Annual Report 2024

The report includes activities, awards and bioethics publications for 2021, together with key organizational information.

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Articles of Association

The Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation was established on 23 March 1998 and is governed by current legislation and by its internal regulations, which establish rules for the governance, organization and funding of the Foundation.

Articles of Association

Good governance code

The Foundation was created under the auspices of Grifols, and subscribes to its code of ethics and values.

The code of ethics establishes the rules of conduct for employees, both with respect to their colleagues and in their dealings with others, and covers areas such as the environment, data protection, and conflicts of interests.

Code of ethics

Values

Values like commitment, innovation, excellence and effort define Grifols' identity. The Grifols Spirit describes the way we conduct business and how we relate to each other and to the outside World.

Values

Economic Information

The economic data for the last fiscal year can be consulted in the following documents.

Balance Sheet Profit And Loss Account

Evaluation

The Foundation evaluates its activities, analyzing their social and economic impact and their resonance in the media and on social networks. Data for the previous year are shown below.

Social Evaluation

Our activities are evaluated on the basis of quantitative criteria which measure the number of beneficiaries of our events throughout the year, combined with qualitative criteria to evaluate our activities to promote research and partnerships with other organizations.

The Foundation organizes a range of activities for a diverse public, which includes not only those interested in the relationship between bioethics and health, but also those active in education and research, and members of the general public who wish to expand their understanding of the ethical aspects of human health and the health sciences.

The Foundation currently has 4.795 subscribed users to its newsletter.

In addition to its own activities, the Foundation works closely with other institutions to organize courses, seminars and conferences.

Total figures 2024

30

activities organized

71.770

euros distributed in grants and prizes

1.720

participants in activities

Partnership institutions in 2024

Acadèmia de Cinema Català, Americana Film Fest, Amics de la Unesco Barcelona, Centre de recursos pedagògics específics de suport a la innovació i la recerca educativa (CESIRE), Federació Catalana de Malalties Minoritàries, Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera, Fundació Dr. Torrent Farnell, Fundació Mémora, Parc Científic de Barcelona, Societat Espanyola de Salut Pública i Administració Sanitària(SESPAS), Plataforma de Malalties Minoritàries, Societat Catalano Balear de Cures Pal·liatives, Pobles que cuiden, The care lab, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and Universitat de Vic-Central de Catalunya.

Media Evaluation

The Foundation emphasizes the importance of communication activities to disseminate and raise awareness of its initiatives and publications in the sphere of bioethics.

PRESS

During 2024, the Foundation worked closely with the media to inform society about its activities, awards and publications.

The Foundation has a licence from Cedro, a body that manages authors' rights in books, journals and other media, authorizing it to publish press cuttings from the previous three months.

4

radio impact

5

tv impact

7

print media impact

39

online media impact

WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTERS

In 2024, the Foundation website received an average of 5.282 visits per month, almost as many views than the figure for the same period of 2023.

26

newsletters published

4.435

newsletters subscribers

5.419

monthly website users

Most visited pages: What is bioethics?, Tuskegee case, One year of the euthanasia, Law and Dilemmas or ethical problems.

SOCIAL NETWORKS

During 2024 the Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation sustained its commitment to social media.

12.670

Views Youtube

1.411

Followers Linkedin

3.530

Followers X

1.101

Followers Facebook

868

Followers Instagram

Financial Evaluation

On 18 February 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Foundation approved the financial statements and profit and loss account for the year ending 31 December 2024, and the inventory of assets held on that date, in compliance with the requirements applicable to foundations in Catalonia. These documents show a surplus of 4.913 euros at the close of the financial year.

The Foundation had total income of 482.008 euros in 2024. It should be noted that the Foundation does not receive any public funding or trust income. In 2024, 98% of its income came from Grifols, S.A., with the remaining 2% generated by training activities. Since 2016, the Foundation has offered bioethics training courses to health centres, for which it charges a fee.
 

With respect to the budget plan for 2024, the Foundation ended the year with savings of 9.405 euros.

The Foundation's four activity areas included the following initiatives

Research

bioethics grants and prizes

Discussion

lectures, workshops and seminars

Education and learning

courses for health and education professionals, and for high school students

Publications

to share the Foundation's work with a wider public, and partnership with publishing houses

The annual accounts for 2024 were not subject to external audit, as none of the circumstances described in the current legislation (Article 333-11.1 of the Civil Code of Catalonia), which would require auditing of the accounts applied.

Corporate Governance Report

This sections contains the key information regarding our corporate governance, and details of the meetings and decisions of our Board of Trustees during 2024.

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