{"id":6104,"date":"2023-01-16T11:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spheriq.ch\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-ticino\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:27:29","slug":"foundations-in-ticino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spheriq.ch\/en\/foundation-register\/foundations-in-ticino\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations in Ticino"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;min-height:322px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-light-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-9cb2c61b wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foundations in the Canton of Ticino<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With <strong>865 foundations<\/strong> in 2025, Ticino ranks among the Swiss cantons with the highest density of foundations. The 2026 Swiss Foundation Report records a <strong>density of 24.1 foundations<\/strong> <strong>per 10,000 residents<\/strong>. The considerable number of grant-making organizations is due to numerous new foundations being established: While there were only 410 foundations based in the canton of Ticino in 2000, that number had more than doubled by 2025. In 2022, net growth was still 0.8%, while in 2025 it reached 1.8%.   <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-3\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree fat\"><span class=\"title\">Regional foundation directory<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-genferseeregion\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Lake Geneva region<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-genf\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Geneva<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-waadt\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Vaud<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-wallis\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Valais<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-espace-mittelland\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Espace Mittelland<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-bern\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Berne<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-freiburg\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Fribourg<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-solothurn\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Solothurn<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-neuenburg\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Neuch\u00e2tel<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-jura\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Jura<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-nordwestschweiz\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Northwestern Switzerland<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-basel\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the Canton of Basel-Stadt<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-basel-landschaft\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Basel-Landschaft<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-aargau\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Aargau<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-zuerich\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Zurich<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div 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href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-appenzell-ausserrhoden\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-glarus\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Glarus<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-schaffhausen\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Schaffhausen<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-graubuenden\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Graub\u00fcnden<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-zentralschweiz\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations Central Switzerland<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-tree\"><div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-luzern\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Lucerne<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-uri\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Uri<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-schwyz\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Schwyz<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a href=\"\/stiftungsverzeichnis\/stiftungen-obwalden\"><span class=\"title\">Foundations in the canton of Obwalden<\/span><span class=\"count\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-item-tree\"><a 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The steady increase in the number of funding organizations over the past few decades clearly shows that philanthropy is considered highly important in Ticino, both economically and socially. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One of the canton\u2019s most significant foundations is, for example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.spheriq.ch\/organizations\/fondazione-centro-di-competenze-non-profit-cenpro\">Cenpro Foundation<\/a>, short for Centro Competenze Non Profit. This nonprofit foundation was established with the goal of expanding knowledge about philanthropy and promoting collaboration within civil society. This makes it, to date, one of a kind among Swiss foundations.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of focus, the Ticino region is dominated by the fields of social services, education, health, and the arts and culture. Research, science, development, as well as politics, society, and the economy also play an important role. Most funding organizations operate regionally within the canton; however, some foundations are active at the national or international level and are therefore subject to federal oversight.  <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-size-24-font-size\">Distribution of Funding Organizations in Ticino<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Many foundation descriptions in Ticino are written in Italian. As one of Switzerland\u2019s two Italian-speaking cantons and due to its geographical proximity to Italy, the grant-making landscape is shaped accordingly, both linguistically and culturally. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(114deg,rgba(255,0,255,0.32) 0%,rgba(255,0,0,0.65) 98%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row justify-content-center align-items-center\">\n\t\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-size-24-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.1\"><strong>For nonprofits:<\/strong> Collect <strong>donations online<\/strong> for your organization and projects or find suitable foundations with clever <strong>research tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-btn-primary is-style-btn-primary--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/spheriq.ch\/en\/prices\/\">Discover the offer now<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to Italian, German and Lombard dialects are also spoken in this part of Switzerland. Although Bellinzona is the capital of the Swiss canton, the district of Lugano\u2014with its capital of the same name\u2014is the most populous part of Ticino. This also has an impact on the foundation landscape: most of Ticino\u2019s funding organizations are based in this area.  <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-size-24-font-size\">Digital Fundraising &amp; Collecting Donations in the Canton of Ticino<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If you feel firmly rooted in the world of philanthropy, Spheriq is the perfect place for you: This Swiss platform for charitable engagement is the go-to resource for nonprofit organizations, fundraisers, and foundations active in Ticino. Thanks to smart search options and filters in our foundation directory, you can quickly and easily find the right foundation in Ticino and throughout Switzerland. Donating itself is also a breeze with our digital donation platform: a donation button and an integrated donation form make supporting charitable causes intuitive. By creating your own profile, you\u2014as a nonprofit or funding organization\u2014also have the opportunity to connect with other nonprofits and showcase your projects.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-size-20-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Spheriq keeps you up to date on all the latest developments in the world of nonprofit work. Through our <a href=\"https:\/\/spheriq.ch\/en\/blog-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a>, which features the integrated industry magazine *The Philanthropist*, we provide you with the latest information. In addition, you\u2019ll have access to numerous publications, e-learning courses, events, and much more. 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