Crucial points about international private foundations that founders sometimes wish they had paid more attention to

Abstract

In this 20th anniversary issue of ‘Private Foundations: A World Review’, the Editor under the heading ‘Crucial points about international private foundations that founders sometimes wish they had paid more attention to’ highlights and provides an assessment of the most important issues that founders of international foundations should take into consideration before taking action: Purposes—Legal Personality—Retention of Founders Rights and International Recognition. She concludes that a bespoke founder’s role is of essence, as soon as a foundation has international connections, as an influential role of the founder may well jeopardize the integrity of a foundation.