About the Foundation
The World Scout Foundation helps the growth and development of Scouting worldwide by providing financial support for the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
It does this by permanently investing capital donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, governments, and from members of the Scout Movement who want to help young people learn positive values and become tomorrow's leaders.
The Foundation also seeks non-capital donations to support specific World Scouting projects.
The need has never been more urgent, and the potential rewards have never been greater, if Scouting is able to help instill the values that are so essential to the future of our global community.
- Nearly all of the Foundation's investment income is donated each year for the work of the World Organization of the Scout Movement at global and regional level.
- Foundation assets have been growing since 1978 and now exceeds 50 million Swiss Francs.
- The Honorary President of the World Scout Foundation is His Majesty the King of Sweden.
- The Foundation is governed by a Board composed of qualified volunteers from around the world, and it is managed by a small staff in Geneva, Switzerland.
The World Scout Foundation Supports the World Organization of Scout Movement
Today there are more than 28 million Scouts, young people and adults, male and female, in 216 countries and territories, and the Movement continues to grow. In recent years, 30 countries have joined the World Scout Organization.
The World Scout Foundation Board is composed of volunteers committed to Scouting, and who are successful in their fields of endeavour. It meets twice each year, with the active participation of its Honorary Chairman, His Majesty the King of Sweden.
The World Scout Foundation is a not-for-profit institution, incorporated under Swiss law, based in Switzerland. It helps the growth of Scouting worldwide by providing financial support for the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
It does this by permanently investing capital donations from individuals, foundations, corporations and governments wishing to help young people learn positive values to become tomorrow’s leaders.
Download : WSF deed-1.pdf 112.84 kB
Scouting is a movement based on a strong ethical code embodied in The Scout Promise and The Scout Law.
As a major donor to Scouting the World Scout Foundation shares the same values and seeks to live up to them in practice by faithfully observing its corporate governance policy.
Download : WSF Corporate Governance Policy.pdf 112.52 kB
World Scout Foundation
rue de la Navigation 1
1201 Geneva 1
Switzerland
tel: +41 (0)22 705 10 90
fax: +41 (0)22 705 10 99
email: worldfoundation@scout.org
For bank transfers:
UBS SA
P.O. Box 2600
CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
World Scout Foundation Account 0240 771138 60 T
Swift (BIC): UBSWCHZH80A - Clearing: 0240
IBAN: CH77 0024 0240 7711 3860 T
