Edith-Carstensen-Stiftung is a highly mission-specific family support foundation in Lübeck that helps families with children undergoing cancer treatment take restorative vacations or shared recovery trips. Its giving is centered on easing the emotional and physical strain on these families, with the goal of supporting the child’s recovery and giving relatives a chance to regain strength. The broader affiliated foundation ecosystem suggests a community-oriented local trust network, but Edith-Carstensen-Stiftung itself appears focused on direct, practical relief for affected families rather than broad programmatic grants.
Likely provides targeted, application-based support for family recovery trips or vacation funding rather than open-ended grants; giving appears local, highly restricted to families with children affected by cancer, and tied to the foundation’s specific respite mission.
Eligibility appears narrow: families in which a child has cancer and who need support for a shared recovery vacation. Applicants should contact the foundation through the GEMEINNÜTZIGE/associated local network in Lübeck, and should be prepared to explain the child’s situation, the planned trip, and how the respite will support recovery and family wellbeing.
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Who can apply: Applications for support may be submitted by natural persons and institutions that are themselves tax-privileged for the purposes named in the foundation’s statutes. The application should be submitted three months before the start of the measure.
Deadline: Applications should be submitted three months before the start of the measure.
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