Commerzbank Stiftung
About the funder
The Commerzbank Foundation is a civil law foundation and a recognized non-profit funding institution headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. For 50 years, it has supported projects with innovative approaches and sustainable impact in the fields of culture, social affairs, and science. As the corporate foundation of Commerzbank AG, it acts as an "initiator," enabling projects in their initial phase and maintaining an intensive dialogue with funding partners. Through thematic award formats such as "ZukunftsGut," "ZukunftsWege," and the German Reading Prize, it sets impulses for institutional cultural mediation, participation, and the promotion of young scientists.
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Mission & Vision
The Commerzbank Foundation supports projects that make a valuable contribution to the sustainability of our society. Its goal is to strengthen cultural institutions in their outreach strategies, enable social participation for disadvantaged people, and promote young researchers. It relies on trust, transparency, respect, and courage as the foundation of a collaborative partnership and sees itself as a learning foundation that is always open to new impulses.
Target groups
The funding programs of the Commerzbank Foundation are aimed at cultural institutions (museums, theaters, operas, initiatives), social organizations, civil society initiatives, as well as scientific institutions and universities throughout Germany. Projects that develop innovative concepts for cultural education, social participation, or talent promotion and have a sustainable impact are supported.