Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Sophie and Karl Binding Foundation is inviting applications for its grants program.
The Binding Foundation is a donor foundation acting nationwide in the sections Environment, Social Work and Culture.
Forms of Support
- Knows two forms of support:
- Makes financial contributions in response to requests for support.
- Commits at an operational level by developing its own projects (e.g. EchangeChoeurs) or joining long-term multi-year cooperations (e.g. LIFT, Binding Sélection d’Artistes, Binding First Dance, DreamTeam, Tavolo Ticino).
Focus
- Environment: In terms of environmental promotion, the Binding Foundation supports projects aimed at promoting biodiversity and enhancing high-quality landscaped spaces.
- Social Work: As part of the promotion of sociability, the Binding Foundation is committed to social cohesion and equal opportunities in Switzerland. It has an eye for the integration of children and adolescents as well as for the strengthening of social participation and exchanges between linguistic regions .
- Culture: In the promotion of culture, the Binding Foundation strives to ensure the lasting preservation of architectural monuments . It also sponsors high-level artistic activity carried out on a professional basis in selected sectors of music, dance and the visual arts.
What They Support
- You can send them your requests for support in the following fields of action: biodiversity and landscape , inclusion of children and adolescents , social cohesion , cultural heritage – architectural monuments and the arts – ancient music . They will be happy to receive your requests for collaboration for their Binding Sélection d’Artistes and Binding First Dance programs by email or by telephone.
Ineligible
- Project types
- Projects taking place outside Switzerland
- Fundraising actions and general donation campaigns
- Festivals, jubilees, open days
- Conferences, seminars, congresses, cycles of events
- Contributions for diploma work/dissertations, scholarships
- Research and publications without concrete application potential
- Subsidies for publications, films
- Exhibitions (except within the framework of their Binding Sélection d’Artistes promotion programme)
- Recipients
- Individuals, families, schools
- Profit-oriented companies (SA, limited liability company, sole proprietorship)
- Federal and cantonal authorities
- Fundraising organizations (i.e. large charitable organizations that invite a large number of people to participate in fundraisers every year)
- Financial aspects
- Company costs and deficits (annual recurring costs)
- Post-term loans and financing
- Business-related projects (e.g. company foundations, investment grants, tourism)
For more information, visit Sophie and Karl Binding Foundation.