2 July 2012 the Vladimir Potanin Charity Foundation launched two-year pilot programme «Endowment: A Strategy for Growth». The programme is aimed to develop endowment funds in Russia as a social and charity institution. Representatives of the non-profit organizations which are establishing or willing to raise their endowments are allowed to take part in the program. 25 winners of the contest will undergo the training at NES within special two-year educational course «Effective Fundraising for Endowments». The programme will be implemented in partnership with the New Economic School and The Donors Forum.

Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov finished a series of deals terminating their mutual trust and released each other from mutual claims. Entities close to M. Prokhorov purchased all OPIN shares owned by V.Potanins entities.

On September 12, 2010, the Presidential Palace in Nicosia hosted the Fourth Cyprus-Russia Charity Gala. All proceeds went to Radiomarathon Foundation for Children with Special Needs. During the Gala, the president of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Demetris Christofias awarded Vladimir Potanin with the Golden Olive Branch state diploma in gratitude for his profound and ongoing contribution to the development of cultural relations and the strengthening of the existing friendly relations between Cyprus and Russia.

Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov reached an agreement on termination of a mutual trust. The trust agreement was inked by both parties on March 20, 2008 with the trust manager Andrey Klishas in order to manage mutual assets. Today, the parties signed a number of agreements which are to settle all issues related to the trusts assets as well as to free each party from mutual claims. The signed agreements also provide that business entities closed to M. Prokhorov are to purchase all OPIN shares owned by V.Potanins entities.