Bürgerstiftung Siegen is a community foundation focused on strengthening the Siegen/Siegen-Wittgenstein region through locally rooted projects in education, youth, culture, social services, and sustainability. Its grantees suggest a strong preference for practical, community-based initiatives such as school social work, anti-poverty and food assistance, intergenerational inclusion, reading and book-access programs, remembrance/history projects, and inclusive arts. It also appears to support and house regional sub-foundations, indicating a role as both grantmaker and steward for local philanthropic assets.
Ongoing local project grants funded from endowment income and donations, with support concentrated in the Siegen region. Grantmaking appears to be application-based and geared toward charitable, community-facing projects rather than large national awards; it also includes stewardship of local sub-foundations and affiliated funds.
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Apply through the general project grant process ('Projektförderung / Allgemeiner Förderantrag') and frame your request as a clear, local benefit for Siegen or Siegen-Wittgenstein. Projects that are concrete, community-based, and aligned with education, youth, culture, social support, or sustainability are the best fit; include a strong regional connection and explain the measurable public impact.
Current and upcoming funding from Bürgerstiftung Siegen that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Gemeinnützige Organisationen, Initiativen und Vereine in der Region können Förderanträge stellen. Anträge sollen den Förderrichtlinien der Bürgerstiftung Siegen entsprechen.
Who can apply: Gemeinnütziger Zweck; Projekte sollten in den Satzungszwecken der Bürgerstiftung liegen (z. B. Bildung, Jugend- und Altenhilfe, Kunst/Kultur, Umwelt). Für detaillierte Förderkriterien sind die Förderrichtlinien zu beachten.
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