Grants and payments by foundations
How much money is distributed by Danish foundations each year? What are the foundation grants used for? The statistics on foundation grants and payments show how several billion Danish kroner are distributed annually to a range of purposes, including culture, health, and social initiatives. The grants can be further broken down into grants allocated to research.
Selected statistics on Grants and payments by foundations
Philanthropic grants and payments of foundations
The statistics are based on a survey conducted among Danish foundations and associations. The population includes all organizations in the private sector with the legal structures of Commercial Foundations, as well as Foundations and other self-governing institutions. A stratified sample of 550 foundations is drawn and scaled based on the foundation's utilization of tax deductions under the Foundation Tax Act. This is supplemented by a group of entities, such as patient associations, that operate as foundations.
Foundation grants by purpose
The statistics are based on a survey conducted among Danish foundations and associations. The population includes all organizations in the private sector with the legal structures of Commercial Foundations, as well as Foundations and other self-governing institutions. A stratified sample of 550 foundations is drawn and scaled based on the foundation's utilization of tax deductions under the Foundation Tax Act. This is supplemented by a group of entities, such as patient associations, that operate as foundations.
Foundation payments by purpose
The statistics are based on a survey conducted among Danish foundations and associations. The population includes all organizations in the private sector with the legal structures of Commercial Foundations, as well as Foundations and other self-governing institutions. A stratified sample of 550 foundations is drawn and scaled based on the foundation's utilization of tax deductions under the Foundation Tax Act. This is supplemented by a group of entities, such as patient associations, that operate as foundations.
Foundation grants to research and development
The statistics are based on a survey conducted among Danish foundations and associations. The population includes all organizations in the private sector with the legal structures of Commercial Foundations, as well as Foundations and other self-governing institutions. A stratified sample of 550 foundations is drawn and scaled based on the foundation's utilization of tax deductions under the Foundation Tax Act. This is supplemented by a group of entities, such as patient associations, that operate as foundations.
Foundation grants to green research and development
The statistics are based on a survey conducted among Danish foundations and associations. The population includes all organizations in the private sector with the legal structures of Commercial Foundations, as well as Foundations and other self-governing institutions. A stratified sample of 550 foundations is drawn and scaled based on the foundation's utilization of tax deductions under the Foundation Tax Act. This is supplemented by a group of entities, such as patient associations, that operate as foundations.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
The purpose of this statistic is to give new knowledge about foundation, by showing the activities of the foundation in form of grants and payouts. The statistics was published for the first time in 2016.