GLS Treuhand

Founded in 1961, GLS Treuhand is a non-profit association based in Bochum, Germany working on democracy & civil society, education, environment & climate +5 more.

GLS Treuhand e.V. is a non-profit association based in Bochum, Germany, founded in 1961 as the Gemeinnützige Treuhandstelle. It acts as a trustee and administrator for foundations, foundation funds and donations, helping donors and foundation founders give money to charitable purposes. It manages treuhänderische Stiftungen, Stiftungsfonds and the Dachstiftung für individuelles Schenken, and it runs thematic and future foundations in education, development, agriculture and new energy. Through its grant-making it funds civil society projects, with about 800 to 1,000 projects and roughly 18 to 20 million euros in grants per year, according to the site. Its own work focuses on promoting an active, democratic and open society, including democracy, rule of law, freedom of opinion, human rights and citizen energy. It also manages a social-ecological investment pool, GLS TREUGEA, for the foundations it administers. The association is part of the wider GLS Gruppe, alongside the GLS Bank, which is a separate legal entity. Its members are non-profit organisations in Germany and abroad, and it holds around 300 members.