EXIT at a Glance
Name, headquarters | EXIT Postfach 8032 Zürich Tel: 043 343 38 38 Fax: 043 343 38 39 Mail: info@exit.ch |
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Date founded | 03 April 1982 |
Legal form | Society with by-laws, most recently revised on 28 May 2016. |
Mission | Self-determined living and dying |
Spheres of activity | Living wills, palliative care through own foundation, counselling in case of illness or old-age issues, suicide prevention, physician-assisted suicides |
Membership fees | 45.00 Swiss Francs p.a. or 1'100 Swiss Francs for Lifetime |
Bodies / commissions | General assembly, board, Business Audit Commission, External Audit Agency, Ethics Commission, Sponsorship Committee |
Accounting / statements of account | Pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles (Art. 957a+, Swiss Code of Obligations). |
As of 31.12.2019
Some Essential Key Ratios
Membership count | around 130 000 there of lifetime members: 23 000 |
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Number of living wills | around 80 000 |
Requests for physician-assisted suicides | more than 3 500 annually |
Approved after thorough review | about 1152 |
Actual physician-assisted suicides | about 862 |
Office | 25 full-time positions, shared by 33 staff |
Physician-assisted suicide attendants | 50 trained physician-assisted suicide attendants |
Membership fee total | CHF 7,8 million |
Donations | CHF 885 000 |
Selected Key Positions of the Year-End Balance Sheet
Assets | |
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Property owned outright | CHF 10,8 million |
Financial assets | CHF 15,9 million |
Liabilities | |
Provisions for members with lifetime membership | CHF 21 million |
Earmarked funds | CHF 4,4 million |
Liquid funds | CHF 2 million |