Carers non-profits in Switzerland
Browse 154 charities supporting unpaid carers and the people they care for in Switzerland. Compare programmes, beneficiaries and how each is funded.
Showing 12 of 154 organisations
CompanyWhat they do
- FRFondation Rive-NeuveBlonay, SwitzerlandHealth · Education
- Zürcher LighthouseZürich, SwitzerlandHealth · Elderly care

- SAStiftung Alterszentrum Region BülachBülach, SwitzerlandElderly care · Health
- PLPalliativ LuzernKriens, SwitzerlandHealth
- PFPro Familia SchweizBern, SwitzerlandChildren & Youth
- LGLigue genevoise contre le cancerGenève, SwitzerlandHealth · Medical research
- SASanguaCuraLuzern, SwitzerlandHealth · Medical research +1 more
- SGSophie Guyer AlterszentrumPfäffikon ZH, SwitzerlandElderly care · Health
- RSRheumaliga SchweizZürich, SwitzerlandHealth
- VSVerein Skoliose SchweizLuzern, SwitzerlandHealth · Disability +2 more
- European Glaucoma SocietyZug, SwitzerlandHealth · Science & Research +1 more

- PSPromozione Salute SvizzeraBern, SwitzerlandHealth · Mental health +3 more
Carers non-profits in Switzerland at a glance
Of the 154 Carers non-profits in Switzerland, the most common cause areas are Health (68%), Disability (33%) and Children & Youth (28%).
Cause areas
- Health68%
- Disability33%
- Children & Youth28%
- Mental health24%
- Education21%
Organisation types
- Association59%
- Operating foundation18%
- Charity7%
- Network or umbrella5%
- Grant-making foundation3%
Beneficiaries
- Patients57%
- Families54%
- Children33%
- People with disabilities31%
- Elderly people22%
Funding sources
- Individual donations73%
- Membership fees35%
- Government funding25%
- Legacies14%
- Earned income13%
Top cities
- Zürich18%
- Bern13%
- Lausanne4%
- Zug3%
- Basel3%
- Luzern2%
Size
- 1-10 employees2%
- 51-200 employees5%
- 201-500 employees2%
- 1001-5000 employees1%
- 5000+ employees1%
Key facts
- 2000 is the median founding year
- 33% say donations are tax-deductible
- 2% publish a charity number
- 87% name their programmes
- 31% invite volunteers
Figures from a sample of 126 of the 154 non-profits, as published on their own websites. Shares count only what a profile states, so they are a floor rather than a census.
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