Hans Weisser Foundation
| Hans Weisser Foundation | |
|---|---|
| Legal form: | Foundation under civil law |
| Purpose: | Education, science and research |
| Chair: | Hans Weisser, Markus Baumanns |
| Managing directors: | Birgit Schäfer |
| Consist: | since 2002 |
| Founder: | Hans Weisser |
| Foundation capital: | 30 million euros |
| Number of employees: | 2 |
| Seat: | Hamburg |
| Website: | www.hans-weisser-stiftung.de |
The Hans Weisser Foundation is a German non-profit foundation under civil law. It is based in Hamburg and is involved nationally. It focuses on funding projects in the fields of education and science.
Her work focuses on adolescents and young adults who are in school, training or studying or who are looking for orientation when starting their careers.
Foundation and financing
The foundation was established in 2002 by the Hamburg entrepreneur Hans Weisser ( Marquard & Bahls ). He first laid the financial foundation by contributing cash and later brought real estate into the foundation. Around 1.2 million euros are available annually for the charitable work of the Hans Weisser Foundation.
Organs of the foundation
The body of the foundation is the board of directors and the management. The chairman of the board is (in addition to the founder Hans Weisser) Markus Baumanns (previously board member of the ZEIT Foundation ). Further board members are Wilfried Vyslozil (board member SOS Kinderdörfer Weltweit ), Michael Kutz (managing director Michel-Stiftung ) and Tom Kemcke ( Esche Schümann Commichau ).
The managing director is Birgit Schäfer (previously board member of the BürgerStiftung Hamburg )
activities
The foundation is primarily active in promoting, which includes cooperation with other foundations and partners from the education and science sectors. In the field of science, the foundation enables personalities with the Hans Weisser scholarship program, together with the Foundation of German Business, to pursue further qualifications abroad, for example for a free project, for example to test a start-up idea or to participate in a certificate program. In the field of education, project partners who are active in the transition between school and work are supported.