Gertrud und Hellmut Barthel-Stiftung

Name

Gertrud und Hellmut Barthel-Stiftung

Legal name

Gertrud und Hellmut Barthel Stiftung

Website

https://barthel-stiftung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation / Philanthropic Grant-Making

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Foundation/NGO & Philanthropic Scholarships (EDAIAOAH)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation grants
• Education funding programs
• Environmental project grants
• Cultural heritage funding
• Scholarship programs

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Foundation Endowment Model: As a charitable foundation established in 1991, Gertrud und Hellmut Barthel-Stiftung operates by distributing funds from its endowment to supported projects and causes in education, environment, and culture. The foundation does not generate commercial revenue but serves as a grant-maker and supporter of social initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Gertrud und Hellmut Barthel-Stiftung is a German charitable foundation that distributes grants from its endowment to projects in three pillars: Education (Bildung) — covering upbringing, teaching/research, and scholarships; Environment (Umwelt) — covering environmental protection and sustainability; and Culture (Kultur) — covering art/culture projects and monument/heritage preservation. It accepts funding applications through a structured Förderanträge process and participates in the Börse der Ideen project platform.

Product overview

The Gertrud und Hellmut Barthel-Stiftung is a charitable foundation established in 1991 that operates as a unified grant-making organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offering consists of funding programs across three main pillars: Education (Bildung), Environment (Umwelt), and Culture (Kultur). The Education division encompasses three sub-programs covering educational/upbringing initiatives, teaching and research support, and scholarship provision. The Environment program funds sustainability and environmental protection projects. The Culture program supports both artistic/cultural projects and monument preservation efforts. The foundation also operates a funding application service and participates in the 'Börse der Ideen' (Marketplace of Ideas) network platform. No commercial technology products or SaaS offerings are associated with this organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bildung und Erziehung (Education and Upbringing) Grant funding program supporting educational and upbringing initiatives for the development of children and young people, targeted at educational institutions and youth-focused organizations in Germany.
• Lehre und Forschung (Teaching and Research) Grant funding for academic teaching and research projects at educational institutions in Germany.
• Stipendien (Scholarships) Scholarship funding programs supporting individual students in their educational pursuits in Germany.
• Umwelt (Environment) Grant funding for environmental protection and sustainability initiatives, targeted at environmental organizations and project groups in Germany.
• Kunst und Kultur (Art and Culture) Grant funding for artistic and cultural projects including visual arts, performing arts, and creative initiatives, targeted at arts organizations and cultural institutions in Germany.
• Denkmalschutz (Monument Preservation) Grant funding for the protection and restoration of historical monuments and cultural heritage sites in Germany.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Stiftung Mercator: A major German foundation with a multi-pillar structure spanning education, climate/environment, and culture — closely aligned with the Barthel Stiftung's three-pillar model and similar grantmaking approach.
• Körber-Stiftung: Hamburg-based German foundation funding education, science, and culture/arts initiatives with a structured grantmaking process — directly comparable in mission scope and German regional footprint.
• Fritz Thyssen Stiftung: German grantmaking foundation focused on education, research, and arts support — comparable multi-pillar educational/cultural grantmaking structure and similar German operating geography.
• ZEIT-Stiftung: Hamburg-based German foundation with explicit focus on environment, education, and science — directly comparable in cause-area alignment (notably environment + education).
• Software AG Foundation (SAGST): German private foundation funding education, environment, and culture with a regional/local focus — directly comparable in size profile and three-pillar structure.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Bosch Stiftung: One of Germany's largest foundations, operating across education, health, and social issues at much greater scale — comparable in German grantmaking approach but significantly larger in capacity and scope.
• VolkswagenStiftung: Large German foundation focused on academic teaching and research funding — a broader incumbent operating at greater scale in the same education-and-research niche as Barthel Stiftung's Lehre und Forschung program.
• Bertelsmann Stiftung: Major German foundation with a portfolio spanning education, culture, and social topics — comparable mission areas but vastly larger scale and broader programmatic remit.

Regional players

• Stiftung Niedersachsen: Regional foundation for Lower Saxony — the same German federal state as Barthel Stiftung's Varel base — making it the most geographically overlapping peer for cultural and educational funding in the region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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