Bürgerstiftung Grenzach-Wyhlen

Founded in 2024, Bürgerstiftung Grenzach-Wyhlen is a grant-making foundation based in Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany working on community development, children & youth, elderly care +4 more.

The Bürgerstiftung Grenzach-Wyhlen is a community foundation established in November 2024 in Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, as a legally independent foundation under German civil law. It aims to strengthen local community life by building endowment capital through donations and endowments, funding local projects, and running its own initiatives. Its activities cover culture, youth and social welfare, education, nature and environment, and the protection of monuments, with a focus on early childhood support and living and ageing well in the community. It operates volunteer-run projects including a repair café, community cafés in Grenzach and Wyhlen, and a mobile café, and it supports local clubs and events. Its funding is limited to Grenzach-Wyhlen, or to projects with a direct link to the municipality. The foundation is governed by a Vorstand and a Stiftungsrat and is supervised by the Regierungspräsidium Freiburg.