Annual programme 2025
“150 years of Villa Hügel – 150 projects for the Ruhr region” funding programme

150 projects for the Ruhr region

“150 years of Villa Hügel – 150 projects for the Ruhr region” funding programme

The funding programme was offered in 2023.

Brave not perfect, “Bude inklusiv”, “Kleiner Bahnhof”, Requiem for a Car, “Experiment Glück”, “Uni trifft Gesellschaft”, Kick it like friends…. These are seven of the “150 projects for the Ruhr region” – a unique funding programme of the Krupp Foundation. 

To express its solidarity with the city of Essen, the Ruhr region and its population, the Foundation launched the “150 projects for the Ruhr region” funding programme, endowed with EUR 1.5 million, to mark the 150th anniversary of Villa Hügel in 2023. The goal: To strengthen the Ruhr region and to support the diversity of topics.

Funded projects

The level of interest was immense: 510 applications were submitted by associations, artists, schools, universities, museums and daycare centres from 30 cities in the Ruhr region. The programme touches on all five of the statutory areas of the Foundation and brought forward a wide range of topics such as integration, music, promoting physical activity, cultural education, environmental education, digitalisation and democratic values. 

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