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Bürgerstiftung Nidderau

Nidderau, Germany

Community developmentEducationChildren & YouthArts & CultureTax-deductible donations
Grant-making foundationFounded 2012Local reach
Profile last updated: March 15, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, Bürgerstiftung Nidderau is a grant-making foundation based in Nidderau, Germany working on community development, education, children & youth +7 more.

Bürgerstiftung Nidderau is a community foundation founded in 2012 in Nidderau, Hesse, Germany. It supports citizens, businesses, associations and initiatives in the town by funding projects and running its own activities in areas including youth and elderly support, education, reading promotion, heritage, arts and culture, nature conservation and international understanding. Its work includes reading mentoring, a STEM centre at the Bertha-von-Suttner-Schule, first-aid courses for children, flower meadows and insect-friendly garden competitions, a youth funding prize and local history trails. The foundation accepts donations, endowments (Zustiftungen) and named funds, and organises events such as benefit concerts, readings and a summer lottery. It describes itself as politically, economically and denominationally independent and operates in the local and regional area.

Location

Nidderau, Germany

Founded

2012

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Legal form

Stiftung

VAT number

DE055065002

Focus areas

BürgerstiftungStiftungNidderauLeseförderungBildungJugendförderungNaturschutzStiftungsfonds

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentEducationChildren & YouthArts & CultureHeritageNature & Wildlife conservationRefugees & MigrationDemocracy & Civil societyElderly carePoverty & Hunger

Works for

ChildrenYouthElderly peopleRefugees & MigrantsPeople in povertyCommunities

How they work

Grant-makingCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Lesepate

Education · Germany

Volunteer reading mentors meet children with reading difficulties one-to-one for one school hour per week alongside regular lessons.

Nidderau liest (öffentliche Bücherschränke)

Education · Germany

Public book cupboards in all five districts of Nidderau to make books freely accessible.

MINT-Zentrum Nidderau

Education · Germany

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics centre at the Bertha-von-Suttner-Schule, supported by the foundation.

Erste-Hilfe-Kurse für Kinder

Children & Youth · Germany

Playful first-aid courses teaching children how to help others.

Jugendförderpreis

Children & Youth · Germany

Annual prize funding local clubs, initiatives and groups running innovative projects for or with children and young people.

Wunschzettelaktion

Poverty & Hunger · Germany

Christmas campaign collecting gifts for people in need in Nidderau via a wish tree at the family centre.

Blühpaten und Insektenfreundliche Gärten

Nature & Wildlife conservation · Germany

Flower-meadow sponsorship and competition encouraging insect-friendly gardens and blooming public spaces.

Nidderauer Geschichtswege

Heritage · Germany

Local history trails opened in the districts of Nidderau.

Countries of operation

Germany

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegaciesLotteriesCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateLegacy givingCorporate partnershipVolunteerFundraise

Trust

Tax-deductible donationsGütesiegel Bürgerstiftungen

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Gütesiegel Bürgerstiftungen 2022–2024

Bündnis der Bürgerstiftungen Deutschland und Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen2022

Industry memberships

Bündnis der Bürgerstiftungen Deutschland

Partnerships

Bertha-von-Suttner-Schule, Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Windecken, Evangelische Brückengemeinde Heldenbergen, Stadt Nidderau, Klasse 2000 e.V., dm-Drogerie markt, help alliance, Stadtbücherei Nidderau Förderverein

People

Management & team (2)

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