Allianz Foundation

What Allianz Foundation does

Allianz Foundation is an independent German non-profit foundation established in 2022, with operations in Berlin and legal domicile in Munich. It is funded by a €100 million endowment from Allianz SE supplemented by €5 million annual donations committed through 2031, and pursues three strategic goals: empowering people, fostering open societies, and supporting a living planet. The foundation deploys capital across European civil society through four core programs: a Fellowship Program providing €25,000-per-year stipends to individual changemakers; a Grants Program; the Movers of Tomorrow Award (which received 143 nominations in 2025); and a network of five pan-European Hubs (Berlin, Munich, Istanbul, Milan, Paris) that operate as regional convening platforms. Adjacent initiatives include the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts (co-founded 2024, now 11 foundations), the Media Forward Fund (launched July 2024), the European Climate Hub (launched 2022), the Earthquake Solidarity Fund (2024), and the Next Generations Study — a five-country panel of 8,500+ respondents producing original intergenerational research.

The foundation runs on a standard, non-proprietary SaaS technology stack (Microsoft 365, Airtable, Zapier, Getform.io, Brevo, Matomo, Canva, Adobe Premiere Pro) suited to a small grantmaking and convening organization rather than a technology product business. Its business model is philanthropic rather than commercial: it has no revenue-generating products or pricing model; instead, it receives donations from Allianz SE and deploys them as grants, fellowships, and program funding. Since 2022 it has funded 155 projects with €15 million in grants and reported €8,782,177 in total income for 2025. End-2025 headcount stood at 17 employees. Leadership transitioned in April 2025 with Christian Humborg (formerly Wikimedia Deutschland and Transparency International Germany) succeeding Michael Greser (formerly CORRECTIV) as CEO, while Allianz Group CEO Sergio Balbinot became Board Chair in June 2025, reinforcing the corporate-parent linkage.

Name

Allianz Foundation

Legal name

Allianz Foundation

Website

https://allianzfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Allianz Foundation is an independent German non-profit (established 2022, Berlin/Munich) that funds European cultural, civic, and climate initiatives through grants, fellowships, and five regional Hubs, backed by a €100M Allianz SE endowment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Grantmaking Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Philanthropic grantmaking foundation
• Civil society funding
• Fellowship and grants programs
• European arts funding
• Nonprofit endowment foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Endowment Income: The Foundation draws funding from income generated by its 100 million euro endowment capital. This provides the primary base of sustainable funding for operations and grants.
2. Corporate Donation: From 2022 through 2031, Allianz SE provides an additional annual donation of 5 million euros to support the Foundation's activities.
3. Third-Party Funding and Partnerships: The Foundation cooperates with partners and draws on third-party funding from other organizations for cooperative projects, including the European Climate Hub, Earthquake Solidarity Fund, and other joint initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Allianz Foundation is an independent philanthropic foundation under civil law that funds cultural, civic, and climate initiatives across Europe through structured grantmaking programs. It operates three strategic priority areas — Empowered People, Open Societies, and a Living Planet — delivered through an annual Grants Programme, a ten-month Fellowship Programme (€25,000 stipends), a pan-European Hub network of five regional partner organizations, and the Movers of Tomorrow Award for young civic engagement in Germany.

Product overview

Allianz Foundation is an independent foundation based in Berlin pursuing three strategic goals: empowering marginalized people, promoting open societies, and combatting climate change. The Foundation operates as a multi-program grant-making organization rather than a unified technology product. Its core offerings include the Fellowship Program (€25,000 stipends for 10-month terms), the Hubs network (five regional platforms in Prizren, Palermo, Istanbul, Spain, and Brussels providing multi-year institutional funding), the Grants Program (annual calls supporting civil society, ecological, and cultural projects), and the Movers of Tomorrow Award (recognition for young civic engagement). Supporting initiatives include the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts, Media Forward Fund, Earthquake Solidarity Fund, and European Climate Hub. Research activities produce the Next Generations Study series on youth perspectives across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Movers of Tomorrow Award: Award program supporting young people aged 16-24 committed to social justice, open societies, and climate and environmental protection in Germany
• Allianz Foundation Fellows Programme
• Allianz Foundation Hubs
• European Climate Hub
• Media Forward Fund
• Earthquake Solidarity Fund
• Vereint für Demokratie Fonds

Products and services

• Allianz Foundation Grants Program Annual call for proposals supporting projects addressing civil society, ecological, and artistic or cultural issues with the aim of fostering systemic change across Europe.
• Allianz Foundation Fellowship Program Ten-month fellowship providing €25,000 stipends plus tailored mentoring, capacity-building workshops, and networking for individuals working at the intersection of civil society, arts, research, journalism, and environmental protection.
• Allianz Foundation Hubs Five regional platforms providing multi-year structural funding to organizations at the intersection of civil society, arts, culture, and climate action across Europe (Prizren, Palermo, Istanbul, Spain, and Brussels).
• Movers of Tomorrow Award Award recognizing young people aged 16-24 in Germany for civic engagement in social justice, open societies, and climate protection, providing €1,500 prize money for public vote winners and €3,500 additional for jury awardees.
• Media Forward Fund Funding initiative supporting independent, long-term, and sustainably financed public interest journalism to strengthen democracies across Europe.
• Earthquake Solidarity Fund Joint fund with Hub partner Postane supporting long-term rebuilding of civil society, culture, and local heritage in south-eastern Turkey following the 2023 earthquake, focused on women and future generations.
• European Climate Hub Initiative supporting partner organizations advancing the European Green Deal and addressing the climate crisis, operated in cooperation with Climate Imperative Foundation.
• Risktakers Fellowship Sub-program within the Fellowship initiative supporting individuals actively fighting for social justice, open societies, or a livable planet, including the ReFOCUS Media Labs partnership providing media creation skills to asylum seekers and refugees.
• Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study Large-scale representative survey research examining how young Europeans aged 16-39 envision future society and their willingness to act; second edition (2025) surveyed over 8,500 respondents across five European countries.
• Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts Coalition of 11 European foundations co-founded by Allianz Foundation promoting arts as a means of addressing social and political issues and strengthening democracy across Europe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 155 projects supported with 15 million euros in funding since 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration10 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance for Socially Engaged ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2025, Allianz Foundation co-founded the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts with twelve other philanthropic foundations from across Europe. Through this partnership, the Foundation contributes its expertise to a collective European effort to support practitioners working at the intersection of art and social change. The alliance aims to promote arts as a means to address social and political issues and strengthen democracy across Europe, expanding support amid funding cuts.
• European Cultural FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished the Earthquake Solidarity Fund together with Postane to support the rebuilding of civil society, culture and local heritage in south-eastern Turkey following the devastating 2023 earthquake. The fund supports projects focusing on strengthening rights of women and future generations.
• Climate Imperative FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2022, launched the European Climate Hub in cooperation with Climate Imperative Foundation. The initiative supports partner organizations working together to advance the European Green Deal and address the climate crisis. Operational budget for the European Climate Hub in 2025 was 310,000 euros.
• ProjectTogethercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative for the 'Vereint für Demokratie Fonds' supporting democracy and civic engagement in Germany.
• Autostrada BiennalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub partner in Prizren, Kosovo. The 5th Autostrada Biennale Prizren in 2025 presented works by 24 artists and attracted more than 44,000 international visitors. Allianz Foundation supported restoration of Shani Efendi House as a cultural events space.
• Fondazione Studio RizomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub partner in Palermo, Italy. Selected by the City Council to curate the programme of Teatro Garibaldi for eight years. Hosts 'Between Land and Sea' festival and other cultural events.
• PostanecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub partner in Istanbul, Turkey. A collaborative space for social, ecological and urban communities. Extended the Earthquake Solidarity Fund in 2025.
• INLANDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub partner in Spain (Madrid, Mallorca, Northern Spain). An NGO networking actors from agriculture, culture and society, strengthening rural spaces as places of transformation.
• RecyclartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub partner in Brussels, Belgium. A multidisciplinary arts center in Molenbeek combining art, social economy and urban coexistence. Team of approximately 40 co-workers, half in professional integration programmes.
• ReFOCUS Media LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of media labs equipping asylum seekers and recognized refugees with modern media creation skills. Currently runs Labs in Lesvos, Athens, and Cracow. Allianz Foundation supports this project as part of cooperation with Publix Berlin.
• Publix BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew house for journalism and public affairs in Berlin. Allianz Foundation Fellowship awarded in cooperation with Publix for civic journalism.
• SUPERRR LABminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Risktakers Fellowship, which aims to create spaces of hope and resilience for people addressing diverse crises of our time.
• SINUS InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for the Allianz Foundation Next Generations Study, providing expertise in youth research (Dr Marc Calmbach).
• WZB Social Science CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for the Next Generations Study, contributing expertise on democratic backsliding (Prof. Michael Zürn).
• Leibniz Institute for the Social SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for the Next Generations Study, contributing expertise in psychometric scale development (Dr Ayline Heller).
• NewClimate InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped and operates the Climate Contribution Hub, funded by Allianz Foundation, providing guidance, tools and expert support for climate responsibility efforts.
• Solidaris Revisions-GmbHminorOthersAudited the 2025 annual financial statements and endorsed with an unqualified audit certificate.
• 2B Advice GmbHminorOthersCooperated with in 2025 to ensure compliance with data protection regulations under GDPR Article 39.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robert Bosch Foundation: Major German corporate-affiliated foundation funding European civil society, democracy, and education. Comparable in scale, structure, and German corporate-foundation lineage to Allianz Foundation.
• European Cultural Foundation: Amsterdam-based foundation funding arts, culture, and democratic engagement across Europe. Direct partner (Earthquake Solidarity Fund) and direct competitor for European arts and civic grantmaking.
• Laudes Foundation: European foundation funding climate action and social justice across Europe. Comparable thematic focus on climate and inequality, similar independent European foundation structure.
• Open Society Foundations: Global grantmaking network focused on democracy, human rights, and open societies. Operates at much larger scale but direct overlap in open societies, media freedom, and civic resilience grantmaking across Europe.
• Stiftung Mercator: German foundation with similar European scope funding climate, education, and cultural projects. Both are independent German foundations focused on European civil society, climate, and culture with structured programmatic models.
• Climate Imperative Foundation: US-based foundation funding climate action including the European Climate Hub jointly with Allianz Foundation. Direct peer in climate grantmaking with operational partnership.
• Fondation de France: France's largest grantmaking network supporting civil society, environment, and culture. Comparable federation model, multi-thematic grantmaking, and pan-European ambition.
• ERSTE Foundation: Austrian foundation promoting democratic engagement in Central and Eastern Europe. Strong geographic overlap with Allianz Foundation's Prizren, Istanbul, and Brussels operations, both supporting arts and civil society in CEE.
• King Baudouin Foundation: Belgian public utility foundation functioning as a major European grantmaking intermediary. Brussels-based, overlapping with Allianz Foundation's Recyclart Hub geography; comparable multi-program European structure.
• Heinrich Böll Foundation: German political foundation affiliated with the Green Party, funding democracy, ecology, and civil society. Comparable geographic focus, German foundation structure, and grantmaking scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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