Unternehmensgruppe Freudenberg

Freudenberg foundation

Freudenberg Stiftung gGmbH

What is the background to the Freudenberg Stiftung?

The non-profit Freudenberg Stiftung gGmbH was founded in 1984. In the year of foundation and subsequent years, members of the Freudenberg family transferred shares of their partners’ capital and other partners’ funds in the family company Freudenberg & Co. to the Freudenberg Stiftung. The Freudenberg Stiftung is therefore a company partner – albeit with no voting rights. The Freudenberg Stiftung has an annual sum of approximately 1.75 million euros from income from these funds and other donations which it may use for its projects. The Freudenberg Foundation is chiefly active in Germany, although it also supports some projects abroad. 

In what areas is the Freudenberg Stiftung active?

Its statutes give the Freudenberg Stiftung a very broadly defined aim: to promote science, the humanities and education as well as strengthening peaceful coexistence in society and culture. The Freudenberg Stiftung concentrates on four areas:

  1. The integration of migrant families and cultural minorities in a society that has become an immigrant society, and warding off hostile and discriminatory reactions encountered by these groups; 
  2. The promotion of democratic culture, the prerequisite for peaceful social coexistence. The focus here is on projects that encourage democratic learning and responsibility in schools and communities as well as fighting against extremist influences, particularly right-wing extremism, in young people’s social environment; 
  3. The support of young people, particularly the socially disadvantaged, encountering difficulties between school and working life;
  4. The re-integration of the psychologically ill into working life and the working environment and creating an awareness of their problems.
Who are the target groups for the work of the Freudenberg Stiftung?

The work of the Freudenberg Stiftung concentrates on children and young people. All projects focus on their sense of belonging, of feeling needed in society and on developing competences. The Freudenberg Stiftung becomes active when there is a practical need for action or where there is scientific motivation; examples include young people with a migrant background who cannot find training, children with inadequate German language skills who cannot cope in school, right-wing youth groups with a public profile, the founders of small commercial businesses who do not find support from existing institutions, or schools wishing to make a contribution to solving such problems that goes beyond their usual role.

How does the Freudenberg Stiftung work?

The Freudenberg Stiftung invests in those areas where state initiatives are missing; its goal is to develop, promote and propagate program models which can be adapted to other situations. The Freudenberg Stiftung sees itself as an operative foundation, but is also interested in activities developed externally. Most projects involve cooperation with other foundations and trusts as well as government or community institutions.

 

For more information on the work and organization of the Freudenberg Stiftung, please visit the website or make personal contact with the Freudenberg Stiftung:

Freudenberg Stiftung
Freudenbergstraße 2
69469 Weinheim
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)6201-17498
info@freudenbergstiftung.de

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