{"id":6166,"date":"2023-01-16T10:31:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T10:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-switzerland\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:24:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:24:14","slug":"foundations-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\" style=\"min-height:185px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foundations in Switzerland<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size\">Switzerland is one of the most important philanthropy locations in the world. At the end of 2021, there were a total of 13&#8217;667 Swiss foundations &#8211; 146 more than in the previous year, and the trend is still rising. In addition, the total foundation assets amount to around 100 billion Swiss francs. Ideal conditions for a flourishing future of the Swiss foundation sector!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree fat\"><span class=\"title\">Regional foundation register<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Lake Geneva Region<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-the-canton-of-geneva-the-scene-of-intercultural-encounters-international-relations\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Geneva<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-vaud\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Vaud<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-valais\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Valais<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-espace-mittelland\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Espace Mittelland<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-berne\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Berne<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-fribourg\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Fribourg<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-solothurn\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Solothurn<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-neuchatel\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Neuch\u00e2tel<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-the-canton-of-jura\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Jura<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-northwestern-switzerland\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Northwestern Switzerland<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-basel\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Basel-Stadt<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-basel-landschaft\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-aargau-canton-with-low-foundation-density\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Aargau<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/canton-of-zurich-foundation-frontrunner-in-a-switzerland-wide-comparison\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Zurich<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-eastern-switzerland-regionally-active\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Eastern Switzerland<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-st-gallen-connections-throughout-the-canton\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of St. Gallen<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-thurgau-regional-commitment-support\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Thurgau<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/small-but-mighty-foundations-in-appenzell-innerrhoden\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-the-canton-of-appenzell-ausserrhoden-nature-and-tradition\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-glarus\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Glarus<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-schaffhausen-a-canton-with-a-lively-cultural-and-museum-landscape\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Schaffhausen<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-grisons-little-switzerland\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Grisons<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-central-switzerland-regional-foundation-landscape\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Central Switzerland<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-lucerne-fundraising-in-central-switzerland\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Lucerne<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-uri\/\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Uri<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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is-position-top-center\" style=\"min-height:185px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foundations in Switzerland: Young, Committed &amp; Dynamic Foundation System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundation sector in Switzerland is diverse and young. In addition to the traditional foundations that distribute endowed assets through grants in certain areas such as education or culture, there are an increasing number of foundations in Switzerland that position themselves in social issues and are active internationally. The fact that almost <strong>70 percent of all foundations were established in the last 30 years<\/strong> is particularly remarkable. By the end of 2022, the growing Swiss foundation sector had <strong>13,635 charitable foundations<\/strong>, 337 of which were newly established. In contrast, there was a high number of dissolved foundations &#8211; 214 in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Switzerland is increasingly positioning itself as one of the most important philanthropy locations in the world, with <strong>six times more foundations per capita than in the USA or Germany<\/strong>. 2018 betrug das <strong>Stiftungsverm\u00f6gen rund 100 Mrd. Schweizer Franken<\/strong>. Incidentally, Swiss foundations are not evenly distributed across the country, but are clustered in the five cantons of Zurich, Bern, Geneva, Basel-Stadt and Vaud &#8211; more than half of all Swiss foundations have their headquarters there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-size-24-font-size\">Endowment Foundations, Umbrella Foundations, or Environmental Foundations: a Diverse Foundation Landscape.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The ideal picture of a foundation, which Swiss law and the imagination of most people follow, is as follows: after death, a charitable foundation is established, endowed with assets for eternity and linked to a purpose that aligns with granting to third parties. Today&#8217;s foundation landscape in Switzerland, however, is much more varied and is oriented towards a wide range of purposes. The current thematic reference to environmental issues and politics can be found in <strong>many types of foundations<\/strong>. There are, among others, operative foundations, grant giving foundations, family foundations, charitable foundations, ecclesiastical foundations, corporate foundations, umbrella foundations, temporary foundations or consumption foundations &#8211; all of which contribute to the <strong>agility in the foundation sector<\/strong> and increased visibility of foundations in Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(114deg,rgba(255,0,255,0.32) 0%,rgba(255,0,0,0.65) 98%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-size-24-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.1\"><strong>For nonprofits:<\/strong> Collect <strong>donations online<\/strong> for your organization and projects or find suitable foundations with clever <strong>research tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stiftungschweiz.ch\/en\/prices\/\">Discover the offer now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-size-24-font-size\">Which Topics do Swiss Foundations Address? Environment, Politics &amp; Advocacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Newly established foundations in Switzerland primarily reflect <strong>contemporary issues in society<\/strong> in terms of their content. Foundations with a thematic link to the environment, climate protection, politics or advocacy have increased. The latter, in turn, follow the international trend of foundations to become personally involved in political discourse. Patrons can also be found in the fields of social welfare, research and health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-size-24-font-size\">For the Common Good: What Hurdles do Swiss Foundations Currently Face?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The increasingly professionalised foundation system is good for society<\/strong>. A study by SwissFoundations and PwC supports this thesis with financial aspects. The study investigated the question of when society benefits more from the establishment of a foundation than the state loses in tax substrate. According to the results, this is already the case after an enormously short time. Nevertheless, the Swiss foundation system is currently facing challenges: globalisation with increased linguistic and cultural diversity poses challenges for foundations, especially in the area of communication. The increasing ageing of the population makes it more difficult for foundations to fill foundation mandates, and the demands in terms of qualifications, responsibility and time commitment have also increased. Some cantons therefore stepped up their efforts last year to counter stereotypes in the field of foundations. They campaign for more foundations, for measures to promote foundations and private sponsors in the cultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-size-24-font-size\">Digitisation &amp; Fundraising: Foundation Register Switzerland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Digitisation is playing into the hands of foundations in Switzerland in the area of fundraising and donation collection. Mediation between charitable organizations, private donors and funding organizations is simplified. Swiss foundation directories also offer charitable organizations or donors an up-to-date overview of the more than 13,000 charitable foundations in Switzerland and access to relevant information. StiftungSchweiz.ch uses digital development in the form of a <strong>digital platform<\/strong> that provides information and advice on fundraising, promotes charitable commitment and selected projects, and connects charitable organizations, companies, private individuals and foundation administrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(114deg,rgba(255,0,255,0.32) 0%,rgba(255,0,0,0.65) 98%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-size-24-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.1\">Use the search function and create online profiles for your organization and projects &#8211; <strong>free of charge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-btn-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stiftungen.stiftungschweiz.ch\/registrieren\">Register now for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-size-24-font-size\">Foundations in Switzerland, Austria &amp; Germany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Foundation law in Switzerland is governed by the Civil Code, Art. 80-89, and is a frequently encountered legal form that underwent a revision about ten years ago. Among other things, this resulted in improved tax framework conditions and minimum accounting requirements. The law has strengthened legal certainty in Switzerland, yet the Swiss foundation is only of limited suitability as a private-benefit asset holder and lags behind Germany and Austria in an international comparison. <strong>The differences in civil and tax law<\/strong> between the legal systems in Switzerland, Austria and Germany are considerable and affect all areas of foundations such as transparency requirements or the requirements for foundation supervision. Especially in cross-border situations, these must be <strong>kept in mind and observed when acting across national borders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5876,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Foundations in Switzerland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The dynamic foundation system \u2705 Fundraising: collecting donations \u2705 Hurdles for foundations \u2705 Most comprehensive Swiss foundation register.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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