SwissFoundations, created in 2001 by eleven Swiss charitable foundations, is in charge of improving the image and development of donor foundations in Switzerland.
Its network is opened to all large or small donor foundations based in Switzerland or Liechtenstein working at a regional or international level.
In 2012, SwissFoundations members allocated funds of about 282 millions of Swiss francs; this represents more than 20% of the total estimated funding in entire Switzerland.