Herbert Feuchte Foundation

What Herbert Feuchte Foundation does

Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund gGmbH is a German non-profit social-services organization headquartered in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, that delivers care, education, and employment services to people with communicative impairments — specifically deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, and multiply-disabled individuals. Its service lines are organized into four domains: Wohnen (residential living), Arbeiten (sheltered employment and vocational participation), Lernen (schools and learning), and Ambulant (outpatient community-based support). Operations span 35+ facilities across four German states — Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Thüringen — staffed by more than 700 employees, with leadership including Managing Director Sascha Wiese, Advisory Board Chair Dr. Dirk Unrau, and Commercial Director Dierk Petersen.

The organization's underlying operating model is a specialist, publicly-funded care platform: delivery is performed by qualified sign-language-fluent staff in accredited residential, school, and workshop settings, with case intake driven by referrals from public authorities, social insurance carriers, and family networks. The organization is affiliated with Diakonie, the Protestant welfare federation, which provides regulatory standing, a recognized brand, and access to faith-based public funding channels in addition to standard social-code reimbursement.

Ownership sits with four founding foundations that together govern the Stiftungsverbund, a structure that locks in mission orientation and multi-stakeholder oversight but constrains capital-raising and exit options. Revenue mechanics are public-payer dominated: reimbursements under SGB IX (Eingliederungshilfe), state and municipal grants, church-based public funds, and donations, with no disclosed commercial product or fee-for-service technology offering. The 2009 conversion from a registered association (e.V.) to a gGmbH reflects a prior consolidation step that brought the four foundation shareholders under a single limited-liability non-profit corporate form.

Name

Herbert Feuchte Foundation

Legal name

Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund gGmbH

Website

https://stiftungsverbund.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund gGmbH is a German non-profit operating 35+ facilities across four states, providing residential, educational, vocational, and outpatient services to deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, and multiply-disabled individuals, funded primarily through public social-insurance and government reimbursement channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Note-Taking, Interpreting & Communication Access Services (EDALAGAD), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK), Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Sign language support
• Residential care
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Special education

Headquarters

HQ city

Heide

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services / Public Funding: As a nonprofit registered gemeinnützige GmbH, the organization operates social service facilities funded through public contracts, social insurance, and government subsidies for care and support services for people with disabilities.
2. Donations: The foundation accepts donations via bank transfer and issues donation receipts (Spendenquittung) for tax purposes. The donation account is held at VR Bank Westküste.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund gGmbH provides social services for people with communicative impairments, particularly multiply-disabled deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind individuals across all age groups. The organization operates residential living facilities (Wohnen), sheltered workshops and vocational training (Arbeiten), special schools (Lernen), and outpatient community services (Ambulant) including pedagogical assistance, communication counseling, assisted living, and early intervention centers. Services are delivered through more than 35 facilities across four German states by a staff of over 700, with deep specialization in German Sign Language and accessible communication methods.

Product overview

The Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund is a unified social services organization rather than a technology platform. It operates an integrated portfolio of four core service divisions: Wohnen (residential living facilities offering around 20 homes and living groups across four German states for people with hearing impairments), Arbeiten (vocational services including sheltered workshops and training programs), Lernen (special schools and integrative primary education for children with disabilities), and Ambulant (outpatient services including pedagogical assistance, communication counseling, assisted living, and early intervention centers). The organization was established through the merger of four foundations and has grown to over 35 facilities serving hundreds of people with disabilities, supported by more than 700 employees. No technology products, APIs, or AI capabilities are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wohnen (Residential Living Services)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Milde Stiftung Hamburger Taubstummen-AltenheimcoreOthers · 1 January 1996Joined the Stiftungsverbund in 1996 as the fourth shareholder foundation. Originally focused on elderly deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. As a shareholder, it contributes to the continued operation and mission of the Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund.
• Familie Madjera StiftungcoreOthers · 1 January 1990One of the four founding shareholder foundations of the Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund. The foundation focuses on supporting multiply-disabled deaf and hard-of-hearing people. As a shareholder, it contributes to the governance and mission of the Stiftungsverbund.
• Stiftung Taubstummenanstalt HamburgcoreOthers · 1 January 1990One of the four founding shareholder foundations. Originally established as an institution for deaf education in Hamburg. Continues as a shareholder foundation supporting the Stiftungsverbund's mission for multiply-disabled hearing-impaired people.
• Jobst und Anna Wichern-StiftungcoreOthers · 1 January 1990One of the four founding shareholder foundations. In addition to supporting multiply-disabled deaf and hard-of-hearing people (like the other foundations), this foundation's specific focus includes multiply-disabled deaf-blind people. Continues as a shareholder of the Stiftungsverbund.
• DiakonieminorOthersThe Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund is affiliated with Diakonie, the Protestant church's social welfare organization. This affiliation provides institutional credibility, access to church-based social service networks, and a recognized brand in German social services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Germany's largest Catholic welfare federation, operating an extensive nationwide network of disability, elderly care, youth welfare, and social services. Comparable as the counterpart to Diakonie in scale and breadth of social services delivery.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella organization of Protestant welfare services, encompassing thousands of member organizations including the Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund. Relevant as the network affiliation that provides institutional credibility, referral channels, and policy representation.

Direct peers

• Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf: Large Hamburg-based Protestant non-profit providing residential, work, education, and ambulant services for people with disabilities across northern Germany. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping geography, Diakonie affiliation, and similar integrated service model.
• Stiftung ICP München: Munich-based foundation operating residential, school, kindergarten, and therapy services for children and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Comparable as a specialized gGmbH-style provider combining residential, educational, and therapy services.
• Lebenshilfe (Bundesvereinigung): National federation of more than 500 local Lebenshilfe associations providing services for people with intellectual disabilities — including housing, work, education, and family support. Comparable integrated service portfolio for disability populations in Germany.
• Von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel: One of Germany's largest Protestant non-profit providers of disability, psychiatric, and social services, operating residential communities, workshops, schools, and ambulant programs nationwide. Comparable as a multi-foundation, vertically integrated disability services operator with deep community roots.
• Josefs-Gesellschaft (CJD): Cologne-area Catholic non-profit providing residential, vocational, educational, and outpatient services for children and adults with disabilities. Comparable as a regional specialized disability operator with multi-decade history.

Others

• SAM – Stiftung Aktion Mensch: Germany's largest private social-purpose funder for disability inclusion, housing, education, and participation projects. Relevant as an ecosystem-level funder whose grant decisions and program priorities influence operators like the Herbert Feuchte Stiftungsverbund.

Regional players

• Barmherzige Brüder (Münster / Bavaria): Catholic order operating hospitals, residential homes, schools, and social service facilities primarily in Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. Comparable as a faith-based regional operator of integrated disability and social services, though operating in different German states.

Emerging players

• Deutscher Gehörlosen-Bund: National association of deaf people in Germany, representing self-advocacy, accessibility, and sign-language community interests. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant serving the same target population, though organized as a membership/advocacy body rather than a service operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/hfeuchtestiftvb
• Facebookfacebook.com/stiftungsverbund
• Instagraminstagram.com/stiftungsverbund

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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