Country profile
Luxembourg
Definition
According to Luxembourg law, foundations are endowed or fundraising non-profit organisations that are involved in philanthropic, social religious, scientific, artistic, educational work, sports or tourism. According to the FA (“Foundations of 21 April 1928”), there is only one type of foundation recognised in Luxembourg, pursuing non-profit or public-benefit purposes.
Luxembourg’s philanthropy profile
€360 million (2023)
Pool of assets
€85 million (2023)
Total expenditure
No data
Total employment
Luxembourg’s foundations
219 (2021)
foundations
Data on the number of foundations were collected for Luxembourg from the Ministry of Justice as part of Philea’s report on public benefit foundations (2023) and have not been updated since then. Assets and expenditure information were taken from Fondation de Luxembourg only, with the expenditure figure including the cumulative total given to charitable projects.