Krupp Foundation

The non-profit Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation is the legacy of Dr.-Ing. E. h. Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, the last personal owner of the Fried. Krupp company. He stipulated in his will that “the company is to be transformed, via a foundation, into a corporation, which shall be an expression of the tradition of the House of Krupp for commitment to common welfare”. Upon his death on 30 July 1967 his entire private and corporate assets were transferred to the foundation he had established, which took up activities on 1 January 1968. The Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation uses the income received from its corporate shareholding exclusively and directly for charitable purposes. The Foundation is politically and denominationally independent.

Funding activities

Through its funding activities in five statutory areas, the Foundation aspires to initiate new developments and encourage creativity and commitment.

The Foundation sets specific accents related to the development of science and university education, aims to enable equal opportunities, to contribute to intercultural understanding and to improve the education of the younger generations. The Foundation’s diversified range of funding is primarily implemented in programmes and key areas initiated by the Foundation itself, which are regularly announced.