SwissFoundations

Founded in 2001, SwissFoundations gives Switzerland’s charitable grant-making foundations a strong and independent voice.

The association is open to larger as well as smaller, locally as well as internationally active grant-making foundations domiciled in Switzerland or Liechtenstein. The 240 members of SwissFoundations (as of June 2025) invest more than 1 billion Swiss francs in charitable projects and initiatives every year. SwissFoundations thereby represents a significant part of the overall annual grants made by charitable foundations in Switzerland.

Mission

The association is committed to liberal political framework conditions and a positive public perception of charitable grant-making foundations. It connects foundations with each other and with other relevant stakeholders from politics, science, business and society and provides them with practical support in their day-to-day foundation work. SwissFoundations promotes self-reflection and a culture of learning and inspires foundations to engage in impact-orientated, professional and transparent funding activities.

SwissFoundations is the publisher of numerous studies and publications, including the Swiss Foundation Code.