{"id":3597,"date":"2026-01-01T10:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/southwestern-advantage-sihtasutuse-2025-aasta-kokkuvote\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T16:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:39:03","slug":"southwestern-advantage-sihtasutuse-2025-aasta-kokkuvote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/southwestern-advantage-sihtasutuse-2025-aasta-kokkuvote\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwestern Advantage Foundation \u2013 2025 Annual Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"400\">Our vision is to create the largest sustainable charitable foundation in Eastern Europe dedicated to supporting youth development. We aim to grow the foundation\u2019s assets in a transparent and efficient manner, while regularly providing updates on our charitable impact, investments, and future plans.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"807\">Over nine years of operation, we have grown the foundation\u2019s assets to <strong data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"485\">\u20ac162,764<\/strong> thanks to the support of our donors. Each year, we allocate <strong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"585\">5% of the foundation\u2019s total assets<\/strong> to charitable projects and scholarships. This approach enables steady growth of the fund and ensures the long-term sustainability of the foundation. To date, we have supported various projects with a total of <strong data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"806\">\u20ac32,569<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"1209\">Looking back at the goals set at the beginning of 2025, we can be satisfied with the results achieved. Last year, the foundation\u2019s assets grew by <strong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"962\">28%<\/strong>, driven by donor contributions and strong investment performance. We supported active young people in <strong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1108\">Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Hungary<\/strong> with a total of <strong data-start=\"1125\" data-end=\"1135\">\u20ac9,450<\/strong>, marking the highest annual level of support in the foundation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1242\"><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1242\">Grants and Scholarships<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1866\">The <strong data-start=\"1248\" data-end=\"1285\">Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship<\/strong> competitions organized by the foundation were successful in 2025. Compared to previous years, more universities participated, and in addition to the Baltic countries, we organized the scholarship competition in <strong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1527\">Hungary for the first time<\/strong>. The goal of the scholarship is to recognize and support active and entrepreneurial young people, and we plan to continue this format in cooperation with universities in the coming years. In total, <strong data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1746\">over 80 students<\/strong> from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Hungary applied, and we awarded scholarships to <strong data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1865\">five students totaling \u20ac4,250<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-timeline-wrapper fusion-blog-no\" style=\"margin-top:5%;margin-bottom:5%;\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-no fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"1\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"awb-icon-bubbles\" style=\"color:#ebeaea;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-layout-timeline fusion-clearfix\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-line\" style=\"border-left:1px solid #ebeaea;border-right:1px solid #ebeaea;\"><\/div><h3 class=\"fusion-timeline-date\" style=\"background-color:#ebeaea;\">December 2025<\/h3><div class=\"fusion-collapse-month\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-3577\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\" class=\"fusion-post-timeline fusion-clearfix fusion-left-column post-3577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-successful-projects tag-ettevotlikleedu2025\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2201\" src=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scholarship-Recipient-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scholarship-Recipient-200x172.jpg 200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scholarship-Recipient-400x344.jpg 400w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scholarship-Recipient-600x516.jpg 600w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scholarship-Recipient-800x688.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scholarship-Recipient-1200x1032.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Scholarship-Recipient-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 40vw\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/2025-ettevotliku-noore-stipendiumi-konkurss-leedus\/\" aria-label=\"2025 Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship Competition in Lithuania\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-circle\" style=\"background-color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-timeline-arrow\" style=\"color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><h1 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/2025-ettevotliku-noore-stipendiumi-konkurss-leedus\/\">2025 Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship Competition in Lithuania<\/a><\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-3609\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\" class=\"fusion-post-timeline fusion-clearfix fusion-right-column post-3609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-successful-projects tag-ettevotlikungari2025\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1269\" src=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4479.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4479-200x165.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4479-400x330.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4479-600x496.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4479-800x661.jpeg 800w, 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class=\"fusion-timeline-arrow\" style=\"color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><h1 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/2025-entrepreneurial-youth-scholarship-competition-in-hungary\/\">2025 Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship Competition in Hungary<\/a><\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-3552\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\" class=\"fusion-post-timeline fusion-clearfix fusion-left-column post-3552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-successful-projects tag-ettevotlikeesti2025-en\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1215\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grupp-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grupp-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grupp-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grupp-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grupp-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grupp-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Grupp-1.jpg 1215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 40vw\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/selgusid-2025-aasta-roland-liinari-nimelise-ettevotliku-noore-stipendiumi-voitjad\/\" aria-label=\"The Winners of the 2025 Roland Liinar Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-circle\" style=\"background-color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-timeline-arrow\" style=\"color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><h1 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/selgusid-2025-aasta-roland-liinari-nimelise-ettevotliku-noore-stipendiumi-voitjad\/\">The Winners of the 2025 Roland Liinar Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship<\/a><\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><h3 class=\"fusion-timeline-date\" style=\"background-color:#ebeaea;\">November 2025<\/h3><div class=\"fusion-collapse-month\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-3491\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\" class=\"fusion-post-timeline fusion-clearfix fusion-right-column post-3491 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-successful-projects tag-ettevotliklati2025-en\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1363\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 40vw\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/2025-entrepreneurial-youth-scholarship-in-latvia\/\">2025 Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship in Latvia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SW-Betija.jpg\" data-id=\"3491\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"SW + Betija\" data-caption=\"Madara Brauere and Betija \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/2025-entrepreneurial-youth-scholarship-in-latvia\/\" aria-label=\"2025 Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship in Latvia\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-circle\" style=\"background-color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-timeline-arrow\" style=\"color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><h1 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/2025-entrepreneurial-youth-scholarship-in-latvia\/\">2025 Entrepreneurial Youth Scholarship in Latvia<\/a><\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p>Under the leadership of <strong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"136\">Sander Sildver<\/strong>, we continued awarding the <strong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"207\">Grete Poderat Young Athlete Scholarship<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"239\">2025 marked the sixth year<\/strong> of this scholarship, and the <strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"285\">\u20ac1,200 award<\/strong> was granted to <strong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"320\">Mai Britt Teder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-2 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-timeline-wrapper fusion-blog-no\" style=\"margin-bottom:5%;\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-no fusion-no-meta-info fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"1\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-icon\"><i class=\"awb-icon-bubbles\" style=\"color:#ebeaea;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"fusion-blog-layout-timeline fusion-clearfix\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-line\" style=\"border-left:1px solid #ebeaea;border-right:1px solid #ebeaea;\"><\/div><h3 class=\"fusion-timeline-date\" style=\"background-color:#ebeaea;\">July 2025<\/h3><div class=\"fusion-collapse-month\"><article id=\"blog-2-post-3419\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\" class=\"fusion-post-timeline fusion-clearfix fusion-left-column post-3419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-successful-projects tag-maibrit2025-en\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,1);\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#ebeaea;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2568-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2568-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2568-400x533.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2568-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2568-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2568-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_2568-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 40vw\" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/athlete25\/\" aria-label=\"Mai Brit Teder awarded the 2025 Greete Poderat Young Athlete Scholarship\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:30px 25px 20px 25px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-timeline-circle\" style=\"background-color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-timeline-arrow\" style=\"color:#ebeaea;\"><\/div><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/en\/athlete25\/\">Mai Brit Teder awarded the 2025 Greete Poderat Young Athlete Scholarship<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><p>In addition, we supported <strong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"161\">Junior Achievement Estonia<\/strong> with <strong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"177\">\u20ac3,500<\/strong> for the development of an economics textbook for upper secondary schools, as well as their student company fair. In Latvia, we partnered with <strong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"351\">Banku Augstskola Foundation<\/strong>, a strong local partner that organizes the country\u2019s largest educational entrepreneurship competition, <strong data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"472\">\u201cBizness 24h\u201d<\/strong>, each year. We supported the event with a <strong data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"534\">\u20ac500 prize fund<\/strong> and contributed to training young participants in sales-related topics.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><h2 data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"135\">Foundation Financial Overview<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"333\">We have set a long-term goal to grow the value of the foundation\u2019s invested assets to <strong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"243\">\u20ac300,000 by 2030<\/strong>, which would enable us to award at least <strong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"305\">\u20ac15,000 per year<\/strong> in scholarships and grants.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"541\">To achieve this goal, we aim to grow the foundation\u2019s assets by <strong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"418\">15\u201320% annually<\/strong>. This requires <strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"477\">doubling the number of recurring donors<\/strong> and maintaining an annual portfolio return of at least <strong data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"540\">10%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"722\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 2025, the growth of the foundation\u2019s assets significantly exceeded expectations. Instead of the planned <strong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"662\">\u20ac152,000<\/strong>, we closed the year with a portfolio value of <strong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"721\">\u20ac162,764<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3593\" src=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3159\" height=\"1605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-200x102.png 200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-400x203.png 400w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-600x305.png 600w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-800x406.png 800w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-1200x610.png 1200w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/swacharity.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SWA-SA-Financial-KPI-s.png 3159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3159px) 100vw, 3159px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The growth of the foundation\u2019s assets was once again strongly supported by a <strong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"199\">record-breaking result at the Sizzler charitable auction<\/strong>. In addition, contributions from regular donors increased by <strong data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"283\">18% year over year<\/strong>, although continued, focused effort is still needed to double the number of recurring donors.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation\u2019s portfolio return in 2025 was <strong data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"436\">12.1%<\/strong>, exceeding the established target. From an investment perspective, we deliberately diversified the portfolio\u2019s geopolitical risk and acquired the portfolio\u2019s first holdings in an <strong data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"639\">S&amp;P 500 equity fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the results of 2025, we are confidently on the right trajectory, and the goal of reaching <strong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"763\">\u20ac300,000 by 2030<\/strong> is fully achievable.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><h2 data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"136\">Plans and Goals for 2026<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"475\">For 2026, we have planned to distribute a total of <strong data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"199\">\u20ac8,450<\/strong> in grants and scholarships. Of this amount, <strong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"254\">\u20ac7,450<\/strong> is allocated to the foundation\u2019s regularly awarded scholarships, and <strong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"334\">\u20ac1,000<\/strong> is designated for partner projects, including <strong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"403\">Junior Achievement<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"423\">Bizness 24h<\/strong> student company competitions in Estonia and Latvia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"887\">From a financial perspective, we continue to target <strong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"550\">20% annual growth<\/strong> in the foundation\u2019s assets through investments and donor contributions. Under a positive scenario, the foundation\u2019s total assets would exceed <strong data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"724\">\u20ac200,000 by the end of 2026<\/strong>. To support this growth, we will focus on increasing awareness of the foundation\u2019s mission and impact among <strong data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"886\">active Southwestern Advantage students and alumni<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:justify;\"><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"et\"><em>Southwestern Advantage Foundation\u2019s vision is to be the biggest charitable foundation in Eastern Europe that is built on investment principles and helping young people in obtaining knowledge and developing character so they can fulfill their dreams in life. We help European youth get better entrepreneurship education and offer investment knowledge to those who do not have the opportunity. We are working to reduce and prevent poverty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p lang=\"et\"><em>We only donate money from the fund\u2019s passive income by directing 50% of the return to charity and 50% back to the fund. 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