NGOs & NPOs

Iris-Stiftung 

Basel · Since 2021

Iris-Stiftung provides housing, care and support services as well as vocational and educational work opportunities for people who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or elderly. Its activities include a residential and nursing centre, assisted living, workshops (basketry, brush-making, carpentry) and a retail shop selling handcrafted products.

Krebsliga beider Basel 

Basel · Since 1997

The company's core activity is to support and advise cancer patients and their families, as well as to promote cancer research and prevention. The company offers counseling, course offers, meeting centers and other services to support people with cancer and their families. It is also involved in cancer research and prevention and offers donation and fundraising opportunities to finance its work.

Max Havelaar-Stiftung (Schweiz) 

Zurich · Since 1996

The core activity of Fairtrade Max Havelaar Switzerland is to promote and certify fair trade conditions for producers in countries of the global South, enabling them to achieve a living income and better life prospects for farming families and workers. To this end, the company offers certifications, licenses, and programs for companies and producers to promote fair trade and ensure compliance with human and environmental rights.

Moiren Stiftung 

Erlinsbach So · Since 2014

The core activity of the Moiren Foundation is to support and help animals in need, particularly Great Danes, as well as the establishment and operation of a sanctuary in Switzerland. This also includes the placement of animals in new homes, the financing of foster homes and the provision of other forms of assistance for animals.

mosaik - Treffpunkt Quartier 

St. Gallen · Since 2024

The core activity of the company 'mosaik – Treffpunkt Quartier' consists of providing social support and care to people in the neighborhood, particularly through the provision of various services such as: Open lunch table, Free leisure activities for children (Kidstreff), Meeting point for adults (open meeting), Support for people with everyday questions (Help-Net), Parent-child meeting for parents with babies and toddlers. These activities are carried out by a non-profit association based on Christian values and neighborly love.

Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung 

Zurich · Since 1977

The core activity of the Swiss Energy Foundation (SES) is to promote a human and environmentally friendly energy policy. This includes in particular: Information work: SES provides background knowledge to the media, organizes events and publications, and raises public awareness of the problems of fossil and nuclear energy. Research: SES develops basic principles and positions on energy issues and commissions external studies. Lobbying: SES engages in dialogue with political institutions, authorities and other interest groups to achieve its goals. SES is committed to promoting renewable energy, reducing fossil and nuclear energy, and increasing energy efficiency and sufficiency.

Schweizerischer Gemeinnütziger Frauenverein Solothurn 

Solothurn · Since 1909

The company's core activity is the promotion of women, families and society through non-profit projects and activities, particularly in the areas of youth and senior work, as well as supporting people in need. This also includes renting out rooms, organizing events and courses, and operating a lunch canteen for students and kindergarten children.

Schweizerische Stiftung für blindentechnische Hilfsmittel 

St. Gallen · Since 1982

The core activity of SZBLIND is to support people with deafblindness or hearing impairments and enable them to participate in social and societal life as unrestrictedly as possible. To this end, the company offers various services, which are financed by contributions from the disability insurance, membership fees, sales of goods and donations.

Stiftung Heimgärten Aargau 

Aarau · Since 2024

Stiftung Heimgärten Aargau provides housing and support services for women with psychological impairments. Services include tiered residential options (residential house, shared flats, studios), ambulatory support, day-structure programmes and adapted workplaces such as workshops and a secondhand boutique.

Stiftung Longo Mai 

Basel · Since 2005

Stiftung Longo Mai supports and funds the establishment and activities of solidarity-based communities and cooperatives in rural and peripheral areas. Its work includes projects in agriculture, seed conservation, forestry and woodcraft, training and hosting, publications and solidarity campaigns.

Stiftung Solidaritätsfonds von wohnbaugenossenschaften schweiz - verband der gemeinnützigen wohnbauträger 

Zurich · Since 1999

Stiftung Solidaritätsfonds von wohnbaugenossenschaften schweiz - verband der gemeinnützigen wohnbauträger provides mainly low-interest, repayable loans to capital-weak but development-capable non-profit housing providers for renovation, new construction, acquisition of properties and suitable land. The foundation also supports measures to increase the market share and quality of non-profit housing and may award limited non-repayable contributions; loans typically range from CHF 5,000 to CHF 60,000 per dwelling with repayment terms of about 20–25 years.

Stiftung Solinvest 

Zurich · Since 2009

Stiftung Sozialprojekte Concordia 

Zug · Since 2020

Concordia Sozialprojekte is a non-profit organization whose core activity is to support and promote social projects in the poorest countries in Europe, particularly in the area of child, youth and family welfare. It works with companies and partners to collect donations and support for its projects and to improve the living conditions of disadvantaged people.

Stiftung Vier-Quellen-Weg im Gotthardmassiv 

Seedorf Ur · Since 2010

The company's core activity is the operation and marketing of the Four Sources Trail, a hiking trail in the Gotthard massif in Switzerland. The company offers information, services and products related to the hiking trail, such as hiking guides, package deals, luggage transport and accommodation. It is a tourism company specializing in the organization and implementation of hikes and trips in the Gotthard massif.

Symbiotics Capacity Building SA 

Geneva · Since 2024

Symbiotics Capacity Building SA provides technical assistance, consulting and education services for development finance and financial inclusion. It designs and manages technical assistance projects across areas such as governance, product development, social performance, risk management, digital financial services, green energy and agriculture finance, maintains a consultant database and organises immersive Learning Journeys for investors and finance professionals.

Symbiotics Association for Sustainable Development 

Geneva · Since 2017

Symbiotics Association for Sustainable Development manages technical assistance projects and capacity‑building programmes to strengthen financial intermediaries and promote financial inclusion in emerging and frontier economies. It coordinates donor-funded contributions, develops consultant-led assignments, maintains an expert database and organises learning journeys for investors and finance professionals.

Thomi-Hopf-Stiftung 

Allschwil · Since 1983

The core activity of the Thomi-Hopf Foundation is the promotion of projects for socially disadvantaged people in Northwestern Switzerland, particularly in the areas of children and young people, the elderly and those suffering from mental health issues.

Tierschutzbund Zürich 

Illnau · Since 2015

The core activity of the company is animal welfare, in particular the fight against animal transports on land and sea, as well as the support of animal welfare projects and education on animal welfare issues.

Verein Europäische Kooperative Longo Mai 

Basel · Since 1976

Verein PARANDALO 

Zurich · Since 2011

Verein PARANDALO operates Zentrum Parandalo and provides counselling, accompaniment, referrals, case management and information events for people with migration backgrounds and people with disabilities.