatsApp, in your own words.
Not yet. The foundation first has to be registered in Malta and enrolled with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations. Until both are done, we don't take a single euro.
If anyone asks you for a donation to IHERO Foundation before this page says we're open, it isn't us.
Gifts start at €100. You choose all four programmes or just one. Card or bank transfer through a secure payment provider; we never see your card details.
No. IHERO Foundation takes donations only. 70% of each gift is granted the same year; 30% goes into a long-term fund that belongs to the foundation and pays out about 4% a year as more grants.
Donors don't own a share of the fund, and nobody earns anything from it.
It keeps giving. The board invests the fund under a written policy and grants about 4% of its value every year, so one gift helps for years.
Fund income goes up and down with markets, so the yearly amount is a plan, not a promise.
We'll publish a running-costs policy before donations open, so you can see what, if anything, comes out of gifts for things like bank and payment fees.
Yes. Pick one programme and the part of your gift granted that year goes to it. Leave it open and it follows the split: 50% Future Heroes, 30% Support for Ukraine, 10% Animal Heroes, 10% Hero Sport.
Future Heroes · 50%Ukraine · 30%Animal Heroes · 10%Hero Sport · 10%
No. Support for Ukraine is humanitarian aid for civilians: food, medicine, help for children and families who lost their homes, and support for Ukrainian families settling in Malta. Grants go to registered humanitarian charities. Never anything military.
Applications open once the foundation is registered. Sports clubs, schools and course providers, animal-welfare groups and charities helping Ukrainians can register their interest now, and we'll tell you when the first round opens.
No. IHERO Foundation has no link to IHERO CLUB: no crypto, no NFTs, no member perks. Gifts start in euro, by card or bank transfer.
No. The foundation is a separate charity with its own money. If an IHERO business is ever paid for work, it's at a market rate, approved by the independent board member, and published.
We'll say what applies once our lawyer has checked it. Until then, nothing on this page promises a tax benefit. Companies sponsor us for the programmes, and their name appears on the grants they fund.
Every grant is published on this site: amount, programme and who received it. Once a year there's an impact report with the annual accounts.
Before we open
Send a WhatsApp and we'll tell you the day donations open. Or tell us how you'd like to help before then.
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