Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistics shows activities of foundations in form of grants and payouts. The statistic covers all grants from the foundation internal as well as external. Internal could be expansion of buildings, a research foundations costs to research in house or a museums purchases of to their own displays. External is grants according to the mission statement, which the foundation do not carry out on their own, and where there is no anticipation of return. The statistic do not cover operating costs for the foundation. The statistics primarily describe grants and payments for non-profit activities, but also include distributions for e.g. family purposes.

The statistics highlight foundation grants within the areas of: Science, Culture, Social purposes, Nature and environment, Health and exercise, Education and public enlightenment, Business and regional development, International humanitarian purposes, and Religious purposes. They include grants from both Commercial and Charitable foundations, as well as certain associations. For several purposes, the grants are further broken down by main area, which refers to the specific sub-area a foundation grant is allocated to under each purpose; applied instruments, which describe the mechanism through which the grant supports the purpose; and types of recipients, categorized by domestic and international recipients as well as recipient types.

Classification system

The statistics are grouped according to overall purposes, e.g. education or culture. The grants are also distributed on main areas, as well as according to which instrument that has been used. Finally, the grants are grouped by whether the recipient is domestic or foreign, as well as the type of recipient (e.g. public institutions, individuals, private enterprises).

Sector coverage

The statistic covers the private sector.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Payouts: Payouts are funds that are paid out in the reference year. They can be granted in the reference year or in earlier years.

Grant: Grants are approved for donation in the reference year. They can be paid out in the reference year or in the following years.

Statistical unit

Private Danish foundations and foundation-like non profit associations.

Statistical population

Foundations with the legal forms "Commercial foundation and "Civil foundations etc." in ESR (Danish Statistical Business Register). All foundations which are registered with these legal forms are in the population, if they are in the private sector. Added to these are a number of associations etc., which acts in the same way as foundations with substantial grants are added, e.g. patient associations. These are selected on the basis of the tax administrations list of acknowledged associations under "Ligningslovens" 8 A, as well as a few other units that define themselves as foundations.

Reference area

Denmark

Time coverage

The statistics cover the period from 2016 onwards.

Base period

Not relevant for this statistic

Unit of measure

Number of funds. Grants and payouts in DKK mio.

Reference period

01-01-2023 - 31-12-2023

Frequency of dissemination

Yearly

Legal acts and other agreements

The statistics are gather according to Lov om Danmarks Statistic §6

Cost and burden

The burden on community level is under DKK 500.000.

Comment

Additional information can be reached by the subject page for the statistic