How we're funded
The Basel Institute on Governance has an annual budget of approximately CHF 15 million.
Our major donors are bilateral government agencies, including:
Their contributions include core and project funding for our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR). In addition, the Principality of Liechtenstein provides core funding to our Green Corruption programme.
Several dedicated programmes receive earmarked support from other funders. Our Public Financial Management programme in Peru is funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Our home Canton of Basel-Stadt supports our “From Risk to Resilience” programme for 2026–2029. And since 2010, the Siemens Integrity Initiative has funded a significant part of our Collective Action work, including the development of the B20 Collective Action Hub resource centre.
We also receive project-specific grants and other income from a range of international development partners, including development agencies, corporate foundations and initiatives, research grant facilities, multilateral development banks and development finance institutions.
Any surplus generated from training, advisory services or subscriptions to the Basel AML Index is reinvested in research and technical assistance programmes in our partner countries.
Audited financial accounts
The Basel Institute's annual financial accounts are prepared according to Swiss law, GAAP FER principles and the Basel Institute's bylaws. They are audited independently each year by BDO.
View Financial Statement 2025