Veronika Leutwyler Stiftung

Founded in 1990, Veronika Leutwyler Stiftung is a grant-making foundation based in Zürich, Switzerland working on education, employment & skills, disability +1 more.

The Veronika Leutwyler Stiftung is a Swiss foundation based in Zürich that promotes education and training for young people in Switzerland. It funds innovative, impact-oriented projects and organisations that help young people with special needs make a successful transition from school into vocational training, and that work to advance equal educational opportunities. It operates the Veronika Leutwyler Bildungsfonds, which provides scholarships and interest-free loans to motivated young adults, with a focus on care leavers. The foundation was established in 1990 by Swiss entrepreneur Hans A. Leutwyler in memory of his late daughter and is mainly financed by rental income from its own properties. It does not accept unsolicited applications; it works with selected partner organisations and actively approaches organisations of interest, often in partnership with other funders.