Daniel-Theysohn-Stiftung

The Daniel-Theysohn Foundation was established in 1970 by the entrepreneur Daniel Theysohn (1904–1980) and his wife Ruth as a private funding foundation. Starting with an initial capital of 250,000 DM, the foundation developed into a significant funding institution in the Southwest Palatinate. During the founders' lifetimes, shares in the plastics company Tehalit were also contributed to the foundation's capital, substantially increasing its financial resources. The foundation primarily supports the educational and vocational training of young people and, insofar as funds are available, projects in environmental and nature conservation, animal welfare, monument preservation, sports, and local heritage preservation in the Palatinate region, with a focus on the former district of Pirmasens.

The Daniel-Theysohn Foundation sees itself as a private funding institution in the Südwestpfalz region, which upholds tradition and innovatively shapes the future for the benefit of the local population. It pursues both its own operational funding initiatives and the allocation of funds to third parties in order to best serve the foundation's objectives.

The funding offers are directed, firstly, at young people aged 16 to 25 from the municipalities of Ludwigswinkel, Fischbach, Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Heltersberg, Schmalenberg, and Geiselberg who are engaged in school or vocational training and are supported based on merit and need. Secondly, non-profit public law entities and associations with recognized charitable status are supported in implementing measures in the fields of environmental and nature conservation, landscape management, animal protection, monument preservation, sports, as well as local heritage and regional studies.