Reports

2024 Annual Report of Fundación Botín

Fundación Botín has presented its 2024 Annual Report, a document that describes the social impact of its programmes and activities. It also remembers Jaime Botín, a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees since its creation in 1965 and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees since it was established in 1996. He died in 2024, and was not only one of the leading bankers of his generation, but throughout his extensive career, a large part of his efforts were devoted to philanthropy through his direct involvement in the Botín Foundation, following in the footsteps of the founders -Marcelino Botín and Carmen Yllera- and the other generations of the family and collaborators, who have worked for the Foundation’s social mission from 1964 to the present day.

One of the most visible examples of this commitment came in 2018, when he donated a collection of portraits from his personal collection, works by great 20th-century masters, to the Foundation so that they could be permanently exhibited in a new room created for this purpose at the Botín Centre. These works not only enrich the visitor experience, but also serve as a reminder of Jaime Botín and are the best example of his philanthropic vocation, especially when, coinciding with the presentation of this Annual Report, “Point and Counterpoint: 20th-century masters in the Jaime Botín collection” is unveiled, an exhibition that includes new works from his collection, loaned on this occasion, in accordance with his wishes, by his successors. Continue reading.