Fondazione Garbald is a heritage and education-focused foundation that stewards the Garbald family’s archives, Villa Garbald, and related cultural assets in Castasegna. Its grantmaking is centered on enabling university and student groups—especially from ETH Zürich and the University of Zürich—to use Villa Garbald for retreats, seminars, and research stays, with an emphasis on scholarly exchange, culture, and learning in a distinctive historic setting. The foundation also appears to collaborate with Swiss cultural and academic organizations, suggesting a strong interest in place-based intellectual and cultural programming rather than broad philanthropic grantmaking.
Restricted, small subsidy grants through the Garbald-Fonds for specific retreats, seminars, and stays at Villa Garbald; support is typically modest (hundreds to a few thousand CHF per group) and concentrated on Swiss university and student groups, especially ETH Zürich and UZH. The pattern suggests program-linked, likely invitation-based or relationship-driven support rather than an open competitive grant process.
Grants parsed from this funder's most recently published annual report.
| Recipient | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universität Zürich, UZH | jährlich 75‘000 Franken | 2018 | Unterstützung der Stiftung / Nutzung der Villa Garbald für Retraiten und Seminare |
| Garbald-Fonds | knapp 10‘000 Franken | 2018 | finanziellen Unterstützung des Aufenthalts von Hochschulgruppen |
| Kanton Zürich | — | 2018 | finanzielle Beteiligung an der Renovation der Villa und dem Neubau Roccolo |
| Kanton Graubünden | — | 2018 | finanzielle Beteiligung an der Renovation der Villa und dem Neubau Roccolo |
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| Graubündner Kantonalbank | — | 2018 | Beitrag für Kunsteinrichtungen |
| ETH-Rat | — | 2018 | Unterstützung des Garbald-Fonds |
| Beitragsfonds der Graubündner Kantonalbank | — | 2018 | Ermöglichung der Kunsteinrichtungen |
| Minerva Kunststiftung | — | 2018 | Ermöglichung der Kunsteinrichtungen |
| D&K DubachKeller-Stiftung | — | 2018 | Ermöglichung der Kunsteinrichtungen |
Universität Zürich, UZH
jährlich 75‘000 FrankenUnterstützung der Stiftung / Nutzung der Villa Garbald für Retraiten und Seminare
Garbald-Fonds
knapp 10‘000 Frankenfinanziellen Unterstützung des Aufenthalts von Hochschulgruppen
Kanton Zürich
finanzielle Beteiligung an der Renovation der Villa und dem Neubau Roccolo
Kanton Graubünden
finanzielle Beteiligung an der Renovation der Villa und dem Neubau Roccolo
Graubündner Kantonalbank
Beitrag für Kunsteinrichtungen
ETH-Rat
Unterstützung des Garbald-Fonds
Beitragsfonds der Graubündner Kantonalbank
Ermöglichung der Kunsteinrichtungen
Minerva Kunststiftung
Ermöglichung der Kunsteinrichtungen
D&K DubachKeller-Stiftung
Ermöglichung der Kunsteinrichtungen
Prospective applicants should align proposals tightly with Villa Garbald’s mission: short seminars, retreats, or research stays with clear scholarly or cultural outputs. Priority is likely for ETH Zürich and Universität Zürich-affiliated groups, so applicants should verify eligibility and contact the foundation directly rather than assume an open-call process; budget requests should be small and specific.
Current and upcoming funding from Fondazione in memoria di Silvia Andrea, di Agostino Garbald e della loro figlia Margherita (Fondazione Garbald) that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Groups from partner universities (explicitly ETH Zürich and Universität Zürich) and likely other academic groups using Villa Garbald; prioritises student and university retreat groups.
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