What Bayerischer Jugendring does

Bayerischer Jugendring (BJR) is a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (public law corporation) headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, founded in 1947, and serving as the statutory umbrella organization for youth associations (Jugendverbände), local and regional youth rings (Jugendringe), and municipal youth welfare services (Kommunale Jugendarbeit) across the Free State of Bavaria. The organization coordinates a multi-program portfolio rather than producing commercial software products, including the U18-Wahl youth voting simulation (coordinated since 2009, scaled to over 60,000 participants across 600+ polling stations for the 2023 Landtagswahl), the statewide 'Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage' school network (held in trusteeship since 2012, covering over 1,000 schools in Bavaria via 9 regional coordination offices), the Landeskoodinierungsstelle Bayern gegen Rechtsextremismus (LKS) mobile counseling network established in 2007, the quarterly juna magazine, the Inklusio-MAT accessibility check tool, and the Digital Streetwork Bayern outreach program. Newer initiatives visible on the public site include a Demokratie-Budget pilot, the Jung & Engagiert project series, the Bayerischer Aktionsplan Jugend, and dedicated programming for Ukrainian refugee youth and queer youth work.

Operationally, BJR runs on a non-commercial funding model: its activities are financed through Bavarian state ministry grants (notably StMAS via the Bayerisches Handlungskonzept gegen Rechtsextremismus and AEJ framework agreements effective 01.05.2025), federal program funds administered by the BMFSFJ (notably 'Demokratie leben!'), and various Fachprogramme (specialist funding streams) covering Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung, Integration, Demografie und Partizipation, and Ehrenamt. Distribution is institutional: BJR delivers services through direct support of affiliated Jugendverbände and Jugendringe, regional coordination offices in nine Bavarian Bezirke, school network partnerships, online publication distribution via shop.bjr.de and the main website, and a Referent:innenpool of contracted speakers. The organization employs 51–100 staff (per firmographic data) and is led by President Philipp Seitz, with a management team organized around program coordinators for the LKS, the Schule ohne Rassismus network, U18-Wahl, youth participation, and youth associations. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed given the K.d.ö.R. status.

Name

Bayerischer Jugendring

Legal name

Bayerischer Jugendring (BJR) K.d.ö.R.

Website

https://bjr.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bayerischer Jugendring (BJR) is the statutory public-law umbrella organization for youth work in Bavaria, Germany, coordinating affiliated youth associations, local youth rings, municipal youth services, and statewide programs in democracy education, anti-discrimination, and youth participation on a non-commercial, government-funded basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Services and Civic Education

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Wellness & Prevention Programs (Substance Use, Sexual Health, Bullying) (EDAJAIAG), Student Support Hotlines & Digital Wellbeing Tools (EDAJAIAL), Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Youth work coordination
• Civic education programs
• Anti-discrimination initiatives
• Democracy participation
• Volunteer support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bayerischer Jugendring (BJR) is Bavaria's statutory umbrella organization for youth associations and youth work, operating as a public law corporation (K.d.ö.R.). It coordinates youth participation, democratic education, anti-extremism, inclusion, and volunteer-support programs across Bavaria, including the U18 youth voting simulation, the 'Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage' school network, the LKS coordination office against right-wing extremism, the quarterly juna magazine, the Inklusio-MAT accessibility check, and the Digital Streetwork Bayern outreach program.

Product overview

Bayerischer Jugendring (BJR) is a public-law corporation (K.d.ö.R.) serving as the umbrella organization for youth associations and youth work in Bavaria, Germany. BJR does not offer a unified software product but rather delivers a portfolio of youth work programs, educational services, and publications. Key offerings include the U18-Wahl youth voting simulation, the 'Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage' school network, the LKS Bayern against right-wing extremism coordination office, the quarterly juna magazine, the Inklusio-MAT accessibility check tool, and the Digital Streetwork Bayern program. These programs address youth participation, democratic education, inclusion, integration, media literacy, and prevention across Bavaria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• U18-Wahl Youth voting simulation program enabling young people under 18 to vote in mock federal, state, and local elections, coordinated by BJR in Bavaria since 2009. The 2023 U18-Landtagswahl engaged approximately 60,000 children and youth across over 600 polling stations in 86 of 91 electoral districts.
• Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage School network program coordinated by BJR enabling students and educators to actively combat discrimination, bullying, and violence. The Bavarian network includes over 1,000 schools (as of April 2026), supported by nine regional coordination offices, and is part of a national network of over 5,000 schools reaching more than 2.5 million students.
• Landeskoordinierungsstelle Bayern gegen Rechtsextremismus (LKS) State coordination office operated by BJR providing confidential counseling and support against right-wing extremism, antisemitism, and racism. It coordinates a network of three advisory services (Mobile Beratung, F.U.E.R., and B.U.D.) and is funded through the federal 'Demokratie leben!' program and the Bavarian 'Bayerisches Handlungskonzept gegen Rechtsextremismus'.
• juna (Zeitschrift des Bayerischen Jugendrings) Official quarterly magazine/journal of BJR covering youth-work topics such as gaming, democracy education, international youth work, inclusion, prevention of sexual violence, remembrance work, and other youth-relevant themes.
• Inklusio-MAT – Barrierefreiheit-Check für die Jugendarbeit Accessibility-check tool for youth work organizations enabling them to assess and improve barrier-free participation, promoted by BJR within its inclusion field of action.
• Digital Streetwork Bayern Digital outreach program addressing online youth work, part of BJR's media field of action, reaching and supporting young people through digital channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 schools and 2.5 million students reached through the anti-discrimination school network
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bundeskoordination in Berlin (Schule ohne Rassismus - Schule mit Courage)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Since 2012, the BJR (K.d.ö.R.) has held the trusteeship for the 'Schule ohne Rassismus - Schule mit Courage' project transferred from the Bundeskoordination in Berlin. BJR coordinates the largest school network in Germany in Bavaria, with over 1,000 schools participating.
• Bayerisches Handlungskonzept gegen RechtsextremismuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe LKS operates within the framework of the Bavarian Action Concept against Right-Wing Extremism, coordinating with the state government's comprehensive strategy for radicalization prevention.
• Regionalkoordinationen (9 Bezirke)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNine regional coordination offices across Bavaria support schools in the 'Schule ohne Rassismus - Schule mit Courage' network, providing local implementation and support services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung (DKJS): Major national foundation supporting youth education, participation, and social inclusion across Germany — comparable in youth-focused mission and program-based funding model, but operating as a foundation rather than a statutory umbrella.
• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb): Federal agency for political education in Germany — a broader, federally funded incumbent with overlapping civic-education and democracy-promotion mandate, with which BJR partners and competes for program funding.

Direct peers

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe (AGJ): National association and expert forum for child and youth services in Germany, including child and youth welfare — closely comparable in its coordination, policy advocacy, and member-organization function to BJR's umbrella role.
• Deutscher Bundesjugendring (DBJR): The national umbrella organization for German youth associations, DBJR is the federal-level structural equivalent of BJR, performing the same coordination, advocacy, and policy-representation role at the national level that BJR performs for Bavaria.
• Landesjugendring Berlin: State-level youth umbrella for Berlin, structurally identical to BJR — comparable role, programs (youth participation, civic education, anti-discrimination), and K.d.ö.R.-adjacent legal standing.
• Landesjugendring Baden-Württemberg: State-level youth umbrella for Baden-Württemberg, performing an institutionally identical role to BJR in another German federal state — directly comparable mandate, structure, and funding model.
• Landesjugendring Nordrhein-Westfalen: State youth umbrella for Germany's most populous state, NRW — directly comparable to BJR in function, scope of programs (including civic education and youth-participation projects), and statutory positioning.
• Bundeskoordination Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage: National-level coordinator of the same 'Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage' program that BJR coordinates regionally in Bavaria — operates the parent program from which BJR received trusteeship in 2012.
• Landesjugendring Hessen: State-level youth umbrella organization for Hesse with the same institutional function as BJR — coordinating affiliated youth associations, civic-education programs, and local youth rings within its state.

Emerging players

• Aktion Zivilcourage e.V. German non-profit focused on anti-discrimination, anti-right-wing extremism, and democracy education work — overlapping with BJR's LKS and Schule ohne Rassismus programs but operating as a civil-society NGO rather than a statutory umbrella.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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