You can support the foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard in many ways. The following options are available:
Unassigned donations
You allow the persons responsible within the Foundation to utilise your donation in accordance with the Foundation's purpose.
Assigned contributions
You choose to support a specific funding area (e.g. education and training, purchase of a morion). In this case, please specify which area you would like to support.
Sponsorship
A sponsorship allows you to support the Pontifical Swiss Guard in the areas of education and training, logistics and infrastructure. However, you can also help the Foundation and the corps in numerous areas in an advisory function. We will hold a one-on-one consultation with you to try and find a suitable solution.
Administrative expenses
Low administrative costs are one of the Foundation Board's objectives, which works on an honorary basis. This ensures that your donations benefit the funding areas and projects of the Swiss Guard directly and in full.
Audit
Low administrative costs are one of the Foundation Board's objectives, which works on an honorary basis. This ensures that your donations benefit the funding areas and projects of the Swiss Guard directly and in full.
Fiscal treatment of donations
The Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard was recognized as a non-profit organisation on 4 October 2002 by decree of the cantonal tax authorities of Fribourg. Donations to the Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard are fully deductible from income tax in Switzerland in accordance with Art. 56 (g) and (h) of the Swiss Federal Income Tax Act (FITA), as long as they do not exceed (depending on the canton) 10% of the taxable income reduced by the donations.
Depending on the country, contributions from the EU zone are treated comparably with Swiss legislation. The Foundation also has special agreements with individual countries. We would be happy to help you in clarifying your respective situation.
Donate online
Your donation* is very welcome, here you can donate directly.
You will be redirected to an external payment screen.
* The Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard to the Vatican pursues a non-profit and a public purpose and is therefore tax-exempt. As a result, donations are deductible in Switzerland from taxable income in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Act on Direct Federal Taxes and the cantonal tax laws in the canton of residence of the donor. International agreements do exist with some countries, please ask us for advice.
Donation accounts
In order to support the various funding areas and projects, donations can be made to the following accounts:
Beneficiary / Foundation headquarters
Foundation of the Pontifical Swiss Guard to the Vatican
Route de la Cité-Bellevue 6
PO box 1606
CH-1701 Fribourg
Bank account details
Bank Vontobel AG
Gotthardstrasse 43
CH-8022 Zurich
- CHF: CH49 0875 7000 0120 2282 7
- EUR: CH06 0875 7000 0120 2282 5
- USD: CH76 0875 7000 0120 2282 6
PostFinance
- CH53 0900 0000 1724 9662 0