April 1, 2026
Foundations in Scotland made £601m (€696m) of grants in their latest financial year, and hold just under £4bn (€4.6bn) of net funds, according to new research. The […]
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February 25, 2026
The 60 largest foundations in Germany distributed €6.8bn in 2024, according to data from the Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen (BDS), a nonprofit supporting the sector. The charities with the […]
June 25, 2025
Grantmaking foundations in Switzerland give approximately 6bn CHF (€6.4bn) to charities each year – double the figure previously assumed. This is according to the latest Rapport […]
May 14, 2025
There are approximately 175,203 foundations across Europe with combined assets of nearly half a trillion euros, and a total annual expenditure of €76bn, according to a […]
November 8, 2023
This month, our Brussels correspondent Patrick Gibbels shares how EFA has joined a consortium of civil society organisations from across Europe that is working to further […]
July 13, 2022
With the foundation sector playing a critical role in Spain but facing decreasing income and increasing levels of bureaucracy, Isabel Peñalosa Esteban, director of institutional relations […]