International Granting
Low-cost Borderless Impact
If you or your private foundation have a heart for overseas charities,
we can send them support quickly, safely, and efficiently.
Giving Without Borders
Opportunities to fund charities based outside the U.S. are numerous, but so are the complexities involved. Often, the process involves high costs and governmental and banking compliance that require recipients to be thoroughly researched to ensure a legitimate structure and charitable purpose. To help you give safely, easily, and efficiently to international charities, GES has chosen to work with the TrustBridge Global Network. Contact the TrustBridge team today to explore personalized options.
1. Charity submits a one-time application
GES connects you with a team member at TrustBridge, who guides you and the overseas charity through an application process.
2. You recommend a grant from your Fund
Once the charity is approved, you recommend a grant to TrustBridge from your Giving Fund at GES.
3. We send funds to the
charity
Working with TrustBridge, we send funds to the charity, who can easily raise donations from all over the world now that they’ve gone through the approval process.
Low costs
Can you imagine if your favorite overseas charities had all the resources they need for their important work? GES and TrustBridge Global have teamed up to help make this a reality, with remarkably low costs for you and the charities you support.
(CHF is the abbreviation for the Swiss franc.)
CHF 150 (~$150)
one-time application
1%
per-grant assessment
(CHF 300 (~$300) minimum)
Leveraged Global Impact
Together, GES and TrustBridge are building a global charitable platform so that more resources flow to the areas of the world that need it most. And once a charity is approved to received funding, anyone anywhere in the world can support them too.
GES and TrustBridge: What to expect
GES is a network member of the TrustBridge Global Network, a Swiss charity focused on international grantmaking and building a growing network of partner affiliates that allow donors around the world to fund the charities of their choice. Together, we make the process of supporting your favorite global charities simple.
Charity one-time application
GES connects you with one of our team members at TrustBridge, who guides you and your chosen overseas charity through an application process.
The charity sends a completed application to TrustBridge along with a CHF 150 assessment (CHF is the abbreviation for the Swiss franc, which here equals approximately $150.) You can pay this from your Giving Fund at GES, if desired.
Our team at TrustBridge helps the charity complete all necessary documentation and approves the charity.
Granting from your Giving Fund
You recommend a grant from your Giving Fund to TrustBridge Global, noting the charity name in the grant notes area.
The grant is sent to the charity, and a 1% assessment applies, subject to a minimum of CHF 300 per grant (CHF is the abbreviation for the Swiss franc, which here equals approximately $300). Typically, a wire fee of CHF 25 (approximately $25) applies as well.
