The Foundation

Beta Foundation (previously Pianoterra Foundation) was established in Rome, in December 2013, to tackle poverty and social inequality by promoting projects that use culture (education, training, art, self-expression) as a tool of empowerment and development of individual potential of people who live in difficult and marginal contexts.

Deprivation leaves no room for imagination or planning, only for what is imminent, fueling a vicious circle that leads to immobility and resignation. Pianoterra Foundation wants to break this vicious circle and trigger a virtuous spiral that nourishes resilience and creativity. Culture, music, literature and all forms of art act in the individual as multipliers of energies and constructive forces that can improve the surrounding reality.

The idea of establishing a Foundation named Pianoterra came from the experience of Pianoterra Association – from which it takes its name as a sign of continuity – and from the desire to broaden its field of action. After ten years of walking together with the shared goal of offering support and opportunities to vulnerable individuals and communities, in 2024 the Foundation changes its name and becomes Fondazione Beta. This marks the beginning of a new phase in its work, which will continue to be guided by a bottom-up approach and the desire to build, together with people and communities, spaces of opportunity, growth, and change.