Stiftung Fürstl. Kommerzienrat Guido Feger

The Stiftung Fürstl. Kommerzienrat Guido Feger (Foundation of the Princely Councillor of Commerce Guido Feger) is a Liechtenstein common-benefit foundation founded in 1954 by the entrepreneur and philanthropist Guido Feger, who endowed it with the funds necessary to realise its purpose. Its stated mission is to make grants and donations of a social, charitable or cultural character that contribute to a more humane society, thereby continuing the founder's personal and charitable lifetime achievement. The foundation is closely tied to the biography of its founder. Guido Feger was born in Balzers on 29 November 1893, one of eight children of Regina and Alfons Feger, a secondary school teacher and politician. He graduated from the k.k. Staats-Realschule grammar school in Dornbirn in 1912, attended the Innsbruck Commercial Academy, worked for the savings bank in Dornbirn and for a Vienna branch of a textile company, where he became self-employed after the First World War. In 1923 he was appointed secretary of the chamber of commerce in Vaduz, with responsibilities including job placements, apprenticeships, vocational guidance, certificates of origin and tourism. When the chamber was dissolved by the government in 1929 as a cost-saving measure, Feger founded the "Treu-Bureau" (fiduciary office) in a time of crisis, renaming it "Allgemeines Treuunternehmen" (General Trust Company) in 1936; it has since become one of the largest and oldest trust companies in Liechtenstein. On this basis he founded Verwaltungs- und Privatbank AG in 1956 as Liechtenstein's third banking institution. Feger, honoured as Princely Councillor of Commerce, died aged 83 in Vaduz on 1 September 1976. Beyond his business career, Feger was committed to the common good and to helping others in need, and supported a number of cultural projects and institutions. The foundation he established in 1954 institutionalised that commitment. It operates as a private, non-listed grant-making body headquartered in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and its activities are focused on Liechtenstein and the wider region. Its official website presents its purpose, history and grant-making role in English and German.

The Stiftung Fürstl. Kommerzienrat Guido Feger was founded in 1954 by the entrepreneur and philanthropist Guido Feger as a common-benefit foundation, and he endowed it with the funds necessary to realise the foundation's purpose. Its stated aim is that grants and donations with a social, charitable or cultural character shall contribute to a more humane society, thus continuing the founder's personal and charitable lifetime achievement. The foundation's history is inseparable from the life of Guido Feger. He was born in Balzers on 29 November 1893, one of eight children of Regina and Alfons Feger, a secondary school teacher and politician. He graduated from the grammar school named k.k. Staats-Realschule in Dornbirn in 1912, then attended the Innsbruck Commercial Academy (Handelsakademie Innsbruck). He was employed by the savings bank in the city of Dornbirn and at the branch office of a textile company in Vienna, where he became self-employed after the end of the First World War. In 1923 he was appointed secretary of the chamber of commerce in Vaduz, with responsibilities including job placements, apprenticeships, vocational guidance, certificates of origin and tourism. As part of a "downsize move to save some money", the chamber of commerce was dissolved by the government in 1929. In that time of crisis, Feger founded the "Treu-Bureau" (fiduciary office), which he renamed "Allgemeines Treuunternehmen" (General Trust Company) in 1936; it has since become one of the largest and oldest trust companies in Liechtenstein. On this basis, Feger founded "Verwaltungs- und Privatbank AG" as the third banking institution in Liechtenstein in 1956, which has developed into a respectable enterprise. After a long and successful career, Guido Feger, Princely Councillor of Commerce, died aged 83 in Vaduz on 1 September 1976. Apart from his successful career, Guido Feger was also very committed to contributing to the common good and to helping others in all kinds of need, and he supported a number of cultural projects and institutions. The foundation established in 1954 gave this commitment a permanent legal and financial form. It operates from Liechtenstein as a private, non-listed grant-making body, and its official website documents its purpose, history and grant-making role in German and English.

• 1976

  Guido Feger, Princely Councillor of Commerce, dies in Vaduz on 1 September aged 83.

• 1956

  Guido Feger founds Verwaltungs- und Privatbank AG as Liechtenstein's third banking institution.

• 1954

  Guido Feger founds the Stiftung Fürstl. Kommerzienrat Guido Feger as a common-benefit foundation and endows it with the necessary funds.

• 1936

  The "Treu-Bureau" is renamed "Allgemeines Treuunternehmen" (General Trust Company).

• 1929

  The chamber of commerce is dissolved by the government; Feger founds the "Treu-Bureau" (fiduciary office).

• 1923

  Guido Feger appointed secretary of the chamber of commerce in Vaduz.

• 1912

  Guido Feger graduates from the k.k. Staats-Realschule grammar school in Dornbirn.

• 1893

  Guido Feger born in Balzers on 29 November.

A private, common-benefit grant-making foundation in Liechtenstein continuing the charitable legacy of Guido Feger.

• Social grants and donations

  Grants and donations with a social character contributing to a more humane society.

• Charitable grants and donations

  Grants and donations with a charitable character continuing the founder's charitable lifetime achievement.

• Cultural grants and donations

  Grants and donations with a cultural character; the founder also supported cultural projects and institutions.

1. 1Stiftung Guido Feger — Homepageguido-feger-stiftung.li
2. 2Foundation / Stiftung Guido Fegerguido-feger-stiftung.li
3. 3Stiftung Fürstl. Kommerzienrat Guido Feger — Wikidatawikidata.org