FINANCE
The foundation capital
The foundation capital amounts to CHF 6.8 million at the end of 2022.
Flow and use of funds from 1977 to 2022
From 1977 to 2022, the R. Geigy Foundation supported the Swiss TPH with a total of CHF 37,134,623.
Of this amount, CHF 12,022,127 (32%) went into research; CHF 4'728'239 was invested to support dissertations; CHF 389'410 for post-doctoral studies and CHF 709'697 for further education which corresponds to 13% in education and training.
CHF 11,153,235 was spent on providing infrastructure and CHF 410,855 on equipment, devices and instruments. This corresponds to a share of 30 %. Moreover, the R. Geigy Foundation offered CHF 7'318'506 (20%) strategic support to Swiss TPH in the last three years.
Various projects were supported with CHF 525,082 (1%) from the Ermitage Fund.
The anniversary package (for the 70th anniversary of the Swiss Tropical Institute and the Swiss TPH) and miscellaneous amounted to CHF 1,387,434 (4%).
Research:
CHF 12,022,127
Infrastructure:
CHF 11'153'235
Ermitage Fund:
CHF 525'082
Anniversary package:
CHF 1,387,434
Education and training:
CHF 4,728,239
Strategic support:
CHF 7'318'506
IMPACT
The R. Geigy-Stiftung supports the Swiss TPH in generating and validating scientific results and implementing them together with the local population. Since 1976, the foundation has supported this value chain from innovation to validation and implementation with about CHF 20 million. In addition, the R. Geigy-Stiftung supports individuals, infrastructure projects and projects for knowledge transfer.
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Innovation: CHF 184,679
