Bürgerstiftung Wismar is a local community foundation that supports long-term charitable projects in and around Wismar, with a strong emphasis on initiatives that visibly benefit the city and its residents. Its funding centers on education, culture, sport, heritage preservation, environmental protection, integration, and civic engagement, and it often backs practical, place-based projects from schools, associations, and local nonprofits. The grantmaking is modest and community-oriented, with a separate sports-related program and a general project fund that favors one-time awards for clearly defined local initiatives.
Small, place-based grants for one-time projects; applications are collected and reviewed twice a year (spring and fall), with a separate sports funding stream for sports-related initiatives in Wismar.
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Apply with a clearly defined project that has a direct connection to Wismar and fits the foundation’s statutory themes. Expect two review cycles per year for general project grants, and use the separate Sportstiftung channel for sports projects; proposals should emphasize local impact, community participation, and concrete outputs.
Current and upcoming funding from Bürgerstiftung Wismar that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants include organizations such as e.V., GmbH, Stiftung and other project sponsors. The application form asks for organization details, project description, target group, cost and financing plan, and supporting attachments.
Deadline: Applications are accepted continuously.
Who can apply: Projekte sollen den Kriterien und Hinweisen der Förderleitlinien entsprechen; der Antrag enthält Angaben zu Organisation, Projektbeschreibung, Zielgruppe, Kosten- und Finanzierungsplan sowie ggf. Anlagen wie Satzung und Freistellungsbescheid.
Deadline: Laufende Annahme von Förderanträgen.
Who can apply: Das Projekt muss einen Bezug zur Hansestadt Wismar haben und satzungsgemäß sowie gemeinnützig sein. Projekte sollen möglichst nachhaltig wirken und einer Gruppe zugutekommen. Nicht förderfähig sind kommerzielle Veranstaltungen, Stiftungen oder Kapitalaufbau von Vereinen, Privatpersonen, politische oder religiöse Gruppen, wenn vorwiegend politische oder religiöse Aufgaben oder Veranstaltungen finanziert werden sollen, sowie Projekte außerhalb der Hansestadt Wismar.
Deadline: Anträge werden laufend entgegengenommen und zweimal jährlich im Frühjahr und Herbst beschieden; konkrete Einreichungsfristen sind nicht angegeben.
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