Philanthropy

Jersey is a world leader in providing attractive and flexible charitable and non-profit vehicles and structuring options for philanthropic purposes.

27 April 2025

As wealth transfers between generations, families are increasingly focussed on aligning investments with their charitable and philanthropic goals. Jersey’s flexible structures, like trusts and foundations, support both private wealth and philanthropic objectives, helping clients achieve their responsible investing aspirations while maintaining control over their wealth.

The Jersey legal and regulatory environment is flexible and sophisticated, catering for the needs of small local charities as well as global philanthropic enterprises, whilst at the same time ensuring they provide the appropriate and expected levels of governance and accountability.

A restricted register for privately funded charities can be used to maintain confidentiality. This helps to ensure that while the public continues to be protected, charitable organisations can run as efficiently as possible in a structured governance environment and maximise their positive impact. Philanthropic structures can also be established as well as registered charities.

The same benefits and expertise that Jersey offers to facilitate global capital flows in areas such as funds and private wealth, can and are being applied to not for profit enterprises and distributions, namely:

There are almost 14,000 banking, accounting, legal, trustee services, investment management, wealth management, administration and fund management professionals in Jersey

Experienced charitable, philanthropic environmental and social impact investment community

Innovative in the provision of philanthropic services and a sophisticated product offering

A robust and well regarded legal and regulatory regime and judicial system

Economic and political stability

Proximity and connectivity to the UK and Europe

What Jersey-based family offices say

Principal of Family C:

“Jersey is the ideal location to run a philanthropic family office as we use the Island’s strength as an international financial centre of excellence to attract investors and help people in need.”