Information about memorial donations

The deceased person or you as a bereaved person can decide to support a particular aid project. In order to be able to meet your wishes, we ask you to proceed as follows: 

• Determine the intended purpose. 
• Notify us of the name of the deceased and the address of the bereaved family by email or telephone. 
• In the death notice, give our IBAN number as in the example below: 

«Instead of flowers, remember the deceased with a donation to Caritas Switzerland. IBAN CH69 0900 0000 6000 700 4, Note: Hans Muster» 

We thank the donor personally for each individual memorial donation. After four weeks, the bereaved family receives a list of the people who made a donation in memory of the deceased person (without individual amounts). This gives you the opportunity to express your thanks. 

Make a donation in memory of the deceased person. You have three options: 

• Transfer your condolence donation via payment slip or bank transfer. Add the first and last name of the deceased  person to the payment purpose. 

• Donate directly online using the form. You can enter the name of the deceased in the comments field. 

• Donate directly via the Twint-QR code (to download). You can enter the name of the deceased in the comments field. If you want to donate to a specific project we can create an individual Twint-QR code for you. 

Name Caritas Switzerland as the beneficiary of the collection at the funeral service. Discuss your wish with the priest. After the funeral, the church administration can transfer the collected amount to our IBAN CH69 0900 0000 6000 7000 4 or online with a note of the death and the address of the bereaved family. This gives us the opportunity to thank them for the donation. 

Example
Communication field/payment purpose: death Hans Muster, 8000 Zurich 
Bereaved address: Sabine Muster, Musterstrasse 17, 6000 Lucerne