About Us

"The Swiss Benevolent Society of San Francisco is organized for the purpose of aiding deserving Swiss nationals and their direct descendants. ... Funds may be used for such charitable and eleemosynary purposes as aid to Swiss nationals or their direct descendants in case of need or emergency, or as scholarships for Swiss nationals or their direct descendants, in an area contiguous to San Francisco ..." (By-Laws Article II: Purpose of the Society)

Download the SBSSF Brochure for more information.

2024 Board of Directors

The Board is made up of seven to eleven volunteers serving staggered 3-year terms. They share the responsibility for managing the Society and its activities.

Ruedi Sandmeier	President
Carla Twitchell	Vice-President
Marianne Aubert	Secretary
David Zeiter	Treasurer
Martin Zaugg	Consular Relations
John Andrew	Director at Large
Andreas Eggler	Investments Committee
Carla Twitchell	Assistance Committee
Ariana Ghelfi	Scholarship Committee
Phillip Kalsched	Scholarship Committee
Susann Sandmeier	Scholarship Committee
Doug Twitchell	Membership
Daniel Eggen	Membership
Walt Gyger	Auditor
Stefan Welter	Auditor

Legal

The “Swiss Relief Society of San Francisco” was founded in 1886 and incorporated on January 19, 1901. The organization's name was changed to “Swiss Benevolent Society of San Francisco” on February 18, 1987. We are organized as a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, Tax ID#: 94-6052328.

Annual Reports

139th Annual Meeting Minutes - January 26, 2024.
138th Annual Meeting Minutes - January 27, 2023.
137th Annual Meeting Minutes - March 11, 2022.