DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand

What DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand does

DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand AG is a privately held German Aktiengesellschaft founded in 2001 and headquartered in Fürth, Bavaria, that acts as a foundation trustee (Stiftungstreuhänderin) for more than 3,000 charitable foundations established by private individuals, companies, municipalities, universities, and non-profit organisations. Its signature innovation is the proprietary 'Stiftergemeinschaft' (Donor Community) concept — a non-statutory pooled trust model co-developed with regional Sparkassen, under which a donor can establish a named sub-foundation (Namensstiftung, Förderstiftung, or Stiftung unser Ort) with as little as €25,000 in starting capital and benefit from pooled asset management and lifetime governance beyond the founder's death. The platform is exposed through three digital surfaces: a public marketing and corporate site (stiftungstreuhand.com), a partner-only restricted login area for Sparkassen and cooperation partners, and a separate public donation/campaign portal (stiftergemeinschaft.de) used for Stiftergemeinschaften across Germany.

Around the Stiftergemeinschaft core, DT AG offers a tightly integrated suite of advisory and administration services: Stiftungsberatung (foundation consulting), Stiftungserrichtung (foundation establishment including charter drafting), Stiftungsverwaltung (full-service compliance, asset administration, annual reporting) and Vorsorge- & Nachlassplanung (estate and succession planning). The firm also supports legally independent foundation forms — Rechtsfähige Stiftung, Treuhandstiftung, Öffentlich-rechtliche Stiftung, and Familienstiftung — making it a one-stop trustee for the full German foundation-form spectrum. Internally the firm employs approximately 27 named team members across leadership (Vorstandsvorsitzender Horst Ohlmann, Vorstand Reinhold Preißler), foundation consulting, asset management, accounting, estate administration, real estate management, and project management; the company is governed by an Aufsichtsrat chaired by Dr. Jörg Steinacker.

Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) recurring managed-services fees from acting as trustee for more than 3,000 foundations, including administration, accounting, asset management and reporting; (2) one-off professional-services fees for foundation setup, charter drafting, registration and estate planning; and (3) licensing/royalty-style arrangements under which regional Sparkassen establish their own Stiftergemeinschaften using DT AG's concept, infrastructure and trusteeship in exchange for ongoing cooperation and service fees. Go-to-market combines direct consultative field sales to high-value private, corporate and public-sector clients with a nationwide Sparkassen channel-partner network (including Sparkasse Fürth, Bamberg, Vorderpfalz, Augsburg, Hohenlohekreis, Coburg-Lichtenfels, Ulm, Gelsenkirchen, Schongau and others) that distributes the Stiftergemeinschaft model through bank branches and private-banking units. Pricing is not publicly itemised, though the public minimum-capital threshold for a sub-foundation is €25,000 and the per-foundation administration fee structure is described as transparent but bespoke.

Name

DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand

Legal name

DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand AG

Website

https://stiftungstreuhand.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand AG is a German foundation trustee founded in 2001 that administers more than 3,000 charitable foundations for private individuals, companies, municipalities and universities via its proprietary Stiftergemeinschaft pooled-trust model, distributed through a nationwide Sparkassen partnership network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foundation Trustee Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Foundation trustee services
• Charitable foundation administration
• Donor community foundations
• Estate and succession planning
• Nonprofit asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Fürth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation trusteeship and administration fees: Ongoing managed-services revenue from acting as Treuhänderin (trustee) for more than 3,000 foundations. The Stiftergemeinschaft model provides recurring administration, accounting, asset management, and reporting fees for each Unterstiftung; certain foundations (e.g., Home for Hope) are administered pro bono, indicating that not all mandates are revenue-generating.
2. Foundation setup and consulting fees: Professional services revenue from advising private individuals, companies, municipalities, universities, and non-profits on foundation structure, drafting the foundation charter/Satzung, registration, and Vorsorge- und Nachlassplanung (estate planning). Pricing is described as transparent but not publicly itemized.
3. Stiftergemeinschaft licensing to Sparkassen: Licensing/royalty-style arrangement under which regional Sparkassen establish their own Stiftergemeinschaften using DT AG's concept, infrastructure, and trusteeship services, in exchange for ongoing cooperation and service fees. Sparkasse Fürth has been a partner since 2006; the model has been rolled out to dozens of additional Sparkassen.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand AG acts as a professional foundation trustee (Stiftungstreuhänderin), establishing and administering charitable and family foundations for private individuals, companies, municipalities, universities, and non-profits. Its signature offering is the Stiftergemeinschaft (Donor Community) model, which allows donors to erect named sub-foundations (Namensstiftungen) from €25,000 under a pooled master foundation with collective asset management. The company also delivers consulting, foundation setup, ongoing administration, and estate/succession planning as an integrated, full-service package.

Product overview

DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand AG operates a unified foundation-trustee platform anchored on its signature innovation — the Stiftergemeinschaft (Donor Community) — a non-legally-capable master foundation that lets individual donors erect their own Namensstiftung, Förderstiftung, or Stiftung unser Ort (Local Community Foundation) for as little as €25,000. Around this core, the company offers a tightly integrated suite of advisory services (Stiftungsberatung, Stiftungserrichtung, Stiftungsverwaltung, Vorsorge- & Nachlassplanung) and supports the full spectrum of foundation forms including Rechtsfähige Stiftung, Treuhandstiftung, Öffentlich-rechtliche Stiftung, and Familienstiftung. The platform is exposed digitally via the public Spendenportal stiftergemeinschaft.de for donations and campaign management, the restricted Partner-Login-Bereich for partner savings banks, and a barrierefreie Informations-Website for accessible communication. Under this platform-plus-modules architecture, each customer foundation (e.g., Forschungsstiftung Medizin, Stiftung Immunonkologie, Stiftung Feuerkinder, Stiftung Kleeblatt fürs Leben, Anne und Manfred Hahn-Littlefair-Stiftung, Foundation for Sustainable Healthcare, Sportstiftung der Sparkasse Fürth) is operated as a distinct entity, while DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand supplies the trustee/administrative backbone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stiftergemeinschaft (Donor Community Foundation Model) Non-legally-capable master foundation under which individual donors can erect their own named sub-foundation (Unterstiftung / Namensstiftung) with as little as €25,000 in capital. Manages pooled foundation capital in a single portfolio, handles all administration and legal/tax monitoring, and lets donors change the foundation's purpose within the permitted charitable, benevolent, or ecclesiastical objectives during their lifetime.
• Stiftung unser Ort (Local Community Foundation) Foundation for the citizens of a municipality, town, or region, typically initiated by civic leaders and active citizens. Operates sustainably and independently for the local common good across cultural, youth/social, educational, environmental, and heritage-protection purposes. Geographically bounded; rejects dominance by individual founders, parties, or companies.
• Rechtsfähige Stiftung (Legally Independent Foundation) A standalone legal-entity foundation requiring state approval and its own board. Heavier to set up but offers the founder full legal independence and direct state oversight.
• Treuhandstiftung (Trust Foundation) A foundation in which the founder entrusts assets to another person or organization (the trustee). The trustee administers the assets exactly as defined in the trust agreement — the functional trust model used inside DT's Stiftergemeinschaft.
• Öffentlich-rechtliche Stiftung (Public-Law Foundation) Foundation established by the state, typically for arts, nature, or social purposes. Often without its own capital and instead funded regularly by the state.
• Familienstiftung (Family Foundation) Foundation designed to support specific family members. Not charitable and therefore subject to taxation — DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand assists with setup, structuring, and administration.
• Stiftungsberatung (Foundation Consulting) Comprehensive consulting for founders and prospective founders — private individuals, companies, banks, savings banks, insurance companies, universities, municipalities, and charitable organizations. DT is explicitly independent of any church, association, or social organization, enabling neutral advice.
• Stiftungserrichtung (Foundation Establishment Service) End-to-end legal and tax-compliant setup of a foundation. Includes drafting the foundation charter (Satzung) and the foundation administration contract (Stiftungsverwaltungsvertrag), with the option to start from €25,000 and increase capital at any time during life or by testament.
• Stiftungsverwaltung (Foundation Administration) Full-service "Rundum-Sorglos-Paket" (all-round carefree package) covering compliance with constantly changing German foundation and tax law, asset administration, annual reporting, supervisory-board coordination, and a yearly accountability report to each founder. Remains in force perpetually beyond the founder's death.
• Vorsorge- & Nachlassplanung (Estate and Succession Planning) Succession and inheritance planning service that helps clients decide how their wealth should pass — to family, charitable causes, or both — combining foundation structures with wills/testaments and legacy giving.
• Spendenportal stiftergemeinschaft.de (Online Donation Portal) Public-facing donation and campaign portal operated for German Stiftergemeinschaften. Allows donors to start personal online donation campaigns for an occasion (birthday, jubilee, bereavement), support already-running campaigns, and donate directly to a specific Stiftergemeinschaft or individual foundation. Includes how-it-works explanations, FAQ, news, and foundation/stiftergemeinschaft directories.
• Barrierefreie Informations-Website (Accessible Information Site) Companion accessibility and easy-language version of the corporate website presenting DT Deutsche Stiftungstreuhand's services, foundation types, and career offering in simplified German and barrier-free design.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 3,000 foundations administered across private individuals, companies, and the public sector
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Siemens Healthineers (Foundation for Sustainable Healthcare)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026Five-year 250,000 Euro donation to establish the 'Foundation for Sustainable Healthcare' Namensstiftung under the existing Forschungsstiftung Medizin at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, boosted to 350,000 Euro via matching funds. First call focuses on digital prevention/early detection of cancer and cardiovascular disease. Announced at a signing ceremony attended by Horst Ohlmann (DT AG CEO), Julia Andes and Michael Pierer von Esch (Siemens Healthineers), Prof. Stephan Achenbach (Forschungsstiftung Medizin), and Erlangen mayor Jörg Volleth.
• Sparkasse FürthflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Flagship institutional partner and co-developer of the Stiftergemeinschaft concept. Sparkasse Fürth was the second Sparkasse in Germany to establish a Stiftergemeinschaft together with DT AG in 2006. As of 2026 the Stiftergemeinschaft Fürth comprises 100+ foundations distributing more than 1 million Euro annually, and the partnership was celebrated at a 20-year jubilee event. Sparkasse Fürth serves as host bank and operational partner while DT AG acts as trustee.
• Stadtsparkasse Augsburg (HAUS DER STIFTER)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates the Stiftergemeinschaft HAUS DER STIFTER, distributing DT AG's Stiftergemeinschaft model across the Augsburg region. As of 2025 the HAUS DER STIFTER encompasses nearly 160 sub-foundations, distributing 687,959.84 Euro to 80+ organisations and an additional ~82,150 Euro through year-end donation actions.
• Sparkasse VorderpfalzcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates a Stiftergemeinschaft with 96 foundations (36 thematic + 60 named) and approximately 14 million Euro managed assets. In 2024 it distributed 481,379.54 Euro (+34% YoY) to 71 organisations, including Hospiz Elias, Bürgerstiftung Ludwigshafen, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Krebsgesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz, and Tierschutzverein Speyer.
• Sparkasse BambergcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates a Stiftergemeinschaft of 92 foundations (8 community foundations, 14 thematic, 70 named), founded December 2005, with the 20th annual payout in 2025 distributing more than 283,000 Euro to regional non-profits.
• Sparkasse HohenlohekreiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosts the Gemeinschaftsstiftung Öhringen and uses the DT AG-powered stiftergemeinschaft.de portal to run local donation actions such as the 2026 Flöhri selfsie-point campaign celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Landesgartenschau Öhringen.
• Sparkasse Amberg-SulzbachcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates a Stiftergemeinschaft whose annual Weihnachtsspendenaktion (Christmas donation action) has been running since 2012. The 2025 action collected 10,600 Euro from citizens, which the Sparkasse doubled to 20,000 Euro, split between the Kinderpalliativteam Ostbayern and the Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen e.V.
• Sparkasse Coburg-LichtenfelscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosts the 'Stiftung unser Redwitz' under DT AG's trusteeship. In 2026 the Stiftung launched a donation action on the Stiftergemeinschaft portal to fund a replacement operational bus for the Wasserwacht Redwitz.
• Sparkasse Bad Tölz-WolfratshausencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates a Stiftergemeinschaft under which the Anne und Manfred Hahn-Littlefair-Stiftung was founded in 2026, funding healthcare, charitable, and cultural purposes (particularly classical music, opera, and theatre) in the region. DT AG is the named Stiftungstreuhänderin.
• Sparkasse UlmcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates a Stiftergemeinschaft hosting the Reinhold-Eichhorn-Stiftung, founded to sustain grassroots and high-performance sport in the Turngau Ulm in memory of long-serving Ulm councillor Reinhold Eichhorn. A donation action was launched at the 5 January 2026 Turngala 'Beyond Limits'.
• Sparkasse GelsenkirchencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates a Stiftergemeinschaft founded almost 15 years ago that pools capital from many stifters to deliver higher returns and distributes them to local social, educational, and cultural causes. In 2025 it funded 5,000 Euro for the Förderverein des Consol Theaters.
• Kreissparkasse SchongaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOperates 16 Bürgerstiftungen across the Schongauer Land under the DT AG Stiftergemeinschaft model (Bürgerstiftungen Apfeldorf, Bad Bayersoien, Bernbeuren, Böbing, Hohenfurch, Hohenpeißenberg, Ingenried, Kinsau, Peiting, Prem am Lech, Reichling-Ludenhausen, Rottenbuch, Schongau, Schwabbruck, Schwabsoien-Sachsenried, and the right-independent Steingaden).
• Sparkasse ForchheimcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHosts the 'Stiftung Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz' under DT AG trusteeship, providing long-term capital to sustain the heritage railway Ebermannstadt–Behringersmühle, its listed route, rolling stock, and youth volunteer pipeline. The IBAN for the Stiftergemeinschaft at Sparkasse Forchheim is DE32 7635 1040 0000 0992 00.
• Universitätsklinikum Erlangen / Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts the Forschungsstiftung Medizin under DT AG trusteeship. Founded in 2007 by professors of the university hospital, the foundation awards the Jakob-Herz-Preis (10,000 Euro), Cord-Michael-Becker-Preis (5,000 Euro), and two Promotionspreise (1,000 Euro each), and runs a free public interdisciplinary lecture series reaching ~3,000 citizens per semester. The Sparkasse Erlangen holds the foundation's IBAN account.
• Sparkasse Fürth (Home for Hope)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding institutional partner with DT AG for the 'Home for Hope – eine Zukunft für Waisenkinder' foundation supporting an orphanage in Gomoa Tarkwa, Ghana, housing 40 children. DT AG administers the foundation pro bono, Sparkasse Fürth holds the donation account (IBAN DE45 7625 0000 0009 7361 90).
• SpVgg Greuther Fürth (Stiftung Kleeblatt fürs Leben)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner whose 'Kleeblatt fürs Leben' Stiftung sits inside the Stiftergemeinschaft der Sparkasse Fürth. Together they launched the donation action for the inclusive job fair 'InkluJob Mittelfranken' on 10 July 2026 at Sportpark Ronhof.
• Bundesverband Deutscher StiftungenminorOthersDT AG is a member of the Federal Association of German Foundations and supports its principles of good trusteeship administration. The association provides industry guidelines and best-practice frameworks for German foundation governance.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Quirin Privatbank AG: Independent German private bank focused on HNW advisory and foundation services, including Stiftungsberatung and Stiftungsverwaltung. Competes directly for foundation establishment and trusteeship mandates from private individuals and families.
• Union Investment Institutional GmbH: Asset manager belonging to the DZ Bank Group / cooperative financial network offering institutional Stiftungsmanagement and Stiftungsfonds products for German foundations. Comparable as a pooled-asset and foundation-administration provider targeting institutional stifter clients.
• Hauck & Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG: Independent German private bank providing Stiftungsmanagement, asset management, and family-office services including foundation establishment and ongoing administration. Directly comparable for HNW foundation setup and administration competing with DT AG's Treuhandstiftung and Namensstiftung offerings.
• Bethmann Bank AG (Deutsche Bank Group): Deutsche Bank's private bank, which offers dedicated Stiftungsmanagement (foundation management) and Vermögensverwaltung services for HNW and ultra-HNW clients in Germany. Directly comparable as a private-bank-affiliated foundation trustee/administrator competing for the same Stiftergemeinschaft/Namensstiftung mandates that DT AG serves.
• LGT Group (Liechtensteinische Landesbank): Private bank headquartered in Liechtenstein with a substantial German footprint (LGT Bank Deutschland) offering Wealth Management and Stiftungsberatung for German stifter clients. Comparable as a private-bank foundation services competitor with European reach and proprietary tools.

Emerging players

• betterplace.org: Germany's largest online donation platform, providing digital fundraising infrastructure for non-profits. Comparable as a technology-enabled, lower-friction alternative for charitable giving that overlaps with DT AG's stiftergemeinschaft.de donation portal.
• HelpDirect e.V. Online donation and fundraising platform serving German non-profits and charitable organizations. Comparable as an emerging digital alternative to traditional foundation/donation infrastructure, partially overlapping with DT AG's online donation and campaign portal.

Broad incumbents

• DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA: One of Europe's largest asset managers offering institutional Stiftungsmanagement capabilities as part of a broad product suite. Comparable as a large incumbent providing foundation asset management and administration, though not a specialized Stiftergemeinschaft-model trustee.
• DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale: Central asset manager of the German Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, providing pooled investment products including Stiftungsfonds solutions for Sparkassen-based Stiftergemeinschaften. Comparable as the in-group alternative to DT AG's pooled depot model and a potential internal-Sparkassen competitor.

Others

• Stifter-helfen.de (Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen / DZI): IT platform of the DZI offering donation software and infrastructure to German non-profits. Adjacent / enabling rather than directly competing with DT AG's foundation trustee services, but could be a digital alternative for sub-foundation campaign and donation execution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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