Körber Foundation
| Founded | 1959 |
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| Founders | Kurt A. Körber |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Website | koerber-stiftung |
The Körber Foundation (German: Körber-Stiftung) is a nonprofit organization, established in 1959 by German businessman Kurt A. Körber. Its operational work is organised into seven subject areas: ‘Age and Demography’, ‘Education’, ‘Democracy and Cohesion’, ‘History and Politics’, ‘International Politics’, ‘Culture’ and ‘Science’. The foundation is nationally and internationally active with its own projects and events at its locations in Hamburg's Hafencity, Bergedorf and Berlin.
The foundation is a corporate investment foundation: it is the sole shareholder of Körber AG, the strategic holding company of the Körber Group. It receives an annual dividend from its investment, which it uses exclusively for charitable purposes. The foundation's assets amount to around 580 million euros, of which 556 million euros is equity.