Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg

What Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg does

The Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg is a state-recognized charitable ecclesiastical foundation (rechtsfähige, gemeinnützige, kirchliche Stiftung) headquartered in Limburg an der Lahn, Hessen, Germany, operating under the patronage of Bishop em. Dr. Franz Kamphaus. Founded in 2005 as 'Caritasstiftung in der Diözese Limburg' and renamed in 2020 to its current name, it is structured as a Dachstiftung (umbrella foundation) that allows regional Caritas associations, institutions, and individuals to establish sub-foundations with distinct charitable focuses. The foundation supports help-seeking and disadvantaged people — including people with disabilities, refugees, mothers with young children, hospice patients, and the materially poor — by financing projects in ambulatory hospice care, second-hand shops, prenatal/postnatal support, disability services, and refugee aid within the Diocese of Limburg.

The foundation's core offerings are organized into three pillars: Spenden (donation services) with multiple intake mechanisms including one-time, recurring (Dauerspende), themed (Themenspenden), and personal fundraising campaigns accessible through its spendenstiftenstrahlen.de portal; Stiften (foundation establishment and management services) including a Stiftungssprechstunde advisory consultation and the network of affiliated Caritas foundations across Germany; and Strahlen (awareness campaigns) such as #jederMENSCHzählt and #BringWasInsRollen. Its technology footprint is conventional — a content/donation website and standard social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn — with no disclosed proprietary platforms, APIs, or AI capabilities.

The foundation's economic model is endowment-based rather than commercial. It does not sell products or services; instead, it manages financial assets through a professional bank house using an ethically-oriented investment policy that combines return-oriented and capital-preserving mandates. The resulting Stiftungserträge (endowment returns) plus donations from individuals, corporations, and grassroots campaigns fund charitable grant-making. Operational scale is modest: approximately 20 employees, a single regional office at Über der Lahn 5 in Limburg, and a partnership network of more than a dozen Caritas member organizations, the DKM Darlehnskasse Münster banking partner, and the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft transparency framework.

Name

Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg

Legal name

Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg

Website

https://caritasstiftungen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg is a state-recognized Dachstiftung (umbrella charitable foundation) in the Diocese of Limburg, Germany, that enables regional Caritas associations and individuals to establish sub-foundations and supports disadvantaged people through donation services and ethically managed endowment returns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation services
• Community fundraising campaigns
• Endowment investment management
• Social welfare programs
• Umbrella foundation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Limburg

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. Endowment Investment Returns: The foundation operates as an endowment-based charitable organization. It professionally manages financial assets through a bank house (Bankhaus), using ethical investment policies that combine return-oriented and capital-preserving values. The investment returns (Stiftungserträge) fund charitable and social engagement in the Diocese of Limburg.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg is a Dachstiftung (umbrella/roof foundation) that collects donations, manages an ethical endowment via an external bank house, and channels endowment returns into charitable projects (hospice care, second-hand shops, disability services, refugee aid, prenatal/postnatal support) within the Diocese of Limburg. It also enables regional Caritas associations, institutions and individuals to establish their own themed sub-foundations under its umbrella, and offers foundation advisory consultations (Stiftungssprechstunde).

Product overview

Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung im Bistum Limburg is a charitable foundation operating as a Dachstiftung (umbrella/roof foundation) that supports disadvantaged and needy people in the Diocese of Limburg. The foundation offers donation services (Spenden) for various charitable projects, foundation establishment services (Stiften) allowing regional associations and individuals to create sub-foundations, and awareness campaigns such as #jederMENSCHzählt and #BringWasInsRollen. The foundation channels charitable and social engagement by financing projects in hospice care, second-hand stores for those in need, prenatal/postnatal services, disability services, and refugee assistance.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foundation Establishment and Management Services (Stiften / Dachstiftung) Establishment and ongoing management of themed sub-foundations under the foundation's Dachstiftung (umbrella foundation) structure, enabling regional Caritas associations, institutions and individuals in the Diocese of Limburg to create their own foundations under the foundation's regulatory and administrative roof.
• Stiftungssprechstunde (Foundation Consultation) Advisory consultation service providing guidance to prospective foundation founders and existing sub-foundations on foundation-related topics such as setup, governance, tax aspects and applications.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Initiative Transparente ZivilgesellschaftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation has joined the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft, demonstrating commitment to transparency and accountability standards for civil society organizations.
• Caritasverband für die Diözese Limburg e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Caritas Association for the Diocese of Limburg is a member organization of the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung network. The foundation leverages the structures of Caritas in the Diocese of Limburg for its charitable work.
• Caritasverband Frankfurt e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung umbrella foundation, operating within the Frankfurt region of the Diocese of Limburg.
• Caritasverband für den Bezirk Limburg e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung network, serving the Limburg district.
• Caritasverband Taunus e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung umbrella foundation, serving the Taunus region.
• Caritasverband Westerwald-Rhein-Lahn e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization of the foundation network, operating in the Westerwald-Rhein-Lahn area.
• Caritasverband Wetzlar/Lahn-Dill-Eder e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung network, serving the Wetzlar/Lahn-Dill-Eder region.
• Caritasverband Wiesbaden-Rheingau-Taunus e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the umbrella foundation, operating in the Wiesbaden-Rheingau-Taunus region.
• Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen e. V. FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the foundation network, a Catholic social service organization for women in Frankfurt.
• Sozialdienst katholischer Frauen e. V. WiesbadencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the foundation network, a Catholic social service organization for women in Wiesbaden.
• Haus der Volksarbeit e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung network, a social work institution in Frankfurt.
• Jugendberatung und Jugendhilfe e.V. FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the foundation network, providing youth counseling and youth welfare services in Frankfurt.
• Jugendhilfezentrum Johannesstift GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the Caritas-Gemeinschaftsstiftung network, a youth welfare center.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization within the foundation network, the Maltese Aid Service operating in Frankfurt.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stiftung RTL – Wir helfen Kindern: Large German corporate-affiliated grantmaking foundation funding children and family welfare projects nationwide. Comparable grantmaking orientation but operates at much larger scale and with a media-driven donor model.
• Aktion Mensch: Germany's largest private charitable foundation, focused on disability inclusion, with a much larger endowment and nationwide fundraising lottery model. Comparable in social-services grantmaking but operates at materially greater scale and primarily secular.
• Bertelsmann Stiftung: One of Germany's largest operating foundations, focused on education, social, and health programs. Comparable only in the German foundation universe — vastly larger endowment and broader thematic scope.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. National umbrella of the German Caritas confederation. The Limburg foundation explicitly leverages Caritas's national network and brand, making the parent confederation a structural peer for donor-acquisition and policy positioning.

Regional players

• Stiftung Lesen: German non-profit foundation promoting literacy and reading. Comparable operational model (donations, endowment-style funding, project grants) but specialized in a single cause area rather than broad social welfare.
• Bistumsstiftung Limburg: Sibling foundation serving the same Diocese of Limburg but operated at the diocese level rather than the Caritas network. Overlapping donor pool and geographic scope, with complementary (rather than competing) charitable focus.

Direct peers

• Caritasstiftung im Erzbistum München und Freising: Catholic diocesan Caritas foundation serving the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Operates the same Dachstiftung-style model of pooling donations and endowments to fund charitable projects in Catholic social services — directly comparable structure and mission.
• Stiftung Liebenau: Catholic-affiliated foundation in the Lake Constance region providing social services to people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. Similar mix of endowment-based funding and direct service/program grantmaking in Catholic social welfare.
• Caritas-Stiftung der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart: Diocesan Caritas foundation in Baden-Württemberg funding social and charitable projects in the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese. Same combination of endowment-based spending, donor campaigns, and Catholic social-service beneficiary focus.

Emerging players

• Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. Catholic humanitarian aid organization that is itself a member of the foundation's umbrella network. Comparable in Catholic social-service mission and overlapping donor constituency, though primarily a service operator rather than grantmaker.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Caritas3s
• Facebookfacebook.com/spendenstiftenstrahlen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caritas-gemeinschaftsstiftung-im-bistum-limburg
• Instagraminstagram.com/spendenstiftenstrahlen

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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