Christoph Merian Stiftung
Basel, Switzerland
About
Christoph Merian Stiftung is a grant-making foundation based in Basel, Switzerland working on community development, children & youth, arts & culture +12 more.
The Christoph Merian Stiftung (CMS) is a charitable public-law foundation based in Basel, Switzerland. It promotes social cohesion, cultural diversity and the responsible use of nature in the trinational Basel region, which spans Switzerland, France and Germany, and it describes itself as politically and denominationally independent. The foundation funds projects in the focus areas Leben, Zusammenhalt and Zukunft, and currently supports around 345 projects. Its funding covers social, cultural, environmental and community initiatives, including support for organisations working with children, young people, women, refugees, people in poverty and older residents. It also manages its own real estate and land portfolio, including the Dreispitz area, and operates the Merian Gärten, the Cartoonmuseum Basel and the Christoph Merian Verlag. The foundation was established under the will of Christoph Merian and Margaretha Merian, and it publishes annual reports and accounts under Swiss GAAP FER 21. Its head office is at St. Alban-Vorstadt 12 in Basel.
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KinderGleisKreis
Children & Youth
Temporary construction-site playground on the Gleisbogen in Dreispitz for children aged five to twelve, open April to mid-November, funded by the foundation.
ECHO Basel
Peace & Conflict
Public event series on global conflicts and their local effects, with dialogue and cultural elements, organised with Swisspeace and running to 2027.
MINT-Treffs
Education
Leisure offering for primary-school girls in Basel-Stadt promoting interest in STEM subjects, run with jumpps*.
Klimadach Gundeldinger Feld
Environment & Climate
Green roof project in the Gundeldinger Feld intended to reduce heat, create habitats and develop a transferable model for existing roofs.
Basler Stadtbuch
Heritage
Free online public service offering current city dossiers, digitised city books since 1879, the Basler Chronik and daily Basel entries.
Merian Gärten, Cartoonmuseum Basel and Christoph Merian Verlag
Arts & Culture
Three institutions operated directly by the foundation as part of its non-profit engagement.
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Schweizerische Friedensstiftung Swisspeace, HEKS Hilfswerk der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche Schweiz, GGG Benevol, Robi-Spiel-Aktionen Basel, Kinderbüro Basel, Verein Surprise
