Kolping-Stiftung-Würzburg
About the funder
The Kolping Foundation Würzburg is a legally capable ecclesiastical foundation under public law in accordance with Article 29 of the Bavarian Foundation Act. Its mandate is to collect and manage assets in order to promote ecclesiastical, vocational, and social projects from the proceeds. Based on the message of Adolph Kolping and the program of the Kolping Society, it supports institutions and initiatives within the Diocese of Würzburg through grants or low-interest loans. The foundation’s capital amounts to approximately 790,000 euros (untouchable capital) as well as about 70,000 euros in earmarked funds for international projects in Kenya and Romania. Examples of supported projects include street children initiatives in Nairobi, partnership work with youth in Romania, and renovation loans for Kolping families in Mittelstreu.
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Mission & Vision
The Kolping Foundation Würzburg has the mission to actively shape church and society based on the message of Adolph Kolping and the program of the International Kolping Society. It consolidates and manages donations and endowments to enable sustainable educational, development, and intercultural understanding projects and to strengthen existing Kolping institutions in the Diocese of Würzburg.
Target groups
The funding measures of the Kolping-Stiftung-Würzburg are aimed at ecclesiastical and social institutions of the Kolping Society in the Würzburg diocesan association, youth and adult education programs, as well as international partner organizations in Kenya and Romania. Likewise, needy pupils and trainees, local Kolping families, and non-profit initiatives benefit from the foundation's grants and loans.