Our vision

We envision a future where the disadvantaged and the privileged work together to create opportunities and share in a more equitable world.

Our mission

We are committed to reducing wealth inequality, recognising that wealth goes beyond monetary assets. We convene the leading thinkers and actors on wealth inequality and support projects around the world that drive change and use the potential to inspire others. The projects we support are united in a common approach: that of bringing together the disadvantaged and the privileged so they can work together, share their knowledge and networks and create equal opportunities.

Our values

We are committed to reflecting on our values and ensuring our practices are consistent with them. They serve as a guide for our actions, behaviour, and decisions.

Why did we choose to address inequalities?

Wealth inequality is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It not only impacts social mobility across generations, but also limits opportunities for education, housing, healthcare, technological access and the ability to generate income, perpetuating a vicious, never-ending cycle. This imbalance in wealth does more than just affect individual lives; it also creates broader social issues. It leads to a lack of trust, violence and unrest that can have a deeply detrimental impact on societies. Recognising this, the Julius Baer Foundation supports partner organisations around the world and aims to be a trusted convener. We strive to create opportunities that address different systemic factors of inequality and educate the next generation about this lingering discrepancy between the privileged and the disadvantaged.

Individuals, communities and regions can only thrive with genuine collaboration across the wealth divide – a divide that we aim to bridge. Once we see one another for our potential and shared purpose rather than for our backgrounds, we pave the way for dialogue and collaboration. And once the doors are open for everybody, innovation can spark the tangible actions needed to solve humanity’s problems.

As the charitable foundation of a trusted partner to the world’s wealthy since 1890, the Julius Baer Foundation is ideally equipped to use its international network to connect the privileged and the disadvantaged. We seek to use our platform to provide education, share prosperity and contribute to a world of equal opportunities.

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Our partner organisations

The Julius Baer Foundation supports initiatives around the world that drive change, have the potential to inspire others, and are united in one common approach: that the disadvantaged and the privileged work together to share their knowledge and networks, and thereby create equal opportunities.

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