Hoppmann Stiftung Demokratie im Alltag

The Hoppmann Foundation "Democracy in Everyday Life" was established in 1974 by Klaus Hoppmann as a non-profit foundation of Martin Hoppmann GmbH. By transferring all business shares, the foundation capital was neutralized and the principle of employee participation institutionalized. The foundation is the sole shareholder of Martin Hoppmann GmbH and is financed through fixed profit distributions from the operating GmbH as well as through donations. The annual budget amounts to approximately €110,000. The foundation’s purpose is to support socially disadvantaged children and youth, non-profit citizen initiatives, and the training and further education of employees for democratic participation in the economy and society. Additionally, as the "guardian of codetermination," the foundation ensures compliance with and the further development of employee participation within the Hoppmann corporate group.

Our mission is to understand and live democracy as a continuous everyday responsibility. We support projects that strengthen democratic participation in the economy and society, promote social justice, and open up new future prospects for disadvantaged children and young people. The Hoppmann Foundation aims to empower citizens to exercise their rights and duties as responsible democrats at all times.

The funding programs are primarily aimed at socially disadvantaged children and young people in the Siegerland region as well as nationally and internationally; non-profit citizen initiatives and associations that address specific social emergencies; employees for personal and professional development; and the workforce of the Hoppmann Group as a guarantor of a lived democracy in the workplace.