Additional Resources

This is only a partial listing of resources. For more information please contact Ina Epkenhans (contact information at right).

Database of German foundations

An extensive database of German foundations provided by the Deutscher Stiftungsindex (German Foundation Index) that can be searched by name and project areas. German nonprofit foundations that have their own websites are listed.

List of charity trustees (Stiftungstreuhänder) in Germany.

The Stiftungszentrum.info foundation  provides an overview of all the organizations in Germany that actively establish and administer charitable trusts (Treuhandstiftungen).

Current issues and newsletters

These links provide regularly updated information about foundations and philanthropy:

• Website: Der Anstoß. News from the world of philanthropy
• Maecenata Aktuell
• Newsletter of the Deutsche Stiftungsagentur (German Foundation Agency)
• Newsletter of the Wegweiser Bürgergesellschaft (Guide to Civic Society)
• Newsletter of nonprofit.de

Legal Links

• Universities
  • Bucerius Law School Institute for Foundation and Nonprofit Organization Law
  • Abbe Institut for Philanthropic Foundations at the University of Jena
  • Foundation law project and European foundation law reform efforts of the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg.
• Additional Resources
  • The Privat Institut für Stiftungsrecht (The Private Institute for Foundation Law) is an initiative of advisors and others interested in foundations and philanthropy.

Continuing Education and Seminars

The following organizations regularly put on seminars on subjects relevant to foundations:

• Deutsche Stiftungsakademie (German Foundation Academy)
• Deutsche Stiftungsagentur (German Foundation Agency)
• Euroforum

Industry Publications

• "Stiftung und Sponsoring" (Philanthropy and Sponsoring) is published 6 times a year and has articles on foundations and foundation law.
• Die "Zeitschrift zum Stiftungswesen" (Journal of Philanthropy) is published 10 times a year and is available through the Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag publishing house