Name

Swarovski Foundation

Legal name

Swarovski Foundation

Website

https://swarovskifoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation and Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Water conservation education
• Creative talent grants
• Sustainable development partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Swarovski Foundation is a registered charitable foundation that delivers philanthropic programs across three strategic pillars: Water (Waterschool water education program), Creativity (scholarships, mentorship, and the Creatives for Our Future grant program), and Equity (humanitarian aid through the Action Fund, girls' education, and racial justice support). It provides grants, educational programming, and humanitarian relief to partners and beneficiaries in 93 countries, funded primarily by the Swarovski Group.

Product overview

The Swarovski Foundation is a charitable organization (registered in England and Wales, charity number 1153618) that operates as a philanthropic platform rather than a technology product company. Its portfolio consists of grant and mentorship programs focused on sustainable development: Creatives for Our Future (supporting emerging creative talent in sustainability), Waterschool (water education initiative), and Action Fund (humanitarian emergency response). The foundation also produces a physical product—the Crystallized SDG Pin—created in collaboration with the United Nations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Swarovski Waterschool: An educational program that empowers young people and their communities to become water ambassadors by providing tools and training to enable them to address local water needs. First established in Austria in 2000.
• Creatives for Our Future

Products and services

• Creatives for Our Future Global grant and mentorship program offering a €20,000 grant and tailored mentorship to creatives aged 21-30 working in fashion, design, architecture, science, technology, and engineering whose projects advance sustainable development. Co-designed with the United Nations Office for Partnerships.
• Swarovski Waterschool Educational program that empowers young people and their communities to become water ambassadors by providing tools, curriculum, and training to address local water needs, with implementation partners across multiple countries.
• Action Fund Humanitarian aid initiative that provides relief and support to communities affected by social and environmental challenges, delivered through partnerships with trusted humanitarian organisations responding to global emergencies.
• Swarovski Crystallized SDG Pin Physical pin shaped like the UN Sustainable Development Goals color wheel, made with Swarovski ReCreated crystals on a recycled metal base, sold as a fundraising product with 85% of the purchase price donated back to the Swarovski Foundation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported over 2 million people in 93 countries, partnering with 85 organisations
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

35 partnerships are on record, tiered secondary, core and minor.

• Caritas TirolsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Supporting people who can no longer afford heating, food, or housing in Tyrol, Austria.
• Magic BreakfastsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Providing healthy breakfasts to young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn.
• Trussel TrustsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Supporting a network of food bank centres in the UK.
• WinsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Largest provider of shelter and supportive housing for homeless families with children in the USA.
• Fashion Council GermanysecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022FASHION X CRAFT educational programme partnership with the Swarovski Foundation and The Prince's Foundation for fashion and textile design graduates.
• The Prince's FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with Fashion Council Germany and Swarovski Foundation for the FASHION X CRAFT educational programme.
• WWF IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership for Waterschool India program, with mini-documentary produced with BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions.
• Sustainable Ocean AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2021Partner on the 'Un Masking Plastic' webinar series and ocean conservation initiatives. Collaborated on ocean education and sustainability efforts.
• United Nations Office for PartnershipscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2021Advisors and co-designers of the Creatives for Our Future global mentorship and grant program. The partnership aims to identify and accelerate the next generation of creative leaders in sustainable development.
• Women for Women InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Supporting women survivors of war through various programs including virtual car boot sales and direct support in Afghanistan.
• British Red Cross SocietysecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Donations to support displaced people in Bangladesh, Yemen, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.
• Save the ChildrensecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Support for children in Syria through humanitarian programs.
• OxfamsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Support for humanitarian efforts in Syria.
• Equal Justice InitiativesecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Support for organisations fighting for racial justice in the United States.
• NAACP Legal Defence and Educational FundsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Support for organisations fighting for racial justice in the United States.
• WomanKindsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Support for survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual violence, specialising in serving the Asian community.
• CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership marking the 25th Anniversary of the CFDA Scholarship Program to advance learning and innovative design thinking around sustainability in fashion.
• Whitechapel GallerysecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Support for the annual Art Icon award, with Yinka Shonibare CBE RA receiving the award in 2021.
• Room to ReadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Support for Room to Read's Girls' Education Programme across Asia, providing girls with support needed to stay in school, progress towards education or employment, and acquire skills and agency.
• Teach For AustriasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Supporting Teach for Austria's mission to provide every child in Austria with access to quality education by recruiting and training university graduates.
• Teach for ThailandsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Supporting recruitment and training of university graduates to work with children in disadvantaged schools across Thailand.
• Design MuseumsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Swarovski Foundation Centre for Learning is an inspiring facility equipped to promote and support design education in the 21st Century.
• Turquoise MountainsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Provides training and incomes for Jordanians and for Syrian and Palestinian refugee artisans while preserving the heritage of the Levant.
• United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency (UNFPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership to support safe births and prevent mother and child mortality in Yemen, as well as global campaign to end child marriage in 2021.
• Blue Marine FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration on 'In Conversation #6: The Ocean - Life and Livelihoods' and ocean conservation efforts.
• Parley for the OceanssecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership with Cyrill Gutsch, Founder of Parley for the Oceans, for the Creatives for Our Future initiative.
• Teach for AllcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership for Swarovski Waterschool and education initiatives globally.
• WE CharitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Waterschool partnered with WE Charity to host workshops in London for local school children on water challenges and solutions.
• Earthwatch AustraliasecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Delivering the 2022 Swarovski Waterschool Australia Flagship Event, the first of its kind.
• UK for UNHCRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership since 2019 responding to emergency appeals for Afghanistan, Libya, Pakistan, Sudan, Syria, Türkiye and Ukraine, as well as supporting underfunded crises in Iraq, South Sudan and Syria.
• Central Saint MartinssecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Scholarships for undergraduate students in fashion and jewellery design to nurture emerging talent and promote creativity.
• Shikshya Foundation NepalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Post-earthquake relief support following the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
• Wac ArtssecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Swarovski Foundation Scholarships supporting 2 young performers through their first year of training on the conservatoire's flagship diploma programme.
• Médecins Sans FrontièressecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Supported efforts to help stop the spread of Ebola across West Africa in 2014.
• Conservation InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Support for conservation efforts to combat degradation of mangroves on the coast of Costa Rica, which serve as vital ecosystems and income sources for local communities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IKEA Foundation: Large corporate foundation of IKEA focused on climate, refugees, and economic empowerment at significant scale; comparable in international development grantmaking but with much greater resources.
• Nike Foundation: Corporate foundation of Nike focused on empowering adolescent girls and community impact globally, similar in mission-driven, partnership-based, internationally deployed grantmaking model.
• CHANEL Foundation: Corporate foundation of luxury house Chanel focused on women's empowerment, arts, and environmental causes, comparable in scope and luxury-brand anchor but with substantially larger resources.
• Kering Foundation: Corporate foundation of Kering focused on combating violence against women and supporting young women's empowerment, backed by a larger luxury conglomerate with significantly greater grantmaking resources.
• Rolex Foundation: Philanthropic arm of Rolex focused on perpetuating arts, culture, environment, science, and education through partnerships, similar in operating through curated global programs and partnerships.
• LVMH Foundation: Philanthropic arm of the LVMH luxury group supporting arts, culture, youth, and environmental causes globally, comparable in mission scope but operating with materially larger resources and brand portfolio.

Direct peers

• C&A Foundation: Corporate foundation of global fashion retailer C&A, focused on sustainable cotton, climate, and human rights in fashion supply chains, comparable in fashion-industry anchored global grantmaking.
• Tiffany & Co. Foundation: Corporate foundation of luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co., supporting responsible mining, marine conservation, and arts education globally, with a similar partnership-based grantmaking approach tied to a luxury brand.
• Burberry Foundation: Corporate foundation of British luxury brand Burbury, focused on youth empowerment, creativity, and education with global partnership-driven grantmaking closely mirroring the Swarovski Foundation model.
• Cartier Philanthropy: Family/corporate philanthropic foundation of the Cartier luxury brand, supporting partners across women's empowerment, environmental sustainability, and cultural heritage, with a similarly global partnership-driven model anchored to a luxury brand parent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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