Bürgerstiftung Dresden is a community foundation that uses investment income to support public-benefit projects in and around Dresden, with a strong emphasis on local civic life, education, culture, and social welfare. Its grants often serve vulnerable or underserved groups—especially children, youth, students, seniors, and people in need—through both direct program funding and the administration of named legacy foundations. The foundation is also distinctive for backing culturally enriching and place-based projects, such as theater education, dance scholarships, environmental education, and support for seniors' quality of life.
Local, mission-aligned grantmaking funded from endowment income, including both open application processes for select funds and foundation-managed program grants. Support appears to be mostly Dresden/region-specific and often tied to named funds or clearly defined projects rather than large open-ended grants.
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Focus proposals on Dresden-area benefit and align tightly with one of the foundation’s stated themes, especially youth education, culture, senior support, social welfare, or environmental education. Check whether the specific sub-fund or named foundation has its own application procedure; some support is project-based or administered through the Bürgerstiftung rather than via a general open call.
Current and upcoming funding from Bürgerstiftung Dresden that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Supports old and single persons in special need; intended for people receiving or eligible for basic security in old age or reduced earning capacity. Applications can be submitted by affected persons, supporting institutions, or relatives.
Who can apply: Senioren- oder Pflegeheime bzw. Tagespflegeeinrichtungen können Termine anfragen; junge Musikerinnen und Musiker aus den genannten Kooperations- und Musikschulkontexten können sich als Mitwirkende anmelden.
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