Our vision

We envision a future where individuals across the wealth spectrum collaborate to create opportunities and share in a more equitable world.

Our mission

We are committed to reducing wealth inequality, recognising that wealth encompasses more than just financial resources. We convene leading thinkers and actors on wealth inequality and support projects worldwide that drive change and use the opportunity to inspire others. The projects we support share a common approach: they unite individuals, groups and organisations across the wealth spectrum to collaborate, share knowledge and networks to 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 a significant challenge that affects many aspects of life, from education and healthcare to economic stability. This imbalance can lead to broader social issues, including diminished trust and increased unrest. By supporting partner organisations globally, we aim to address systemic factors of inequality and foster collaboration. Our goal is to open doors for dialogue and innovation, bridging the wealth divide to create opportunities for all. Through our extensive network, we strive to connect diverse groups and contribute to a more equitable world.

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 can pave the way for dialogue and collaboration. And once the doors are open for everyone, 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 share one common approach:

they unite individuals, groups and organisations across the wealth spectrum to collaborate, share knowledge and networks to create equal opportunities. 

Grant application

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