Stiftung des Förderkreises der Genossenschaftsmitglieder

The Foundation of the Supporters' Association of Cooperative Members was established in 2005 as a legally recognized foundation under civil law, originating from the "Supporters' Association of Cooperative Members e. V." founded in 1983. It exclusively and directly pursues charitable purposes within the meaning of the German Tax Code and, in accordance with its statutes, promotes culture and monument preservation, science and research, as well as education and upbringing. Its projects include financing the preservation and expansion of the German Raiffeisen Museum in the birthplace of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen in Hamm/Sieg, the archive on the development of cooperatives, memorials for Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen and Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, as well as initiatives of the Research Society for Cooperative Studies and the Cooperative Vocational College Westphalia.

What one person alone cannot achieve, many can accomplish together! The Foundation of the Supporters' Circle of Cooperative Members is committed to promoting the cooperative idea, supporting creative minds and initiatives for a contemporary interpretation of the cooperative principle, and especially familiarizing young people with the principles of self-help, self-responsibility, and self-administration.

The foundation's funding programs are aimed at institutional and private actors in the cooperative sector, as well as young people and creative initiatives that seek to preserve and reinterpret the cooperative tradition. Support is provided to museums and archives dedicated to cooperative history, researchers, educational institutions, and committed individuals who wish to further develop the cooperative principle and promote it within society.