Are you worried about the future of our planet?
The well-being of the environment and global warming are top priorities to the missions of the Foundation. This is the reason for its link with the EPFL (see its special web sites on doctoral programs on the environment or their energy center). Thus, the ZKS Foundation is glad to accept and manage donations specifically earmarked on the environment and on global climate change.
Or are you fascinated by the origins of our language, captivated by the artistic and scientific treasures of the Middle Ages?
The Foundation's special link with the Geneva University serves as a basis for the promotion of research in this field.
Hence, please help our researchers with their quite various projects via the ZKS Foundation! The running of the ZKS Foundation is controlled by the Swiss Federal Office of Supervision of Foundations; the funds are managed with the required prudence by an internationally distinguished private Bank.

The Foundation's funds consist in the capital of equipment at the moment of its Constitution, its revenues (minus payments of the benefits and the operating expenses).
The founder herself contributes regularly with supplementary funds; other donations were recently made by friends and family members who prefer to remain anonymous; nevertheless the founder looks forward to other givers donating, whose donations or promises will be mentioned on this web site according to their desire (click on Donation Promise).
Donators domiciled in Switzerland can deduce the amount of the donation from their taxable income. In most of the other European countries and in the USA, donations to non-profit institutions whose purpose is of common interest are tax deductible.