Housing & Homelessness non-profits in Switzerland
Browse 65 homelessness charities and non-profit housing organisations in Switzerland. Compare programmes, beneficiaries and how each is funded.
Showing 12 of 65 organisations
CompanyWhat they do
- Verein Kleinwohnformen SchweizBern, SwitzerlandHousing & Homelessness · Environment & Climate
- Impact Bridges GroupGuelph, CanadaInternational development · Community development +6 more
- APAktion PRO MesendorfMuttenz, SwitzerlandCommunity development · Education +2 more
- Gemeinnützige Stiftung WohnhilfeBasel, SwitzerlandHousing & Homelessness · Employment & Skills
- SSShelterBox SchweizZürich, SwitzerlandHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Housing & Homelessness
- FHFondation Hans WilsdorfCarouge, SwitzerlandCommunity development · Employment & Skills +10 more
- WGWohnbaugenossenschaft GiebelBern, SwitzerlandHousing & Homelessness · Community development
- SOSuchthilfe OstOlten, SwitzerlandAddiction · Health +4 more
- VIVivolaLangenthal, SwitzerlandElderly care · Housing & Homelessness
- SWStiftung WendepunktMuhen, SwitzerlandEmployment & Skills · Community development +2 more
- BLBaugenossenschaft LettenZürich, SwitzerlandHousing & Homelessness · Community development
- Humanitarna udruga fra Mladen HrkaćZagreb, CroatiaHealth · Disability +4 more
Housing & Homelessness non-profits in Switzerland at a glance
Of the 65 Housing & Homelessness non-profits in Switzerland, the most common cause areas are Community development (57%), Employment & Skills (28%) and Addiction (22%).
Cause areas
- Community development57%
- Employment & Skills28%
- Addiction22%
- Poverty & Hunger22%
- Education20%
Organisation types
- Operating foundation28%
- Association25%
- NGO9%
- Grant-making foundation8%
- Faith-based organisation6%
Beneficiaries
- Families40%
- People in poverty38%
- Communities38%
- Homeless people32%
- Elderly people26%
Funding sources
- Individual donations37%
- Government funding12%
- Legacies12%
- Earned income12%
- Membership fees11%
Top cities
- Zürich15%
- Basel14%
- Bern5%
- Luzern5%
- Carouge3%
- Olten3%
Size
- 1-10 employees2%
- 11-50 employees3%
- 51-200 employees5%
- 1001-5000 employees2%
- 5000+ employees2%
Key facts
- 1993 is the median founding year
- 20% say donations are tax-deductible
- 75% name their programmes
- 29% invite volunteers
Figures from all 65 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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