Finance

Caritas Switzerland in figures

How is Caritas Switzerland funded? How high is the proportion of private donations and how high that of public sector contributions? How does Caritas Switzerland allocate these funds? This page gives you the answers.

An overview of key figuresfrom 2022

Caritas Switzerland’s income comes from numerous sources, ensuring broad-based funding of the organisation and its projects.
Caritas Switzerland’s income comes from numerous sources, ensuring broad-based funding of the organisation and its projects. © Caritas Switzerland
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Thanks to financing alliances with Swiss Solidarity, the federal government and other partner organisations in Switzerland and abroad, Caritas is able to quadruple the effect of each franc donated to it.
Thanks to financing alliances with Swiss Solidarity, the federal government and other partner organisations in Switzerland and abroad, Caritas is able to quadruple the effect of each franc donated to it. © Caritas Switzerland
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These figures were collected in accordance with the rules of Swiss GAAP FER 21 and the guidelines of the Zewo Foundation for determining administrative expenses of non-profit organisations.
These figures were collected in accordance with the rules of Swiss GAAP FER 21 and the guidelines of the Zewo Foundation for determining administrative expenses of non-profit organisations. © Caritas Switzerland
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Caritas Switzerland’s income comes from numerous sources, ensuring broad-based funding of the organisation and its projects.
Caritas Switzerland’s income comes from numerous sources, ensuring broad-based funding of the organisation and its projects. © Caritas Switzerland
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Thanks to financing alliances with Swiss Solidarity, the federal government and other partner organisations in Switzerland and abroad, Caritas is able to quadruple the effect of each franc donated to it.
Thanks to financing alliances with Swiss Solidarity, the federal government and other partner organisations in Switzerland and abroad, Caritas is able to quadruple the effect of each franc donated to it. © Caritas Switzerland
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These figures were collected in accordance with the rules of Swiss GAAP FER 21 and the guidelines of the Zewo Foundation for determining administrative expenses of non-profit organisations.
These figures were collected in accordance with the rules of Swiss GAAP FER 21 and the guidelines of the Zewo Foundation for determining administrative expenses of non-profit organisations. © Caritas Switzerland
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Caritas Switzerland’s income comes from numerous sources, ensuring broad-based funding of the organisation and its projects.
Caritas Switzerland’s income comes from numerous sources, ensuring broad-based funding of the organisation and its projects. © Caritas Switzerland
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Thanks to financing alliances with Swiss Solidarity, the federal government and other partner organisations in Switzerland and abroad, Caritas is able to quadruple the effect of each franc donated to it.
Thanks to financing alliances with Swiss Solidarity, the federal government and other partner organisations in Switzerland and abroad, Caritas is able to quadruple the effect of each franc donated to it. © Caritas Switzerland
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These figures were collected in accordance with the rules of Swiss GAAP FER 21 and the guidelines of the Zewo Foundation for determining administrative expenses of non-profit organisations.
These figures were collected in accordance with the rules of Swiss GAAP FER 21 and the guidelines of the Zewo Foundation for determining administrative expenses of non-profit organisations. © Caritas Switzerland
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Key figures

162

million

Swiss francs total income

(2022)

92.1

%

go directly to the projects

(2022)

7.9

%

is needed for administration/fundraising

(2022)

81

years

Caritas has been Zewo certified since 1942

(2023)

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Financial Report 2022

Financial Report 2022

Caritas Switzerland in figures

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Anlagereglement der Caritas Schweiz

Anlagereglement der Caritas Schweiz

Stand: September 2016 (German)

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Caritas has been a member of the Zewo Foundation since 1942. A Swiss certification body for non-profit organisations that collect donations. Zewo regularly checks whether its member organisations are using the donated funds for the purpose intended by the donors.

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