Bürgerstiftung Warmbronn

Founded in 2006, Bürgerstiftung Warmbronn is a grant-making foundation based in Leonberg, Germany working on community development, children & youth, education +7 more.

Bürgerstiftung Warmbronn is a community foundation founded in 2006 in Warmbronn, a district of Leonberg in Baden-Württemberg. It brings residents together to shape their local environment through ideas, time and financial support, and it is politically and denominationally independent. The foundation funds and initiates local projects in education, children and youth, music and culture, the environment, care for older people and people with disabilities, and support for families in financial need. Examples include the Klasse 2000 health programme and a tree-planting education trail at the primary school, a nature trail along the Maisgraben stream, a youth career-entry programme, and courses for older residents. It also runs its own events, including an annual public forum, and a series of publications called Warmbronner Anstöße. The foundation is run by a board and a foundation council, with its members working on a voluntary basis. Its capital and donations finance its work, and by its own account it has spent more than 200,000 euros on local projects since its founding. Donations are welcome, and the foundation invites people to contribute time, ideas or money.