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title: 🇨🇭 Swiss non-profits incorporation
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description: Swiss non-profits incorporation
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">🇨🇭 Swiss non-profits incorporation</h1>

# Association

#### About

- A Swiss association runs similar to a business and is not for profit.
- Revenue generated is invested back into the association or towards meeting its objectives.
- Members are legally protected from participating in the association's activities vs general partnerships.

# Foundation

#### About

- Similar to an association
- Can be linked to an existing company
- Has a designated oversight body that makes sure any assets in the foundation are not used outside of the foundation's purpose defined in the foundation charter

# Resources

- Switzerland's Federal Council
- [Associations: Another type of business structure](https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/en/home/concrete-know-how/setting-up-sme/starting-business/choosing-legal-structure/associations.html)
- [Foundations](https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/en/home/concrete-know-how/setting-up-sme/starting-business/choosing-legal-structure/foundations.html)
- Commons Stack
- [How Easy Is It To Create A Nonprofit In Switzerland, Can We Replicate This For DAOs?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRUssN_ZfWU) *by Commons Stack on YouTube 2019-12-16*
- Site: [commonsstack.org](https://commonsstack.org/)
- Twitter: [@commonsstack](https://twitter.com/commonsstack)
- [Setting up a business in Switzerland](https://www.expatica.com/ch/working/self-employment/setting-up-a-business-in-switzerland-101586/) > [Starting up a non-profit company in Switzerland](https://www.expatica.com/ch/working/self-employment/setting-up-a-business-in-switzerland-101586/#nonprofit) *by Expatica*

<p style="text-align: center; font-style: italic">This information is not legal, financial, or technical advice. Always consult a relevant professional and do your own research.</p>