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Review of our work in 2020
Preliminary expenditures for the 2020 fiscal year totaled €73.8 million. Our Facts and Figures for 2020 provides a look at the issues we've addressed and the successes we've achieved.
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Content
| Programs and special projects* | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Rethinking Work | 1,007 | 1,104 |
| Germany and Asia | 1,747 | 1,391 |
| Europe's Future | 4,598 | 3,441 |
| Integration and Education | 3,696 | 3,796 |
| Competence Center for Leadership and Corporate Culture | 1,820 | 1,537 |
| Living Values | 2,520 | 1,987 |
| Communities for Better Living | 4,962 | 5,139 |
| Learning for Life | 3,907 | 2,722 |
| Megatrends | 3,313 | 2,944 |
| Shaping Sustainable Economies | 4,698 | 4,194 |
| NEUE STIMMEN (2019: Discovering Music) | 2,868 | 611 |
| Business in Society | 2,670 | 2,196 |
| Improving Healthcare – Informing Patients | 3,528 | 2,664 |
| Effective Investments in Education | 2,629 | 2,606 |
| Future of Democracy | 3,276 | 2,452 |
| Civil Society | 3,704 | 2,275 |
| Special Projects | 1,180 | 890 |
| 52,124 | 41,949 |
Corporate Operations
Director: Wilhelm-Friedrich Uhr
Corporate Operations supports the foundation’s work through its departments Finance & Tax / Assset Management, Human Resources & Legal, Controlling, Information Technology, and Services. Its goal is to ensure accuracy and accountability, coordinate financial and human resources, and make the foundation more cost-effective and efficient on an ongoing basis.
Total expenditures
Preliminary expenditures for the 2020 fiscal year totaled €73.8 million. Due to budget adjustments made as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, expenditures in 2020 were almost €17 million less than the year before. Since its inception, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has made ca. €1.7 billion available for nonprofit activities.
Program expenditures
In its 2020 fiscal year, the Bertelsmann Stiftung invested €41.9 million directly in its program activities. That represents a decrease of €10.2 million over the previous year.
Affiliated nonprofit institutions
In 2020, the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s contributions to affiliated nonprofit institutions decreased by approxi- mately €2.3 million from the previous year to €11.3 million.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES* (€, thousands)
| Programs and special projects | 52,124 41,949 | |
| Contributions to affiliated nonprofit institutions | 13,571 11,315 | Program-related services | 4,675 4,550 |
| Communications | 8,488 6,988 | |
| Administration | 11,735 9,046 | |
| Total expenditures | 90,59373,848 |
| Affiliated nonprofit institutions* | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| International foundations | ||
| Bertelsmann Foundation North America | 4,090 | 2,522 |
| Fundación Bertelsmann, Barcelona | 2,496 | 2,508 |
| Shareholdings | ||
| CHE Centre for Higher Education | 1,730 | 910 |
| Founders Foundation | 3,000 | 3,200 |
| PHINEO | 600 | 500 |
| Weisse Liste | 650 | 500 |
| Center for Digital Education and Schools in Gütersloh | 405 | 603 |
| Partners | ||
| Liz Mohn Foundation for Culture and Music | 273 | 273 |
| Reinhard Mohn Institute of Management | 327 | 300 |
| Contributions to affiliated nonprofit institutions | 13,571 | 11,315 |
| (programs, special projects and affiliated nonprofit institutions): | 65,695 | 53,264 |
INCOME* (€, THOUSANDS)
| 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Investment income | 124,199.5 | 16.7 |
| Income from partnerships, donations | 2,184.7 | 878.4 |
| Capital income | 2,012.2 | 12,004.4 |
| Other income | 1,840.2 | 557.4 |
| Total income | 130,236.6 | 13,456.9 |
HUMAN RESOURCES
- < 30 years
- 30-39 years
- 40-49 years
- > 50 years
- Ø 45.3 years
- female
- male
* 2019 data: audited / 2020 data: preliminary (as of February 1, 2021)
