The SHM Foundation

Professor Henrietta Moore and Professor Maurice Biriotti founded the SHM Foundation in October 2008, in London. The SHM Foundation works globally to bring about positive social change through projects in the areas of mental health; the arts; and education. It uses knowledge from the humanities and social sciences to understand human motivation, and draws on academic disciplines, from philosophy to anthropology, to address social challenges. We are committed to developing and funding projects with the potential to drive long lasting positive social change. We do both, fund our initiatives and also seek funds in partnership with other organisations. Being a foundation arm of the private company, a London based consultancy called SHM Productions, it gives us a great advantage and it ensures our sustainability and financial stability. We have a global interdisciplinary team of 12 with backgrounds in mental health, research, business, education, design, communications and the arts.