I. Who we are Philea, the Philanthropy Europe Association, reaches to 7,500 philanthropic organisations from across Europe, united in contributing to pluralistic, just and resilient societies that centre people and planet. Philanthropy refers to foundations, philanthropic organisations, corporate and individual funders using their own financial and non-financial resources for the public good.
PEA
Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 78855711571-12
5
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 326 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #371 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€300K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Social Economy Europe (SEE) is the EU-level representative institution for social economy. It was set up in November…
- Worldwide Initiatives from Grantmaker Support (WINGS) is a global network of more than 140 membership associations an…
- European Charities Committee on VAT (ECCVAT) is a group of associations and charities that has come together to resea…
- http://www.eccvat.org/
- Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium (FAIB) is a non-profit, non-political as…
- https://faib.org/
- We engage with the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) - https://ernop.eu
- and the International Society for Third Sector Research
- Founded in 1992, the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) is a major international association prom…
- http://www.istr.org/
- We also collaborate with some European Civil Society networks such as Civil Society Europe https://civilsocietyeurope…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea) filed 5 positions between 7 Mar 2025 and 25 Jun 2026, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2025 · 3 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
Philea welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the European Commission proposal for A single harmonized set of rules for innovative companies throughout the EU 28th regime. The EU inc. scope should cover foundations Philea and others had called for the EU Inc framework to include foundations and not only limited liability companies.
The Philanthropy Europea Association (Philea) Legal Affairs Committee is pleased to share some comments into the EU Call for evidence for an impact Assessment on the 28th regime EU corporate legal framework. Philea fully recognises the strategic importance of technological innovation and R&D for Europes competitiveness and resilience and the importance that a 28th regime will play by enabling different types of…
Philea provides feedback on the European Commissions consultation aimed at simplifying EU direct taxation rules, highlighting challenges faced by philanthropic foundations due to fragmented tax frameworks and urging for improved cross-border recognition of public benefit status for tax purposes of public benefit foundations and corporate donors .
1. As a loose coalition of European Non for Profit Organisations (NPOs) including associations and public benefit foundations working on the impact of AML/CFT policies on the non-profit sector, we welcome the opportunity contribute to the consultation on formats for the submission of beneficial ownership information to central registers. 2.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 3 files in common
- Finance Denmark · 3 files in common
- European Fund and Asset Management Association · 3 files in common
- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich · 2 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 2 files in common
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