The foundation will sunset in a couple of years’ time, and the dynamics are much more complicated than one would expect. From ensuring the foundation’s key staff are motivated until the end to sharing institutional knowledge with others and helping partners and beneficiaries thrive in the long-term.
The MAVA Foundation is a family philanthropic foundation based in Switzerland. They were founded about 25 years ago by Dr Luc Hoffmann, who is the grandson of the founders of Hoffmann-La Roche.
The foundation will be closing and will stop their grant-making after 2022. Over their lifetime, they have granted out more than one billion dollars.
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