The Foundation Home The Foundation The Foundation About the Foundation Mission and Goals The mission of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos is to promote and deepen knowledge of the Portuguese reality. Learn all the details about the Foundation's purpose. The Founder Find out what led the founder, Alexandre Soares dos Santos, and his family to create a Foundation to study the great national problems and stimulate the knowledge of civil society. Management Bodies Meet the Management Bodies that since 2013 until the current days have contributed to making the Foundation's mission and objectives real. Official Documents Consult the statutes, annual reports, and other documentation related to the Foundation. Team Learn about the people who make up the Foundation's team and the departments that ensure their day-to-day operations in the most wide-ranging areas of knowledge.