Klaus und Lore Rating Stiftung

Private foundation

About the funder

The Klaus and Lore Rating Foundation is a legally recognized foundation under civil law, established in Hamburg in 2008. It supports non-profit organizations driven by civic engagement that, without substantial financial reserves, provide assistance with passion and courage to people in difficult life circumstances. Its funding spectrum includes both unbureaucratic emergency aid (e.g., medical care for uninsured individuals, frost protection for the homeless) and sustainable education and participation projects (e.g., comic reading programs, senior visitation partnerships). The foundation works closely with local partners and focuses its activities primarily on Hamburg.

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Mission & Vision

"Support. Encourage. Accompany." – Our mission is to help people in difficult life circumstances and to strengthen social cohesion. We rely on the expertise of our project partners and aim to enable innovative, sustainable, and life-changing projects through unbureaucratic, targeted funding. Collaborative partnerships with like-minded individuals expand our impact and promote creative solutions to social challenges.

Target groups

The funding programs of the Klaus and Lore Rating Foundation are aimed at non-profit organizations and initiatives in Hamburg that support disadvantaged individuals and have only limited financial resources. Projects providing emergency aid (e.g., homeless assistance, initial medical care) as well as measures promoting social participation (e.g., educational and cultural projects for children, visitation partnerships for seniors) are supported.