The Pearson Foundation is the nonprofit arm of Pearson, the international media company with 37,000 employees in more than 60 countries.

Pearson people and businesses feel the growing demand for effective education and high-quality information, and share a common purpose to serve the citizens of our brain-based economy wherever and whenever they are learning--old or young, at home or school or work, in any pursuit, anywhere.
 
The Pearson Foundation extends this commitment by working with leading nonprofit, civic, and business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and publishing assistance worldwide.
 
We aim to make a difference by promoting literacy, learning, and great teaching. We do this by collaborating with leading businesses, not-for-profits, and education experts to share good practice; foster innovation; and find workable solutions to the educational disadvantages facing millions of young people and adults across the globe.
 
This website presents an up-to-date summary of ongoing Pearson Foundation initiatives around the world. 
 
For more information about Pearson’s impact on society, please visit the “Responsibility” section of the Pearson website. There, you can also download the Our Impact on Society component of Pearson’s 2009 Annual report, which provides a comprehensive view of the ways local Pearson people and businesses are helping to make a difference in their communities.