The Foundation
A place for experience to become possibility.
Amerpass Foundation is a U.S. nonprofit connecting migration, professional continuity, independent research, publishing and cultural participation.
What people know should never be lost.
Moving countries, changing careers or starting again can make years of knowledge and contribution difficult to see. Amerpass Foundation brings people, ideas and sources together, helping experience find a place in public life.
Established in the United States in 2024, the Foundation develops connected directions: a research community, the Amerpass.com digital platform for preserving the legacy of professional lives, the Amerpass Passport documentary project, scholarly publishing, media and cultural programs.
What holds the work together
Human dignity
People are more than an application, a current job or a set of documents.
Sources and context
Claims should stay connected to the materials, methods and limits behind them.
Shared contribution
Collaboration grows through expertise, co-authorship, discussion and respect.
An early idea
RUPASS begins a line of work on presenting professional experience across boundaries.
A Foundation in the United States
Amerpass Foundation brings the mission into a U.S. nonprofit organization.
A connected body of work
Research, publishing, media, culture and the developing platform form the current direction.
People behind the work
A Foundation built on experience.
Igor Leonov
Founder & President
Igor Leonov is a journalist, publisher and independent researcher. His work connects migration, institutional trust and professional continuity. The RUPASS initiative began in 2005; Amerpass Foundation was established in 2024.
Read the founder’s biographyFounded in the United States
Purpose, evidence, accountability.
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Partners & funding