Support for the Saxonia-Freiberg Foundation

The Saxonia-Freiberg Foundation supports non-profit associations, interest groups, and other non-profit institutions in Central Saxony that are dedicated to the research, preservation, and maintenance of mining and metallurgical customs as well as the associated religious traditions. Projects with a clear regional reference to Freiberg/Central Saxony that address cultural-historical aspects of mining and convince through a transparent financing plan are funded. A focus lies on supporting initiatives that serve the documentation, restoration, and communication of mining heritage – such as the preservation of traditions in mining music corps, museal processing of historic mining hut facilities, or publications on mining history.

Funding applications can be submitted continuously and are granted as non-repayable subsidies. A prerequisite is the location or project implementation in the Central Saxony region as well as the submission of a tax exemption certificate confirming non-profit status. Required documents include a fully completed funding application, a meaningful project description, a detailed financing plan, and proof of non-profit status. Selection is based on the relevance to mining and metallurgical customs, the regional connection, and the plausibility of the financing plan. Additionally, the responsible parties award an annual funding prize endowed with 1,000 euros; the submission deadline for this is March 31. There is no legal entitlement to grants; funding decisions are made according to statutory criteria.