The F.R.I.C. Endowment Fund receives, protects, and directs financial energy to support ecological, solidarity-based, and cooperative projects; taking assets out of speculation and putting them in the service of life and the common good
The energy of giving in the service of the collective
The Endowment Fund for Creative Investment Resources (F.R.I.C.) is a tool in service of a political vision: building society differently by enabling each person to satisfy their human needs.
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The institutions of our societies push toward the financialization of all material, natural, creative, and even living assets in order to create individual appropriations that remove them from the majority and from collective management.
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Rather than fighting individual interests or a deeply entrenched system, we prefer to practice systemic aikido by using the financial energy of giving to move away from personal appropriation, restore cooperity among humans, and allow nature to regenerate.
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Mutual aid allows us to build a more inclusive, intergenerational society that respects life and the richness of our exceptional planet.
Our actions
We support participatory organizations that experiment with alternative ways of living, decision-making, and caring for life. Concretely, the F.R.I.C. can:
ReceivE and direct resources
The F.R.I.C. receives and manages resources of all kinds (financial, real estate, movable property, rights, works, knowledge, or services) that are entrusted to it free of charge and irrevocably.
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These resources are taken out of individual appropriation logic to be protected over the long term and directed toward the general interest. They form a common base serving collective, ecological, and solidarity-based projects.
Supporting HUMANE participatory organizations
The F.R.I.C. aims to support, develop, and sustain humane participatory organizations, in which each person cooperates in the decision-making process. These organizations experiment with alternative ways of building society and living together, based on ecological, democratic, solidarity-based, and cooperative practices. They place connection, meaning, and life at the heart of their functioning.
Remove assets from speculation
The F.R.I.C. acquires, manages, and develops material and immaterial assets in order to make them available to the widest amount of people possible.
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Concretely, the fund can:
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Receive or purchase land or real estate to remove it from speculation,
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Make it available to projects in various forms: free use, financial contribution, or “rewilding,”
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Support the transfer and long-term sustainability of collective spaces and ecovillages.
The goal is to preserve the integrity of the places over time, their collective purpose, and their soul, beyond market logics.
Implement concrete measures to take action
To carry out its mission, the F.R.I.C. mobilizes all means it deems appropriate, notably:
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Granting donations or investments to projects aligned with its purpose,
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Providing loan guarantees necessary for the realization of cooperative, ecological, and solidarity-based projects,
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Purchasing or constructing assets and services (tools, infrastructures, training, works, knowledge) to make them available to organizations in the social and solidarity economy.
The F.R.I.C. team
We are committed individuals, united by a shared conviction: money is an energy that can be used to level the playing field and create a more joyful society. We dedicate our skills, experience, and commitment to collective projects, supporting fairer, more inclusive, and sustainable forms of organization.
Discover us!
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Aleth
Aleth
Écoravie Cooperative - Drôme.
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The Endowment Fund allows you to retain the ability to specify, as long as you are alive, where you want your donations to be directed.
For every person, I think that housing is one of the main material conditions of existence.
Member of the board of directors
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Jean Luc
Jean Luc
Hameau des Buis - Ardèche
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As a retired higher education teacher, I have always valued and cultivated networks. Getting involved with the F.R.I.C. means continuing along this path, serving sharing and avoiding speculation.
Member of the board of directors
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YVES
Yves
Eco-villages “Les ArchiFertiles” - Nouvelle Aquitaine
After years of renovating houses, I became passionate about other forms of housing, lighter and more accessible.
Member of the board of directors
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DOM
Dom
Écoravie Cooperative - Drôme.
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Co-founder of Pas-Sages, FRIC, CMA, and Ecoravie, I am a retired business leader involved in participatory initiatives for a more peaceful world. I believe that human cooperation is a powerful way to revolutionize our society.
President
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Mika
MikaWsen, born Jean-Michel
Argoumbat Cooperative - Occitanie I
Initiator, Administrator, former President of the F.R.I.C. Lawyer, real estate professional, Participatory Housing mentor and coach specializing in housing cooperatives and amicable conflict resolution in collectives.
Joy is my compass.
Member of the board of directors
Christian
Christian
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An active retiree and former IT director of an international industrial group, I now dedicate my experience to this fund. As a volunteer secretary, I am enthusiastically committed to a project of public interest.
Secretary
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Jean-Pierre
Jean-Pierre
After founding and running a company restoring carillons and tower clocks, I now wish to share my experience in collective projects that are useful and grounded in reality.
Member of the board of directors
The Darricau Committee
In order to preserve and enhance the assets received as a bequest from Mr. Darricau, the C.E.R.E.S Endowment Fund has decided to allocate them to the F.R.I.C. This choice reflects the desire to build a sustainable model, capable of preserving this legacy long-term and strengthening its impact, thanks to an expanded team.
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By joining a structured and committed network, we are choosing the future.
"I" am because "we" are, together we go further.
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This coming-together rests on three pillars:
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Sustaining our mission through solid governance
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Preserving our identity with a dedicated committee
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Innovating together to build a sustainable and inspiring model
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More than just a transmission, a shared dynamic serving the common good
Christian Dumoulin (energizer), Jean-Pierre Cazarré
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