Stiftung | Fondation DLM is a Fribourg-based foundation focused on improving opportunity equity in the Canton of Fribourg, especially through early childhood support, smoother transitions between school stages and into working life, and social inclusion in older age. It tends to back innovative, time-limited projects as well as established local organizations that fill gaps in public provision, with a strong emphasis on impact and long-term partnership with trusted actors. The foundation is clearly place-based and prefers initiatives that strengthen the whole system rather than one-off activities.
Focus Areas
Early Childhood Development (0–8)School-to-School TransitionsYouth Transition to EmploymentLocal Social Integration and InclusionPlace-Based Community Capacity BuildingCore Funding for Trusted Local Nonprofits
Giving Approach
Gives single or multi-year grants through project funding, support for existing programs, and invite-only core funding. Applications for project and program support can be submitted as preliminary inquiries online with no fixed annual deadline; core funding is reserved for established partners and sought proactively by the foundation.
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If you are in the Canton of Fribourg and work in early childhood or youth transition support, submit an online preliminary inquiry rather than waiting for a deadline. Emphasize how your project fills a concrete service gap, is innovative or pilot-oriented, and shows measurable impact; core funding appears invite-only and is generally for organizations already known to the foundation.
Notable grantees:
• CORE Partner
• SwissFoundations
• Colab Fribourg
• Core, Düdingen
• Spheriq
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Stiftung | Fondation DLM that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Varies
Projektförderung
Frühe KindheitÜbergänge zwischen den Schulstufen und ins Berufsleben
Who can apply: Project must align with the foundation’s themes, take place in the canton of Fribourg, be submitted by a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, be subsidiarily positioned to public services, be appropriately networked, and be willing to document results and report impact. Not funded: public-authority responsibilities, childcare/daycare facilities, for-profit initiatives, asylum/refugee-only offers, post-financing for completed projects, ideological/religious/undemocratic/unethical initiatives, activities outside Fribourg, campaigns, charity events, and fundraising actions.
Deadline: Board decisions are made 4 times per year; no fixed public deadline stated.
Frühe KindheitÜbergänge zwischen den Schulstufen und ins Berufsleben
Who can apply: Existing offer must align with the foundation’s themes and contribute effectively to its vision. Applicant must be a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, work subsidiarily to public services, be sufficiently networked, cooperate with authorities and key stakeholders, and be willing to document services and report impact. Not funded: public-authority responsibilities, childcare/daycare facilities, for-profit initiatives, asylum/refugee-only offers, post-financing for completed projects, ideological/religious/undemocratic/unethical initiatives, activities outside Fribourg, campaigns, charity events, and fundraising actions.
Deadline: Board decisions are made 4 times per year; no fixed public deadline stated.
Frühe Kindheit (0–8 Jahre)Übergänge zwischen den Schulstufen und ins Berufsleben (9–18 Jahre)
Who can apply: Antrag durch eine steuerbefreite Nonprofit-Organisation mit Sitz in der Schweiz; Angebot muss im Kanton Fribourg stattfinden; Organisation soll zweckmässig vernetzt sein und mit Behörden/Stakeholdern kooperieren; Angebot darf nicht in Zuständigkeit der öffentlichen Hand liegen; keine Finanzierung von Kinderkrippen/Tagesbetreuung; keine nachträgliche Nachfinanzierung abgeschlossener Projekte; keine Gewinnorientierten Organisationen; Angebote ausschließlich für Asyl-/Flüchtlingsbereich werden nicht gefördert.
Deadline: Kein fester jährlicher Stichtag angegeben; Vorgesuch online einreichbar; Entscheidungen durch Stiftungsrat 4× jährlich.
Frühe Kindheit (0–8 Jahre)Übergänge zwischen den Schulstufen und ins Berufsleben (9–18 Jahre)
Who can apply: Antrag durch eine steuerbefreite Nonprofit-Organisation mit Sitz in der Schweiz; Angebot muss im Kanton Fribourg stattfinden; Organisation soll zweckmässig vernetzt sein und mit Behörden/Stakeholdern kooperieren; Angebot darf nicht in Zuständigkeit der öffentlichen Hand liegen; keine Finanzierung von Kinderkrippen/Tagesbetreuung; keine Gewinnorientierten Organisationen; Angebote ausschließlich für Asyl-/Flüchtlingsbereich werden nicht gefördert.
Deadline: Kein fester jährlicher Stichtag angegeben; Vorgesuch online einreichbar; Entscheidungen durch Stiftungsrat 4× jährlich.
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.