How is the ch Foundation financed?

The ch Foundation is financed by all 26 Swiss cantons. For projects commissioned by the Confederation – in particular in the field of pupil and teacher exchange and mobility – the ch Foundation receives compensation based on separate contracts and service agreements.

ch Foundation partners

  • Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK)
  • Federal Office of Culture (FOC)
  • Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET)
  • State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
  • State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER)
  • Pro Patria
  • Walter and Ambrosina Oertli Foundation
  • Sophie and Karl Binding Foundation
  • European Commission (for the fiduciary management of programme contributions)

Does the ch Foundation also provide subsidies to other projects?

The funding available to the ch Foundation is earmarked for a specific purpose; it is thus unable to contribute to any third-party projects, apart from those relating to exchange and mobility.

Downloads (in german and french only)

2011 Annual Report for the ch Foundation
Deed of foundation