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Where to donate in Basel-Stadt

The Federal Council's relief package 2027 proposes to cut federal spending by CHF 3.1 billion a year by 2029. Six of the areas it cuts are ones where donations reach people directly. For each of them, here are Zewo-certified charities that work in Basel-Stadt or are based there, and national ones where there are few local ones.

Basel-Stadt is one of the 10 cantons that lose federal money for high social costs (measure 55): the socio-demographic burden equalisation is cut by about a quarter.

AreaFederal cut by 2029Charities listed
Refugee integrationCHF 436m6
Aid abroadCHF 240m6
Climate & natureCHF 542m6
EducationCHF 36m4
Social safety netCHF 70.3m4
Children & youthCHF 2m4

Refugee integration

Federal cut: CHF 436m a year by 2029. What is cut, and who works on it across Switzerland

Aid abroad

Federal cut: CHF 240m a year by 2029. What is cut, and who works on it across Switzerland

  • IAMANEH Schweiz · based in Basel-Stadt

    Entwicklungsorganisation aus Basel, die mit ihrem Engagement einen Beitrag zur Überwindung der Armut und für eine gerechtere Welt leistet sowie die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter fördert.

  • EcoSolidar · based in Basel-Stadt

    Unterstützung von Selbsthilfeprojekten für ökologische und sozialverträgliche Entwicklung durch gleichberechtigte Zusammenarbeit

  • Fepa · based in Basel-Stadt

    Politisch und konfessionell unabhängiges Hilfswerk zur Unterstützung von lokalen Selbsthilfeinitiativen im südlichen Afrika.

  • Mission 21 · based in Basel-Stadt

    Einsatz für ein Leben in Würde, Frieden und Gerechtigkeit für Menschen in Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika.

  • Stiftung Global Infrastructure Basel · based in Basel-Stadt

    In Basel ansässige Schweizer gemeinnützige Organisation, die die Zukunft der Infrastruktur weltweit neu gestaltet.

  • terre des hommes schweiz · based in Basel-Stadt

    Engagiert sich mit Jugendlichen in Afrika, Lateinamerika und der Schweiz für eine gerechte Zukunft.

Climate & nature

Federal cut: CHF 542m a year by 2029. What is cut, and who works on it across Switzerland

Education

Federal cut: CHF 36m a year by 2029. What is cut, and who works on it across Switzerland

Social safety net

Federal cut: CHF 70.3m a year by 2029. What is cut, and who works on it across Switzerland

Children & youth

Federal cut: CHF 2m a year by 2029. What is cut, and who works on it across Switzerland

Give across all of Switzerland

The Canton Cube turns a share of your salary into a year of giving: 26 pieces for the 26 cantons, 6 colours for these six areas, two pieces with every paycheck. Basel-Stadt is one of its pieces, with the charities above.

Plan your year with the Canton Cube

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The cuts are the Federal Council's proposal in its relief package 2027 (list of measures, dispatch to Parliament); Parliament can still change them. Amounts are for 2029, in francs per year. The organisations are Zewo-certified, picked from the Zewo directory by the fields, forms of help and cantons Zewo lists for them, as of October 2026; their descriptions are Zewo's. Chlotze is not affiliated with Zewo or any organisation listed and earns nothing from donations.