Otto Wolff-Stiftung

The Otto Wolff Foundation was established on August 13, 1998, with the approval of the District Government of Cologne, resulting from the merger of the Rudolf Siedersleben’s Otto Wolff Foundation and the Otto Wolff von Amerongen Foundation, and is their legal successor. The purpose of this non-profit foundation is to promote science and research, education, training and upbringing (particularly of young scientists), international understanding, German culture and works of art, as well as animal welfare. Previous funding activities include, among others, the Institute for Economic Policy at the University of Cologne and the German Council on Foreign Relations (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e. V.) as the Otto Wolff Director.

The Otto Wolff Foundation exclusively and directly supports charitable purposes within the meaning of the German Tax Code. Its mission is to strengthen political dialogue between East and West through targeted project funding, to provide economic and political science research for informed decision-making processes, to promote cultural initiatives (publications, exhibitions, symposia), and to support animal welfare projects. In doing so, it contributes to education, international understanding, and the preservation of German culture.

Institutions and individual projects from science and research, universities, educational institutions, cultural practitioners, organizations promoting international understanding, as well as animal welfare initiatives are funded. The foundation targets applicants conducting innovative projects in the aforementioned fields, particularly in East-West political dialogue, economic policy research, and cultural events and publications.