The non-profit Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation is the legacy of Dr.-Ing. E. h. Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, the last personal owner of the Fried. Krupp company. He stipulated in his will that “the company is to be transformed, via a foundation, into a corporation, which shall be an expression of the tradition of the House of Krupp for commitment to common welfare”. Upon his death on 30 July 1967 his entire private and corporate assets were transferred to the foundation he had established, which took up activities on 1 January 1968. The Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation uses the income received from its corporate shareholding exclusively and directly for charitable purposes. The Foundation is politically and denominationally independent.
The 21 RuhrKunstMuseen represent a unique urban museum landscape in Europe and showcase over 150 art exhibitions every year across 45,000 square metres in 16 cities in the Ruhr region. …
The scholarship Programm “Museumskurator*innen für Fotografie” (“Museum Curators for Photography”) launched by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation in 1999 is entering its next round: In May, this …
As part of the “Salon am Hügel” event series, Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber, Professor of Political Science, Matthias Biebl, founder and CEO of the company RLVNT.AI, Michael Harr, Managing Director …
Climate change poses major challenges for historic parks. During a lecture at Villa Hügel, Jens Spanjer, Director of the Schloss Dyck Foundation and Chairman of the Association of Palaces and …
Through its funding activities in five statutory areas, the Foundation aspires to initiate new developments and encourage creativity and commitment.
The Foundation sets specific accents related to the development of science and university education, aims to enable equal opportunities, to contribute to intercultural understanding and to improve the education of the younger generations. The Foundation’s diversified range of funding is primarily implemented in programmes and key areas initiated by the Foundation itself, which are regularly announced.
Numerous institutions are associated with the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, in various constellations such as governance roles, participations, long-term partnerships or historical ties. As owner of the Krupp Historical Archive, the Villa Hügel with the Hügelpark, the Alfried Krupp Hospital, the Germania VI sailing yacht, as shareholder of thyssenkrupp AG and as co-initiator and funding institution of the Alfried Krupp Institute for Advanced Study in Greifswald, the Krupp Foundation is a dependable partner with a strong commitment to its social mission with regard to medicine, culture, education, science and sport.
