What Mega Bildungsstiftung does

Mega Bildungsstiftung is an Austrian private foundation (legal name R2B MEGA Bildungs-Privatstiftung, FN 514099d, registered at Handelsgericht Wien) founded in 2019 by B&C Privatstiftung and Berndorf Privatstiftung with an initial endowment of €5.5 million. Headquartered at Gloriettegasse 29 in Vienna's 13th district, the foundation funds and supports innovative educational initiatives in two thematic areas: Chancen-Fairness (educational equity regardless of socio-economic background, migration status, or family circumstances) and Wirtschaftskompetenz (economic and financial literacy for children and youth). Its core portfolio comprises the MEGA Bildungsmillion (annual €1M grant program awarding six finalists €80K each and three winners €200K each), the MEGA Academy (year-long growth program for 15 projects run in partnership with Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien), the Peter Pichler Preis (€30K annual arts/music education prize), and the newly launched MEGA Alumni Award (€300K quality prize for prior grantees demonstrating sustained impact). Additional programs include the Österreichisches Bildungsforum expert forum, the Bundesländertour regional engagement tour, the MEGA Klassenstory teacher contest, the MEGA Bildungsklima-Index public survey, and the Seitenwechsel teacher-to-corporate exchange spin-off. MEGA also co-founded the Stiftung für Wirtschaftsbildung alongside six other major Austrian institutions.

Name

Mega Bildungsstiftung

Legal name

R2B MEGA Bildungs-Privatstiftung

Website

https://megabildung.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mega Bildungsstiftung is an Austrian private foundation established in 2019 by B&C Privatstiftung and Berndorf Privatstiftung that disburses grants and capacity-building support to innovative educational initiatives focused on educational equity (Chancen-Fairness) and economic literacy (Wirtschaftskompetenz) for Austrian children and youth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Breitenfurt Bei Wien

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grant Disbursement: MEGA distributes funds from its founding endowment (5.5 million Euro initial budget from B&C Privatstiftung and Berndorf Privatstiftung) to innovative educational projects through structured programs. Total disbursements since 2019 exceed 10 million Euro across multiple funding rounds (Bildungsmillion: 1 million Euro per year, Peter Pichler Preis: 30,000 Euro annually, MEGA Alumni Award: 300,000 Euro).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

MEGA Bildungsstiftung is a private Austrian foundation that funds and supports innovative educational initiatives through structured grant programs and coaching. Its core offering is the annual MEGA Bildungsmillion, which awards €1 million across six finalists (top three receive €200,000 each, other three €80,000 each) for projects focused on Chancen-Fairness (educational equity) and Wirtschaftskompetenz (economic/financial literacy). Beyond grants, it provides know-how transfer through the year-long MEGA Academy in partnership with WU Wien, and operates award programs including the Peter Pichler Preis (€30,000 for arts/music education) and the MEGA Alumni Award (€300,000 for proven impact).

Product overview

MEGA Bildungsstiftung is an Austrian educational foundation established in 2019 by B&C Privatstiftung and Berndorf Privatstiftung with a start budget of 5.5 million euros. It operates as a portfolio of programs rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include: the MEGA Bildungsmillion (an annual 1-million-euro grant program for innovative educational projects), the MEGA Academy (a coaching and growth program delivered in partnership with WU Wien), the Peter Pichler Preis (a 30,000-euro award for arts/music education projects), and the MEGA Alumni Award (a 300,000-euro impact prize). Additional programs include the MEGA Klassenstory contest, Capacity Labs workshops, and the Österreichisches Bildungsforum. The foundation focuses on two thematic areas: educational fairness (Chancen-Fairness) and economic competency (Wirtschaftskompetenz).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MEGA Bildungsmillion: Annual grant program awarding €1 million to innovative educational projects in Austria
• MEGA Academy
• Peter Pichler Preis
• MEGA Alumni Award
• MEGA Bildungsklima-Index

Products and services

• MEGA Bildungsmillion Annual funding program awarding €1 million across six educational projects in Austria. Top three winners receive €200,000 each; remaining three finalists receive €80,000 each. Focus areas alternate between Chancen-Fairness and Wirtschaftskompetenz. In 2025 the focus was on economics and financial education, with 80 applications received.
• MEGA Academy Year-long growth program accompanying 15 educational projects annually (6 from Bildungsmillion plus 9 scouted/nominated projects). Includes coaching, Capacity Labs, Leadership Circles, Academy Retreat, and Academy Curriculum in partnership with WU Wien.
• Peter Pichler Preis Annual €30,000 prize for educational projects in arts and music that combine artistic and entrepreneurial thinking, named after MEGA co-founder Peter Pichler. Recognized winners include Kulturschultüte, Superar (2021), MELLOW YELLOW, MADE TO MEASURE (2022), HEIDENSPASS, MUSIC@NOW, KINDERKULTURPROGRAMM DER NACHBARINNEN (2023), Avalon, Musikschule DoReMi, The Power of Music, W*ort (2024), and Weltklänge (2025).
• MEGA Alumni Award Quality prize awarding six educational organizations €50,000 each (total €300,000) for sustained impact, in three categories: Breite Wirkung (breadth of impact), Tiefe Wirkung (depth of impact), and Systemische Wirkung (systemic impact). Inaugural 2026 winners: Hobby Lobby, Digitaler Kompass, AFYA, Wald am See, STARTKLAR, Younus.
• MEGA Klassenstory Contest for teachers to submit positive stories from the classroom related to economic education (Wirtschaftsbildung) and educational fairness (Chancenfairness), with 15 prizes of €1,000 each to be used freely for the winning teachers' classes.
• Capacity Labs Capacity-building workshop program offered as part of the MEGA Academy, covering five topics: Network & Advocacy (with Andreas Ambros-Lechner), Organizational Change (with Bündnis für Gemeinnützigkeit), International Fundraising (with Triple Minds/Lisa Ringhofer), AI in Nonprofit Operations (with Phineo), and Effective Initiatives in the Austrian Education System (with Martin Netzer of BMB).
• Österreichisches Bildungsforum Annual forum gathering representatives from eight sectors of Austrian education (practice, school management, science, media, administration, politics, startups, foundations/business) for workshops and discussions on key education policy topics such as school autonomy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10 million Euro disbursed to educational innovation since 2019
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Wien)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the MEGA Academy. WU Wien contributes expertise in capacity building, impact measurement, and nonprofit management. The Academy is conducted in partnership with WU's SESI (Social, Ethical, Scientific Issues) department. This is the 6th consecutive year of collaboration.
• PhineominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExpert partner for Capacity Labs, providing training on AI usage in nonprofit operations. Phineo is a consulting organization focused on nonprofit effectiveness.
• Triple MindsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting partner for Capacity Labs, led by Lisa Ringhofer. Specializes in international fundraising and EU funding strategies for nonprofits.
• Bündnis für GemeinnützigkeitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Capacity Labs on organizational change and transformation topics. Stefan Wallner, Managing Director, leads workshops on navigating change in persistent systems.
• Impact Büro AAL (Andreas Ambros Lechner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer MEGA Generalsekretär Andreas Ambros-Lechner leads Capacity Lab on Network & Advocacy, sharing expertise in political and civil society processes.
• Bundesministerium für Bildung (BMB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMartin Netzer, Head of the Presidential Section at BMB, participates in Capacity Labs as speaker on effective initiatives in the Austrian education system.
• Stiftung für WirtschaftsbildungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEGA is one of 7 founding institutions (alongside Arbeiterkammer, ERSTE Stiftung, Industriellenvereinigung, Innovationsstiftung für Bildung, Österreichische Nationalbank, Wirtschaftskammer Österreich) of Austria's central platform for economic education in schools. MEGA co-founded and actively supports this national initiative.
• Medizinische Universität Wien (MedUni Wien)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the Mental Health Conference. MedUni Wien's University Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry contributed expertise to the conference on mental health in education.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Phineo: German/Austrian consulting organization that supports nonprofit effectiveness, currently a Capacity Labs partner for MEGA. Comparable as an enabling/advisory institution within the same nonprofit effectiveness ecosystem.
• B&C Privatstiftung: One of MEGA's two founding private foundations and a direct parent/funder. Comparable in legal form (Austrian Privatstiftung) and education-adjacent focus via the B&C Group's entrepreneurship mandate.
• Berndorf Privatstiftung: Second founding private foundation of MEGA. Same legal vehicle (Privatstiftung) and aligned mission around Austrian education and entrepreneurship support.

Broad incumbents

• Carnegie Corporation of New York: Major international philanthropic foundation with a longstanding focus on education and educational equity. Comparable in its multi-decade endowment-funded grantmaking model and emphasis on systemic change in education.
• Open Society Foundations: Large global foundation with substantial education grantmaking focused on equity and inclusion for marginalized youth. Comparable in its emphasis on Chancen-Fairness themes and program-plus-advocacy model.
• ERSTE Stiftung: One of Austria's largest philanthropic foundations, with significant education and economic-literacy programming across Central and Eastern Europe. Direct co-founding partner alongside MEGA in the Stiftung für Wirtschaftsbildung, making it the most structurally comparable Austrian education grantmaker.

Direct peers

• Stiftung für Wirtschaftsbildung: The national Austrian platform for economic education that MEGA co-founded in 2024 alongside six other institutions. Operates in the exact same thematic focus (Wirtschaftskompetenz) and coordinates curriculum-level intervention in Austrian schools.
• Innovationsstiftung für Bildung: Austrian foundation funding innovative educational projects, also a co-founder of the Stiftung für Wirtschaftsbildung. Closest like-for-like peer: similar grant size, application-based model, and Austrian-only geographic scope.

Regional players

• Arbeiterkammer (AK) Bildungsprogramme: Austrian labor chamber delivering financial literacy and economic education to apprentices and youth. Co-founder of Stiftung für Wirtschaftsbildung and direct thematic peer on Wirtschaftskompetenz.
• Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKO) Bildungsförderungen: Austrian federal chamber of commerce with active economic-education programming in schools. Co-founder alongside MEGA of Stiftung für Wirtschaftsbildung, overlapping mission and target audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mega.bildung
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mega-bildungsstiftung

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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