LGT Venture Philanthropy – Creating a Smiling World

Your philanthropic engagement through donations and investments

LGT Venture Philanthropy offers a wide array of possibilities for you to choose and design your way of involvement. At the same time, you can employ the global team and infrastructure of LGT Venture Philanthropy, to assist you to implement your individual approach with maximum efficiency. Your individual profile will define the most appropriate options available to you.

	Tax deductible	Individuality	Regular Reporting	Financial Return	Liquidity	Minimum Amount	Management Fee
Donations
LGT VP Portfolio					n/a	USD 100	1 % p.a.
Managed Account					n/a	USD 100'000	**
Your own Foundation					n/a	USD 5 m	**
Investments
Our funds	more information upon request
Managed Account					Low - investment fixed for several years	USD 100'000	**
Your own Fund					Low - investment fixed for several years	USD 5 m	**

*   possible                                                                                                                                          n/a = not applicable
** upon request

If you are considering engaging in philanthropy through donations, consider the following possibilities that are tax-deductible in some countries:

• You can donate to the Portfolio of LGT Venture Philanthropy
• You can donate through a Managed Account, where you donate to one or more selected organizations
• You can donate by creating your own foundation
  

If you would like to get involved in philanthropy by making an investment, the following possibilities are available:

• To find out more about our funds, please contact us
• You can invest in a Managed Account, where you invest in one or more selected organizations
• You can invest in your own fund

 

Why can it make sense to consider investing instead of donating?

Donations have had an extremely positive effect in many areas of philanthropy and they continue to play an important role. However, donations are too often implemented in areas that could also be supported through loans or equity investments. This can lead to unnecessary dependencies on the side of the receiving entity, to an inefficient allocation of financial capital, to a deterioration of the quality of goods and services and, last but not least, to distorting local markets.

Investments that are designed and implemented in the most appropriate way build financial discipline, foster the optimal use of limited resources, develop local markets and thereby create long-term sustainable impact.