Reinhold Maier Stiftung Baden-Württemberg

Name

Reinhold Maier Stiftung Baden-Württemberg

Legal name

Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung

Website

https://reinhold-maier-stiftung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Education & Civic Engagement Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform (BPADAGAJ)

Keywords

• Political education services
• Civic engagement programs
• Public lectures and symposiums
• Liberal political foundation
• Grassroots democracy promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: The Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung is a publicly recognized, non-profit institution of political education (gemeinnützige Einrichtung der politischen Bildung). It is a member of the Landesnetzwerk Politische Bildung and is financed through funds from the State of Baden-Württemberg (Landes Baden-Württemberg). It also receives support as a member foundation in the Verband der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit. No commercial revenue model is described.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung Baden-Württemberg is a publicly recognized, non-profit foundation for political education that delivers civic education through lectures, panel discussions, scientific symposiums, training programs, and publications. It also recognizes outstanding liberal civic engagement through awards such as the Reinhold-Maier-Nadel, Reinhold-Maier-Medaille, and Reinhold-Maier-Preis. All activities are offered free of charge and focus on promoting "Graswurzeldemokratie" (grassroots democracy) in the spirit of Reinhold Maier, the first Minister President of Baden-Württemberg.

Product overview

The Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung Baden-Württemberg is a publicly recognized non-profit political education foundation. It offers a portfolio of civic education services including public events (lectures, panel discussions, symposiums), publications documenting liberal history in Baden-Württemberg, training programs, and awards. The foundation recognizes outstanding liberal engagement through the Reinhold-Maier-Nadel (municipal-level honor) and the Reinhold-Maier-Medaille (prestigious distinction), as well as the Reinhold-Maier-Preis for liberal public discourse. Signature event formats include the annual Reinhold-Maier-Lecture. The foundation also maintains digital communication channels including newsletters and maintains an online shop for event registration.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Political Education Events (Lectures, Panels, Symposiums) Public lectures, panel discussions, and scientific symposiums on liberal political topics featuring experts, politicians, and academics. Open to the general public free of charge and focused on liberalism, democracy, and civic engagement.
• Publications (Schriftenreihe) Publication series (Schriftenreihe) on the history, practice, and programmatics of liberalism in Baden-Württemberg, documenting the legacy of Reinhold Maier and liberal thought in the region.
• Trainings Educational programs and training sessions for civic engagement and political education targeting various audiences including younger generations.
• Reinhold-Maier-Nadel Award (pin) presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves as liberals, particularly at the municipal level, and have earned merit in 'Graswurzeldemokratie' (grassroots democracy) in the spirit of Reinhold Maier.
• Reinhold-Maier-Medaille Higher distinction awarded in rotation by the Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung, the FDP/DVP parliamentary group, and the FDP Baden-Württemberg to personalities who have rendered special services to liberalism and the value of freedom.
• Reinhold-Maier-Preis Prize awarded for achievements in promoting liberal public discourse, recognizing individuals and organizations that have created, ensured, protected, or promoted liberal public spheres.
• Reinhold-Maier-Lecture Annual lecture format held at Dillmann-Gymnasium in memory of Reinhold Maier, featuring discussions on urban futures, smart cities, and civic participation.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, notable and minor.

• Landesnetzwerk Politische Bildung Baden-WürttembergcoreOthersThe Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung is a member of the Landesnetzwerk Politische Bildung (State Network for Civic Education) Baden-Württemberg, which coordinates political education activities across the state.
• Verband der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die FreiheitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation is 'Eine Stiftung im Verband der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit.' It is one of several liberal state foundations in the network, sharing ideological alignment with the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung and benefitting from its institutional support, infrastructure (e.g., shop.freiheit.org), and national platform.
• Schwäbische ZeitungnotableGTM or Marketing PartnerThe foundation partnered with the Schwäbische Zeitung for the inaugural Reinhold-Maier-Preis in Ravensburg in 2019, demonstrating a media partnership for award programs and public outreach.
• Sindelfinger Zeitung / Böblinger ZeitungnotableGTM or Marketing PartnerThe foundation partnered with the Sindelfinger Zeitung/Böblinger Zeitung for the second Reinhold-Maier-Preis award ceremony in Sindelfingen in 2021, further establishing media collaboration for its award programs.
• Wüstenrot-StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation collaborated with the Wüstenrot-Stiftung on a one-week student summer camp (Schülerferiencamp) with students from the Dillmann-Gymnasium in 2021, focused on smart city design and urban planning concepts.
• Stadtbauakademie StuttgartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the foundation for the 2021 Schülerferiencamp focused on smart city concepts, contributing expertise in urban planning and development.
• HABA-DigitalwerkstattminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the foundation for the 2021 Schülerferiencamp, providing digital education and tools for the student participants designing future city concepts.
• Other Liberal State Foundations (Arno-Esch-Stiftung, Karl-Hamann-Stiftung, Karl-Hermann-Flach-Stiftung, Liberale Gesellschaft Bremen, Rudolf von Bennigsen-Stiftung, Thomas-Dehler-Stiftung)notableOthersThe foundation is part of a network of liberal foundations affiliated with the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung. These foundations are listed as sister organizations on the foundation's website, indicating a collaborative ecosystem of liberal political education in Germany.

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung f\u00fcr die Freiheit: The national liberal parent foundation of which Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung is a member. Directly comparable in mission (liberal political education), target audience (politically engaged citizens), and product mix (events, publications, awards, training). It is the network's flagship organization and shares infrastructure including the shop.freiheit.org platform used by Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung.
• Liberale Gesellschaft Bremen: Listed as a sister organization on Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung's website and part of the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung network. Provides analogous liberal political education and civic engagement activities in the Bremen region.
• Karl-Hamann-Stiftung: Liberal state foundation in Hamburg and explicitly identified as a sister organization of Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung within the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung network. Operates an equivalent model of liberal civic education and grassroots democracy programming.
• Thomas-Dehler-Stiftung: Liberal state foundation in Bavaria affiliated with the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung network, named after a former FDP politician. Operates an analogous model of liberal political education, events, and civic engagement programs at the state level, making it a direct structural peer to Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung in a different region.
• Rudolf von Bennigsen-Stiftung: Liberal state foundation affiliated with the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung network and explicitly listed as a sister organization of Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung. Serves Lower Saxony with comparable political-education programs.
• Arno-Esch-Stiftung: Liberal state foundation affiliated with the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung network and explicitly listed on Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung's website as a sister organization. Conducts analogous liberal political education work in Sachsen-Anhalt.
• Karl-Hermann-Flach-Stiftung: Sister liberal state foundation affiliated with the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung network, serving Hessen. Conducts the same mix of political education events, civic engagement promotion, and award programs at a state level, making it structurally and operationally comparable.

Broad incumbents

• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: Germany's largest and best-resourced political foundation, affiliated with the CDU. While ideologically distinct, it is the structural archetype for state-level political foundations like Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung: publicly funded, focused on political education, runs events, scholarships, and a national network of regional offices.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: SPD-affiliated political foundation with a national footprint. Operates the same publicly-funded political education model as Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung but at much greater scale, with regional offices across Germany and a global program — making it a structural incumbent peer.
• Heinrich-B\u00f6ll-Stiftung: Green-affiliated political foundation that, despite different ideological alignment, operates the same publicly-funded political education model as Reinhold-Maier-Stiftung at national and international scale. Provides a structural reference point for the German political Stiftung landscape.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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