We created Friends Foundation to help make the non-profit sector more professional. Friends Foundation was founded by three companions: Gor Nahapetyan, Yan Yanovsky and Dmitriy Yampolsky in 2015 to help the Russian charity industry become more professional. Having supported various non-for-profit organizations and individuals for years, the three friends have come to a realization that the non-commercial sector requires systematic changes. Structurally, Friends Foundation is a “foundation of foundations”, a combination of opportunities, knowledge, resources and experience. We do not partake in direct support and assistance, we are not mediators between the donators and charity foundations, and we do not support the foundations during their entire life term, but instead we guide them to become more stable and self-reliable.