International Progressive Foundation

The International Progressive Foundation (IPF; Arabic: المؤسسة التقدمية الدولية al-mu’assasah at-taqaddumīyah al-duwalīyah) is an international charity founded in Beirut, Lebanon in 1966, where it is headquartered to this day. The IPF engages in large-scale humanitarian and philanthropic projects for the benefit of disenfranchised communities across the Arab Union and 55 other countries. While the IPF does not regard itself as a political organisation nor does it officially ascribe to a political ideology, the organisation financially and materially supports multiple progressive and leftist movements and political parties throughout the world, especially in poorer countries. It is funded primarily via charitable donations and a portion of the profits generated by its associated employee cooperatives across the globe. The IPF consists entirely of volunteers, only paying employees of companies with which it contracts to develop its various infrastructure and economic projects. In 2020, the foundation counted a total of 338,140 registered volunteers globally.