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Oberle-Stiftung

W. Oberle-Stiftung

Staufen, Germany

Poverty & HungerDisabilityChildren & YouthElderly careTax-deductible donations
Grant-making foundationFounded 1988International reach
Profile last updated: October 25, 2026

About

Founded in 1988, Oberle-Stiftung is a grant-making foundation based in Staufen, Germany working on poverty & hunger, disability, children & youth +5 more.

The Oberle-Stiftung is a German grant-making foundation based in Staufen, near Freiburg. It gives financial help to individuals and families in need, supports local organisations working with vulnerable groups, and funds projects for children, people with disabilities, elderly people, refugees and people in poverty. Its work covers the Freiburg region and projects in Latin America, East Africa, Nepal, Romania and Ethiopia. The foundation was established in 1988 with the proceeds of the sale of the company founded by Wilhelm Oberle. It also advises people who want to set up or support foundations and offers interest-bearing foundation loans.

Location

Staufen, Germany

Founded

1988

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Legal form

Stiftung

Legal name

W. Oberle-Stiftung

VAT number

DE306805232

Focus areas

foundationsocial aidgrant-makingFreiburgStiftungindividual helpdisabilityelderly careinternational aid

Languages

DE

Causes & programmes

Causes

Poverty & HungerDisabilityChildren & YouthElderly careRefugees & MigrationHealthWater & SanitationEducation

Works for

ChildrenYouthElderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesPatientsRefugees & MigrantsHomeless peoplePeople in povertyIndigenous peoplesFamilies

How they work

Grant-makingDirect servicesAwareness & education

Programmes

Stille Jungs

Children & Youth · Germany

Peace-oriented awareness project run by Jugend-Welt e.V., funded by the foundation and established in 28 Freiburg schools.

Freiburger Flüchtlingsfonds

Refugees & Migration · Germany

Fund for refugee support in Freiburg, administered by the foundation.

Wilhelm Oberle Sozialpreis

Community development · Germany

Annual social award recognising civic engagement, given at the Freiburg volunteer award ceremony.

Sozialfonds

Poverty & Hunger · Romania, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador

Fund for individual emergency aid, delivered through trusted local helpers abroad.

Countries of operation

GermanyBoliviaPeruEcuadorKenyaUgandaNepalRomaniaEthiopia

Funding & support

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

SC Freiburg, Wir helfen Kindern e.V., Jugend-Welt e.V., Verein Südwind, Uhuru e.V., Caritas Satu Mare

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