TSADIK Foundation is a private family philanthropy created in the 90’s. It pursues the enhancement of human dignity and joy on a global basis, supporting organizations and individuals who :
- Work at reducing the suffering of people, with priority for regions in crisis regarding the needs of their populations (such as nutrition, health and basic resources)
- Act for the advancement of human rights, economic development and access to education , particularly in developing countries
- Promote cultural activities ( with a focus on contemporary arts) and spiritual development (mainly in the Jewish tradition and its relation to Israel) in western societies.
Organization
Tsadik’s board is comprised of members of the founding family and external experts in the various subjects directly relevant to the Foundation’s operations.
Tsadik conducts most of its philanthropic grant-making activity in close collaboration with a number of organizations (the “Umbrellas”) specializing in its focus areas. This operating model enables Tsadik members to leverage the local expertise of the Umbrellas’ field-based infrastructure, while engaging in a direct relationship with ultimate recipients of the grants, often small grassroot non-profits.
Tsadik Foundation is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Beside its philanthropic aim, Tsadik Foundation also supports contemporary art through Kadist Art Foundation. Kadist encourages the contribution of the arts to society, collecting and producing contemporary artworks and conducting programs to promote the artist's role as cultural agent.
Tsadik Foundation pursues leverage of sustainable solutions for reaching these goals:
- Microfinance solutions for the launch of income generating activities among vulnerable populations
- Venture philanthropy, with a preference for fledgling non-profits, causes with social impact that can scale-up or be replicated
- support of “social entrepreneur” who demonstrate their resolve and creativity in the pursuit of these goals.
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Breakdown of philanthropic grant-making
Since inception, the breakdown of Tsadik’s philanthropic grants (excluding its involvement in Kadist Art Foundation) has been the following:
Contacts
For additionnal informations regarding the foundation, not including grants applications which are not received directly :
info(at)tsadik.org (Antispam precaution : replace (at) by @)
Tsadik Foundation