Stiftung Grüne Tatze is a conservation-focused German foundation that prioritizes buying and permanently securing ecologically valuable land, especially forests, wetlands, and open habitats. It most often works with established nature conservation groups such as NABU, BUND, and regional conservation foundations, then transfers long-term stewardship through usufruct/nießbrauch or similar arrangements. Direct project funding is rare and reserved for exceptional projects that demonstrably protect or restore priority habitats in Thuringia, Germany, or broader Europe.
Primarily makes in-kind land acquisitions on request for conservation partners, covering purchase and land registry costs, typically for parcels up to about 50 hectares. Project grants are exceptional rather than routine and appear to support one-off, model conservation efforts rather than open application cycles.
This looks like a relationship-driven, partner-based funder rather than an open-call grantmaker. Conservation groups should approach them with a clearly documented site, conservation rationale, landowner readiness, and a plan for long-term management; unsolicited general project ideas are unlikely to be funded unless they fit their exceptional-projekt criteria.
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Current and upcoming funding from Stiftung Grüne Tatze that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: In der Regel eingetragene Vereine oder Stiftungen mit langfristigem Naturschutzengagement; Projektförderung nur in Ausnahmefällen.
Who can apply: Anträge/Anfragen nur für eingetragene, langfristig engagierte Naturschutzakteure (z. B. Vereine oder Stiftungen) — Nießbrauch wird nur an Akteure mit gesichertem langfristigem Engagement gewährt (z. B. durch Satzung). Privatpersonen erhalten kein Nießbrauchrecht.
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