Country profile

Sweden

Definition
Foundation is defined as an: (1) an asset or property that (2) has been set aside from the donor(s) (3) to be administrated separately and permanently (4) with the aim of a specific purpose.

Sweden’s philanthropy profile

€45,210 million (2024)

Pool of assets

€923 million (2024)

Total expenditure

No data

Total employment

Sweden’s foundations

17,631 (2024)

foundations

Data from Association of Swedish Foundations, Foundation Annual Reports and Swedish County Administrative Boards

Additional links

More on the sector:

The Association of Swedish Foundations

Further reading:

EUFORI Study: European Foundations for Research and Innovation (Synthesis Report) - Sweden (p 1137) Understanding European Research Foundations: Findings from the FOREMAP Project

Member organisation

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, The The Association of Swedish Foundations