Grant-making foundation in
Lucerne

Elisabeth Bachmann-Ambühl-Stiftung

Since 1980 · 11–20 empl.

Elisabeth Bachmann-Ambühl-Stiftung supports women facing financial hardship in asserting their rights. Subject to eligibility criteria, it covers costs for legal advice, out-of-court inquiries and legal representation before authorities.

Maria und Walter Strebi-Erni Stiftung

Since 1982 · 1–10 empl.

Maria und Walter Strebi-Erni Stiftung promotes and supports cultural life. Its focus is on music projects, and it also supports performing arts projects connected with the city and canton of Lucerne.

Herbert Haag-Stiftung für Freiheit in der Kirche

Since 1985 · 11–20 empl.

Herbert Haag-Stiftung für Freiheit in der Kirche promotes an open-minded, ecumenically oriented Catholic faith. It awards prizes to individuals and institutions who speak freely or act courageously within Christianity, and occasionally supports publications, conferences and research directly related to promoting freedom in the Church.

Stiftung zur Erhaltung bäuerlicher Familienbetriebe

Since 1985 · 1–10 empl.

Stiftung zur Erhaltung bäuerlicher Familienbetriebe works to preserve and support farms run by farming families with ecologically balanced practices. It helps finance investments and projects through interest-free loans and grants, and advises on and facilitates farm succession outside the family.

Marianne und Curt Dienemann-Stiftung

Since 1986 · 1–10 empl.

Marianne und Curt Dienemann-Stiftung supports young, talented artists in music and literature. It holds an annual music competition and a literature prize every two years, and also provides support for concert and literary projects in Central Switzerland.

CSS Stiftung zur Förderung von sozialen Massnahmen in der Kranken- und Unfallversicherung und zur Unterstützung von Härtefällen

Since 1988 · 1–10 empl.

CSS Stiftung zur Förderung von sozialen Massnahmen in der Kranken- und Unfallversicherung und zur Unterstützung von Härtefällen supports people who face financial hardship through no fault of their own as a result of illness, accident or maternity. It promotes social projects in health and accident insurance and recognises organisations working on social measures.

Stiftung Chorschule des Luzerner Chors

Since 1994 · 11–20 empl.

Stiftung Chorschule des Luzerner Chors supports cultural initiatives, particularly choir training and music education. It may provide financial support for the training and further education of adult singers, musical events and related activities.

Stiftung Breitensport

Since 1996 · 11–20 empl.

Stiftung Breitensport supports grassroots sports projects and organisations, including activities for children and young people, adults, seniors, and people with or without disabilities. It provides financial support to non-profit clubs and organisations and develops its own initiatives to promote sport and physical activity.

Arthur Waser Stiftung

Since 1999 · 11–20 empl.

Arthur Waser Stiftung is a private non-profit foundation that supports education in Tanzania, Ghana and Ethiopia in cooperation with African partner organisations. In Central Switzerland, it supports institutions and projects in the arts and culture, social affairs and popular sports.

Stiftung Hilfe für betagte Menschen in Bedrängnis

Since 1999 · 1–10 empl.

Stiftung Hilfe für betagte Menschen in Bedrängnis supports older people facing emergencies and crises with one-time financial grants. The charitable foundation contributes to needs such as medical treatment, domestic assistance and moves for social reasons.

Rütli-Stiftung

Since 2000 · 1–10 empl.

Rütli-Stiftung is an umbrella foundation that provides legal and organisational services to people pursuing charitable aims. It offers sub-foundations and arrangements to direct investment returns to charitable purposes, and advises on setting up, managing and administering independent foundations.

KOLPING-Stiftung

Since 2000 · 1–10 empl.

KOLPING-Stiftung is Kolping Schweiz’s national social assistance foundation. It supports people in need and carries out social and charitable work.

zeugindesign-Stiftung

Since 2003 · 1–10 empl.

zeugindesign-Stiftung promotes visual design and supports the graphic design class at the Lucerne vocational baccalaureate school and the Department of Design and Art at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. It awards prizes and can provide support for exceptional visual design projects.

Daria Nyzankiwska Tanz Stiftung

Since 2004 · 1–10 empl.

Daria Nyzankiwska Tanz Stiftung supports dance and ballet, particularly by providing scholarships and financial grants to talented dance students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Happel Foundation

Since 2006 · 1–10 empl.

Happel Foundation is a charitable foundation that funds projects for sustainable social and economic development. It supports poverty alleviation in Asia and Africa and people in difficult circumstances in Central Switzerland, following a help-for-self-help approach.

Foundation Benedict

Since 2007 · 11–20 empl.

Foundation Benedict is a charitable foundation that supports projects worldwide connected with the Benedictine tradition. Its work focuses on maintaining and preserving the Sant’Anselmo university in Rome, improving its infrastructure, supporting new courses of study and providing scholarships.

Christa Foundation

Since 2007 · 1–10 empl.

Christa Foundation supports orphaned and semi-orphaned children in Africa by funding charitable organizations that advance this purpose. It contributes to selected projects rather than running projects itself.

Stiftung für das Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

Since 2007 · 11–20 empl.

Stiftung für das Luzerner Sinfonieorchester works to strengthen the orchestra’s artistic profile regionally, nationally and internationally. It supports the maintenance of the orchestra’s current size, artistic projects and music projects for children and young people.

Rosa Steffen-Mörgeli-Stiftung

Since 2012 · 11–20 empl.

Rosa Steffen-Mörgeli-Stiftung supports children and young people who are both in need and musically gifted by contributing to the cost of piano lessons. It also funds music-school projects that encourage playing piano together, combining piano with other instruments or singing, and improvisation.

Stiftung pro jungwacht blauring

Since 2012 · 1–10 empl.·4.3(6)

Stiftung pro jungwacht blauring supports and promotes the activities of Jungwacht Blauring at local, regional, cantonal and national levels. It funds projects and events, supports the training and further education of leaders, and helps families affected by poverty with camp costs and membership fees.

Walter Pfister Stiftung

Since 2013 · 1–10 empl.

Walter Pfister Stiftung promotes humour across cultural fields by periodically awarding financial prizes to witty and humorous productions connected to the Basel region. Eligible fields include music, theatre, comedy, literature, journalism and visual arts.

Zimmermann-KMU-Stiftung

Since 2014 · 1–10 empl.

Zimmermann-KMU-Stiftung supports small and medium-sized enterprises at different stages of development. It provides assistance, particularly loans for investments in tangible assets, to businesses in start-up, growth and investment phases, processing applications in collaboration with Lucerne’s economic development agency.

Dr. Ernst-Günther Bröder Stiftung

Since 2016 · 1–10 empl.

Dr. Ernst-Günther Bröder Stiftung supports charitable projects worldwide in education, development aid, health and social affairs. Its work focuses on people in need, especially children and young people, and promotes self-help.

Fundacija Lah

Since 2017 · 11–20 empl.

Fundacija Lah is a charitable foundation that supports cultural projects in Switzerland and internationally, particularly in visual art, theatre, film, dance and music. It acquires and preserves artworks, supports research into them and provides public access to art.

Hedy Glor-Meyer Stiftung

Since 2017 · 1–10 empl.

Hedy Glor-Meyer Stiftung supports charitable projects and initiatives in Switzerland. Half of its support is allocated to clinical and applied ophthalmology research, and half to clinical and applied cancer research.

Stiftung M & M (Migranten und Musik)

Since 2017 · 1–10 empl.

Stiftung M & M (Migranten und Musik) helps people with limited financial means access culture, particularly classical music. It supports primarily low-income students from non-EU countries at Swiss higher-education institutions, provides concert tickets through Caritas’s KulturLegi programme, and supports smaller projects related to migration and music.

Marlene Porsche Stiftung

Since 2017 · 1–10 empl.

Marlene Porsche Stiftung is focused on two projects and does not currently plan to expand its portfolio. It is not accepting funding applications at present.

Mount Zion Foundation

Since 2020 · 1–10 empl.

Mount Zion Foundation is a charitable ecclesiastical foundation that awards the Mount Zion Award. The prize recognizes people who contribute to understanding among Judaism, Christianity and Islam and to the peace process in the Middle East.

Stiftung Schweizer Wirtschaftspolitik

Since 2021 · 21–50 empl.

Stiftung Schweizer Wirtschaftspolitik is the charitable funding foundation of the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy. It supports independent academic research into economic policy issues, particularly those concerning Switzerland, with the aim of informing practical recommendations for policymakers, businesses and society.

Bruno H. Schurter Stiftung

Since 2021 · 1–10 empl.

Bruno H. Schurter Stiftung promotes and supports current and retired employees, and their relatives, of companies held by SCHURTER Holding AG in Switzerland and abroad. Its support includes vocational education and training for young employees and assistance to employees facing hardship, for example due to illness, accident or disability.

BRUNEX Stiftung

Since 1948 · 1–10 empl.

Stiftung Luzerner Kantorei

Since 2002 · 11–20 empl.·5.0(4)

Stiftung Luzerner Kantorei promotes vocal training for children and young people from Central Switzerland. It particularly supports Luzerner Kantorei projects that develop its choirs at all levels.

Werco Foundation

Since 2020 · 1–10 empl.

Werco Foundation is a charitable foundation that supports athletes, teams and sporting events. Its supported projects include individual athletes, SC Bern and the ITF Luzern Junior tennis tournament.

Sterbe- und Unterstützungskasse des Verbandes Schweizerischer Polizei-Beamter

Since 2008 · 11–20 empl.·3.0(4)

Sterbe- und Unterstützungskasse des Verbandes Schweizerischer Polizei-Beamter provides death benefits to the surviving relatives of deceased section members. It also offers financial assistance and loans to members and the families of deceased members facing financial hardship.

ON Foundation

Since 2018 · 11–20 empl.·5.0(3)

ON Foundation is an independent foundation working in orthopedic tissue regeneration. It promotes research and innovation, supports clinicians through education and knowledge-sharing, and connects professionals to advance the development of improved treatment strategies.

Stiftung Zukunft Kinderspital Zentralschweiz

Since 2020 · 1–10 empl.

Stiftung Zukunft Kinderspital Zentralschweiz is a private, independent foundation that supports the development of paediatric medicine at Kinderspital Zentralschweiz. It funds projects in infrastructure, support for patients and families, and medical innovation to advance care for children and young people.

Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne

Since 2003 · 11–20 empl.·4.0(1)

Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne is a nonprofit private foundation that supports professionally run projects in visual art, music and cultural education worldwide. Its grants include exhibitions, music projects and programmes that introduce children and young people to art and music.

Stiftung für klinische Forschung des Luzerner Kantonsspitals

Since 2022 · 21–50 empl.

Stiftung für klinische Forschung des Luzerner Kantonsspitals promotes scientific research and teaching across clinical disciplines. It provides financial support for research projects and researchers at the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital and its subsidiaries.