About the foundation

• The Crafoord Foundation
• Board of Trustees
• Annual Report

Holger Crafoord established the Crafoord Foundation in 1980 and made an initial donation of SEK 3 million.

The aim of the Crafoord Foundation is to:

"...without a view to making a profit for a given individual person or organization, promote scientific training and research and also the care, upbringing and education of children and young people."

"Moreover, but only insofar as not to contravene the main purposes of the Foundation as specified above, the Foundation may also promote charitable, social, artistic, sporting or other purposes of public benefit..."

Thanks to further donations by Anna-Greta and Holger Crafoord and to appreciation in value, the Foundation's capital had risen to SEK 1,484 million on 31 December 2008. The Foundation is an independent legal entity and is led by a board.

Since its inception, the Foundation has received more than 20,000 grant applications and awarded approximately SEK 930 million in grants for various purposes.

Applications for grants other than research grants should be lodged at the beginning of September. Notice as to who has received grants is given in December. In 2008, the Crafoord Foundation distributed approximately SEK 54 million, whereof SEK 45 million for scientific research and SEK 9.3 million in other grants.