How to join our circle of philanthropic investors?
elea Philanthropic Investors’ Circle
In addition to the initial capital provided by the founding family, a circle of philanthropic investors expands our opportunities to support innovative impact entrepreneurs worldwide. Members of the elea Philanthropic Investors’ Circle are key facilitators who enable our impact model. This circle consists of entrepreneurially minded personalities, families, companies, and foundations that would like to use our professional platform for their philanthropic engagements aimed at fighting absolute poverty.
We are a tax-exempt philanthropic foundation under Swiss law, meaning that donations are tax-deductible in Switzerland, subject to the tax laws of the donor’s canton of residence. Any potential profits realized from investments flow back into our organizational capital and are reinvested in additional impact ventures, thereby multiplying both the capital’s and elea’s impact.
In 2024, we obtained the US equivalency determination, making us the equivalent of a US public charity described in section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. This is an important milestone as it significantly facilitates grant-making on behalf of US donors to elea.
Individual engagement to jointly increase impact
Philanthropic investors who share our investment philosophy, values, and impact aspirations partner with us to maximize the social impact of their philanthropic investments. They allocate their financial contributions to specific impact ventures, actively selecting companies based on their preferences, such as investment themes and geographies. This approach allows them to establish an individual, diversified portfolio of entrepreneurial engagements aimed at fighting absolute poverty.
Regular, transparent reporting based on the elea Impact Measurement Methodology informs our investors about the impact of elea ventures and the social return directly attributable to their philanthropic investments. In addition to an annual meeting where we discuss their personal philanthropic investment performance report, investors can become personally engaged, i.e., by providing professional guidance to entrepreneurs in their areas of expertise.
A yearly highlight is the elea Philanthropic Investors’ Circle dinner in Zurich where philanthropic investors can meet and exchange ideas with like-minded peers, entrepreneurs, and the elea team.
How to become a philanthropic investor
Please get in touch with us to join our fight against absolute poverty and become a part of our elea Philanthropic Investors’ Circle.
