Maria-Seltmann-Stiftung
About the funder
The Maria-Seltmann Foundation was established on December 5, 1993, on the 90th birthday of the factory owner's widow Maria Seltmann in Weiden i.d. OPf. Since then, the foundation has exclusively supported charitable and benevolent causes in Weiden and the surrounding area with the endowed million-euro capital. The focus areas are elderly care and senior citizen work (including the Maria-Seltmann-Haus as a meeting place), art and culture (support for art associations, literature and music events), science, research and education (foundation professorship and investment projects at HAW Amberg-Weiden), as well as assistance for people in special distress (e.g., the Blind Association, Christmas campaigns, DONUM VITAE). Since January 1994, over €4.8 million in disbursements have flowed into the region, while the principal capital has been preserved and increased. The foundation board has consisted of Ludwig Zitzmann and Stefan Rögner since 1996.
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Mission & Vision
The Maria-Seltmann Foundation is committed to sustainably strengthening the common good in Weiden and the surrounding area. Through targeted support of senior citizen work, arts and culture, science and education, as well as unbureaucratic assistance for people in need, it creates places of encounter and participation. In its actions, the foundation combines a sense of tradition with forward-looking commitment.
Target groups
The funding is aimed at elderly citizens (senior work at the Maria-Seltmann House), artists and cultural workers as well as associations (music and literary events, ceramics museum), universities and research institutions (HAW Amberg-Weiden: professorships, construction projects), as well as individuals and families in acute need (social aid projects).