Volksbank Rhein-Wehra Stiftung supports regional civic engagement in and around its banking area, with a strong preference for projects that visibly strengthen community life. Its giving centers on social and ecological impact, inclusion, culture, education, sports, and volunteer-led local initiatives, often through annual prize formats rather than open-ended grantmaking. The funder also recognizes companies and sports clubs that demonstrate exemplary social responsibility, suggesting an interest in projects with public visibility and community multiplier effects.
Primarily annual, program-based giving through competitions and recognition awards. Support is mostly small-to-moderate, with cash prizes around €2,500 for regional holiday donations and prize pools up to about €17,000 for the HerzenssachePreis; top corporate and sports winners may receive non-cash recognition such as professional image videos. Most opportunities are regional and either application-based or tied to annual nomination/competition cycles.
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Watch the annual timelines closely: the HerzenssachePreis is typically open for 2026 submissions on the website and decided in late fall, while Sterne des Sports begins its next application phase around 01.04.2026. Prioritize projects with clear local impact in the bank’s service region, and frame them around inclusion, sustainability, volunteer engagement, or community-building; corporate applicants should emphasize measurable CSR outcomes and visibility.
Current and upcoming funding from Volksbank Rhein-Wehra Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applications are open for engagement projects that go beyond the ordinary and fit one or more of the listed engagement fields. The page notes that the Members Award involves online voting and that companies may apply for the Firmenkunden Award. Participation conditions apply.
Deadline: Bewerbungen für den HerzenssachePreis 2026; jury decision announced in late autumn each year.
Who can apply: Engagierte Firmenkunden (Details in Teilnahmebedingungen).
Deadline: Teilnahme für 2026 laut Website möglich; Entscheidung im Spätjahr (jährliche Vergabe).
Who can apply: Engagierte Personen, Initiativen, Vereine und Unternehmen mit herausragendem sozialem oder ökologischem Engagement. Details in den Teilnahmebedingungen.
Deadline: Bewerbung für 2026 offen laut Website; Jury entscheidet im Spätjahr (jährliche Vergabe). Teilnahmebedingungen stehen separat.
Who can apply: Open to sport clubs organized under the DOSB. The club must be located in the bank's business area to apply locally.
Deadline: Next application phase runs from 1 April 2026.
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