Share Value Stiftung

What Share Value Stiftung does

Share Value Stiftung is a German church-affiliated charitable foundation (kirchliche Stiftung) established in November 2003 by Frankfurt-based financial analyst Günter Weispfenning and formally recognized by the Thuringian Ministry of the Interior on December 10, 2003. The foundation is headquartered in Erfurt with an administrative office in Frankfurt am Main. It operates as a pure grant-making foundation (reine Förderstiftung), providing financial grants to non-profit organizations working in youth welfare (Jugendhilfe), elderly care (Altenhilfe), public health (Gesundheitswesen), and social welfare (Wohlfahrtswesen) in the German states of Thuringia and Hesse, with funding decisions guided by Christian charitable principles.

Name

Share Value Stiftung

Legal name

Share Value Stiftung

Website

https://share-value.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Share Value Stiftung is a German charitable foundation that funds youth welfare, elderly care, public health, and social welfare projects in Thuringia and Hesse using dividends from its 100% equity endowment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Grant-Making Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation grants
• Equity-based endowment
• Social welfare funding
• Grant-making foundation
• Diakonie funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Dividend Income from Equity Portfolio: The foundation generates all its revenue through dividends and capital gains from its 100% equity portfolio. This was a unique approach for German foundations when established in 2003. The strategy has proven successful even during financial market turbulence, with a 21% return achieved in 2020.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Share Value Stiftung is a pure grant-making foundation (reine Förderstiftung) that provides financial grants to non-profit organizations in youth welfare, elderly care, public health, and social welfare sectors. Its endowment is invested exclusively in equities, generating dividends and capital gains that fund annual grant distributions of approximately 1.1–1.5 million euros primarily to Diakonie and church-affiliated charitable organizations in Hesse and Thuringia, Germany.

Product overview

Share Value Stiftung is a charitable foundation established in 2003, operating as a pure funding foundation (reine Förderstiftung). The organization provides financial grants to charitable and non-profit organizations focused on youth welfare (Jugendhilfe), elderly care (Altenhilfe), public health (Gesundheitswesen), and social welfare (Wohlfahrtswesen). The foundation manages its endowment exclusively through equity investments and distributes the returns to support qualifying projects, primarily in the German states of Hesse and Thüringen. The foundation also maintains a grant application portal for processing funding requests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Share Value Stiftung Grant Program (Förderprogramm) A charitable foundation grant program providing financial grants to non-profit organizations working in youth welfare (Jugendhilfe), elderly care (Altenhilfe), public health (Gesundheitswesen), and social welfare (Wohlfahrtswesen), primarily in Hesse and Thuringia, Germany. Grants support capital investments (vehicles, equipment, building renovations) and operational costs (personnel, program startup, equipment). Applications are processed through a dedicated grant management software portal.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21% return on investment achieved in 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonie MitteldeutschlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partner for charitable funding. The foundation has supported numerous Diakonie Mitteldeutschland projects over 20 years, including the Jesus-Projekt, Aktion Kindern Urlaub schenken, and various social service programs. The partnership aligns with the foundation's focus on Christian-based social welfare.
• Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen (German Foundation Association)minorOthersThe foundation is a member of the German Foundation Association based in Berlin, providing networking and industry representation.
• Diakonie Mitteldeutschland (for Lauf & Schenke)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized the Lauf & Schenke (Run & Donate) benefit run on Peißnitzinsel in Halle, with 465 runners covering 4,300 kilometers for 'Aktion Kindern Urlaub schenken'.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bertelsmann Stiftung: Germany's largest private foundation, with a broad social welfare and education portfolio. A dominant incumbent in the German foundation sector; relevant for benchmarking scale, governance, and impact frameworks even though its size vastly exceeds Share Value Stiftung.
• Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: One of Germany's largest privately endowed foundations, funding sports, social welfare, education, and health. Like Share Value Stiftung, it originated from a single founder's equity-derived wealth, making it a relevant — though vastly larger — structural peer.
• Körber-Stiftung: Major Hamburg-based German private foundation with active grantmaking in social engagement, education, and civic welfare. A broad incumbent operating in the same general foundation space and a member of comparable industry networks.
• Robert Bosch Stiftung: One of Germany's largest private foundations, with substantial grantmaking in social welfare, education, and health. Although significantly larger and broader in scope, it represents the incumbent model of major German private foundations against which Share Value Stiftung's strategy is benchmarked.

Direct peers

• Stiftung ProAlter: German foundation dedicated to elderly care and demographic issues — directly overlapping with Share Value Stiftung's Altenhilfe vertical. Share Value Stiftung has previously funded ProAlter projects (e.g., the 'Das hilfreiche Alter in der Geriatrie' competition), making it a direct thematic and operational peer.
• Stiftung Finneck: Thuringia-based private foundation that Share Value Stiftung has previously co-funded (e.g., parent training, animal-assisted therapy). It is a direct regional peer operating in the same geography and youth/disability welfare verticals.
• Diakonie Hessen Stiftung: Regional church-affiliated foundation in Hesse supporting Diakonie social welfare projects — directly aligned with Share Value Stiftung's geographic and thematic focus. It serves the same Protestant social welfare ecosystem and competes for the same grantee pipeline.
• Software AG Stiftung: German private foundation established by a software entrepreneur, focused on education and social welfare, with comparable grant sizes and a similar operating footprint in Hesse. Comparable to Share Value Stiftung as a private, non-corporate foundation in central Germany pursuing active grantmaking strategy.

Others

• Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen: The national German association of foundations, of which Share Value Stiftung is a member. It is an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor, providing industry representation, networking, and standards relevant to the foundation's positioning.

Regional players

• Bürgerstiftung Erfurt: Community foundation based in Erfurt — the same city as Share Value Stiftung's official seat. While operating with a community-fundraising model rather than equity endowment, it pursues comparable social welfare objectives in the same regional market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/share-value-stiftung

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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