Country profile
Estonia
Definition
There is one legal type of foundation in Estonia, which operates on the basis of the Foundations Act passed in 1995. Philanthropic organisations can also operate in the form of a non-profit organisation (association). A foundation (sihtasutus) is created for the management and use of assets and has no members.
Estonia’s philanthropy profile
€8.85 million (2023)
Pool of assets
€1.23 million (2023)
Total expenditure
No data
Total employment
Estonia’s foundations
14 (2023)
foundations
Expenditure data collected included a total of €11.23 million euro (€1.23m operational, €10m grants given). Data was collected by The Good Deed Foundation Estonia through manual analysis of annual reports of foundations in Estonia.