Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about how we work, where money goes, and how we keep people safe. If your question is not here, we would genuinely like to hear it.
About BeeCharity
Yes. BeeCharity is a Swiss association (Verein) registered and active in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zürich under UID CHE-457.076.818, with its seat in Dübendorf. Our charitable tax-exemption status is still being finalised — rather than claim a status we do not yet hold, we mark that detail as in progress on our Organisation information page and operate to charity-standard controls voluntarily in the meantime.
We are a new organisation and several campaigns have not started delivering yet. Where a metric is genuinely zero we show it honestly as a starting point, rather than inventing results. Every figure updates as verified work is completed.
Our first environmental campaigns focus on coastlines in Uluwatu (Bali) and Phuket (Thailand). Our children's healthcare programme is being developed with verified medical and nonprofit partners.
Donations & money
Donations to a named project are restricted — they can only be spent on that project. We publish results against the exact targets we asked you to fund, including where we fall short. See the Finances page for our full cost model.
A campaign does not begin spending until it is funded and verified as ready to deliver. Surpluses on a completed project roll into the next phase of the same programme, never into unrelated costs.
Tax-deductible giving in Switzerland depends on tax-exemption status that is still being confirmed. When you donate you can request a receipt, and we will contact you once the relevant status is in place. We never imply a tax benefit we cannot currently provide.
Volunteering & safeguarding
Yes. Coastal campaigns welcome volunteers of many kinds. Our healthcare work involves appropriate checks and is delivered only through verified partners. Start on the Volunteer page.
Any activity involving children or vulnerable people runs through verified partners with appropriate safeguarding checks. We publish our Safeguarding policy and provide a dedicated route to raise a concern.
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