The filters are a powerful tool in the Spheriq search. You can use them to search precisely for funding organisations and foundations. Combining several filters and linking filters and a search term enables very precise searches.
Please note: If you select several filter groups, these are linked with an AND function (i.e. the number of search results decreases with each additional filter group, as all filter groups must match the search result). However, if you select different filters within a filter group, these are linked with an OR function (i.e. the search results only have to match at least one filter).
Here we explain the individual filters in detail.
Type of impact
Filter organisations by their form of impact. The following options are available:
All organisations
Funding organisations – support others with financial contributions.
Non-profit organisations – operate directly and implement their own projects.
Projects – specific initiatives or programmes carried out by organisations.
Topics
Filter organisations according to their thematic focus. The subject area indicates the focus of an organisation's charitable work or funding activities. Expand the filters to display even more specific sub-topics. There are 75 topic areas in total.
The topics are based on and reflect the Swiss foundation landscape. They are therefore based on the foundations currently in existence and their thematic characteristics.
Available topics:
Social (Charitable Purposes, Support for People in Need)
Education
Art and Culture
Research, Science, Development
Health
Politics, Society, Economy
Environmental Protection, Animal Welfare
Development Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid
Ethics, Religion, Church
Leisure and Sport
Nonprofit in General
Target groups
Filter organisations according to the target group of their funding activities or charitable work. Like the thematic areas, the target groups are also orientated towards the foundation landscape and its focus. For example, children and young people are listed separately in order to do justice to the weighting of this target group. In addition to specific individuals (such as the elderly or unemployed), there are also non-human target groups such as animals or organisations/companies.
Options include:
Open/All
Poor, People in Need
Professional Group According to the Foundation's Orientation (e.g. Artists, Researchers)
Pupils, Trainees, Students
Children
Young People
Organisations and/or Companies According to the Foundation's Orientation
Sick People (e.g. Mentally and Physically Acutely Ill, Addicts)
People with Physical and/or Mental Disabilities
Older People
Various Groups of Beneficiaries (e.g. Prisoners)
Animals
Families, Parents, Relatives
Religious Communities
Women, Mothers
Mountain Population
Men, Fathers
Unemployed
Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Foreigners
Area of activity
You can use this filter to filter organisations according to their geographical area of activity. This is useful for narrowing down your search locally. Please note that the impact areas do not filter exclusively. This means that an organisation with an area of activity of "Zurich" also has an area of activity of "Switzerland". Filters include:
Continents: e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, etc.
Subregions and individual countries (e.g. Africa > North Africa > Algeria)
Developing and Emerging Countries
Abroad (General)
Date of foundation
Here you can filter organisations by the date they were founded. This filter is helpful, for example, to filter for newly founded organisations.
City & postcode
You can use this filter to filter organisations by the location of their headquarters. Example: A foundation based in Schaffhausen may have an area of activity in Africa. You can filter by entering the postcode or the name of the location in the text field.
Note: This refers to the legal address, not the geographic area of activity.
Canton
This filter works in a similar way to the "City & postcode" filter. You filter organisations according to the cantonal location of their headquarters. For example, you can easily filter for foundations based in the canton of Zurich.
Note: This also refers to the legal address, not the impact area.
Legal form
You can use this filter to filter the legal form of the organisation. You will find all common legal forms in the foundation landscape here. For example, you can easily search for tax-exempt charitable organisations.
Available options:
All Legal Types
Foundation
Dedicated Fund
Association
Inc
Ltd
Sole Proprietorship
Public Legal
Foreign Legal Form
Cooperative
Tax Exempt
SDGs
Filter here for organisations that are dedicated to achieving one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs for short). There are 17 SDGs in total. In this filter you will find the organisations that have indicated on their Spheriq portrait whether and which of the SDGs they are pursuing.
Available options:
All SDGs
Quality education
Good health and well-being
Reduced inequalities
No poverty
Decent work and economic growth
Partnerships for the goals
Climate action
Zero hunger
Gender equality
Sustainable cities and communities
Life on land
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Responsible consumption and production
Peace, justice and strong institutions
Cleanwater and sanitation
Life below water
Affordable and clean energy
Certifications
Here you can filter organisations according to their certifications. The common certifications in the third sector are listed. The certifications are entered by the organisations themselves on their Spheriq portrait and can then be filtered.
Available:
Zewo
NPO Management Excellence (FMM)
Membership
Here you can filter organisations according to their membership of one of the major Swiss associations for foundations: SwissFoundations and proFonds.