Our vision is an advanced civil society with citizens realizing their responsibility for societal development and environmental issues. A society with citizens who are interested in participating in public policy, have courage to adopt a critical stance and care about avoiding detriment to future generations. The goal of the Foundation is to contribute to sustainable development of the society by providing financial and non-financial support to nonprofit nongovernmental organizations, citizens, civic initiatives and other public beneficial organizations. The Ekopolis Foundation has been managing open grant programs focused on democracy and nature conservation for 20 years to date. Since 1991, we have supported 2 487 projects in the total amount of 11,699 mil. EUR. In 2010, we warded 102 grants in the total amount of over 1, 485 mil. EUR. We offer innovative programs, ideas and open up-todate issues. Open grant programs, in which projects win support in an open competition, are our main tool.