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Support our 25th anniversary initiatives
UBS Optimus Foundation network is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and we would like you to join us in making these celebrations truly memorable.
We are proud of the work done by the UBS Optimus network of foundations and the difference they make to millions of lives every year. Over the past 25 years, the UBS Optimus Foundation has raised over USD 1.5 billion in donations together with our clients and employees, and in the last year alone our current Optimus programs reached 6.7 million people. Since 1999, we have grown from a small grant-making organization to a network of foundations that drive transformative, scalable impact change for marginalized communities globally and locally and have learned many lessons along the way on how to maximize your impact.
This year, to celebrate the anniversary, we use these lessons to make your donation work smarter.
A special matching opportunity and creative solutions for more impact
As we approach our 25th anniversary, we’re launching a dedicated initiative that will multiply every dollar you donate.
Thanks to our matching fund generously offered by UBS AG, every dollar you give is doubled*. And with our blended finance approach that USD 1 aims to attract additional investments, turning it into USD 3 or more. What’s more, we’ve chosen four initiatives that aim to generate returns, which we then reinvest into kickstarting more partners – ensuring that your donation keeps driving change long after you’ve given.
We’re partnering with trusted, well-known organizations that share our commitment to maximizing impact. We will announce these partners at the official launch of our fund on November 18th. Together we aim to make sure your donation works harder, multiplies, and creates a ripple effect of lasting benefits for communities and ecosystems around the world.
What is blended finance?
Blended finance* is a structuring approach to increase investments in sustainable development. It uses capital from philanthropic or public sources to catalyze commercial investment, thereby increasing the pool of available impact funding.
Make a donation
Your support is vital to the communities and issues where we aim to have impact. Whether you donate USD 10 or USD 10,000, every donation will be doubled through our matching fund. Your gift will be treated as unrestricted and directed into our overall appeal fund. Our program experts will then allocate these resources strategically across the four initiatives.
Become a matching partner
We believe in the power of collective impact. If you would like to potentially become a named matching consortium partner for the official launch of our anniversary appeal, please let us know and we will contact you to discuss the details.
Follow us on UBS Optimus Foundation LinkedIn and keep up to date with our anniversary news and the official launch of the initiatives.
Official launch countdown
Official launch countdown
We will officially launch our donation campaign on November 18th, a month before our 25th anniversary. In the meantime, donations are welcome and gratefully accepted.