Wyss Foundation
Wyss Foundation logo | |
| Formation | 1998 |
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| Founder | Hansjörg Wyss |
| Type | Private foundation |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
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President | Molly McUsic |
| Affiliations | Berger Action Fund |
| Endowment | $1.71 billion (2023) |
| Website | wyssfoundation |
The Wyss Foundation is a private non-profit foundation based in Washington, D.C., United States. It was founded by Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss in 1998. The Wyss Foundation funds conservation efforts as well as Democratic Party political causes through Arabella Advisors and its related entities. The Wyss Foundation has an associated 501(c)(4) advocacy group called the Berger Action Fund, established in 2007. In 2018, the foundation launched the Wyss Campaign for Nature, with the aim of helping to conserve 30 per cent of the Earth's area in a natural state by the year 2030.