Wüstenrot Stiftung Deutscher Eigenheimverein

The Wüstenrot Stiftung Deutscher Eigenheimverein is a German non-profit foundation and registered association (eingetragener Verein) that has been active since 1990 in the fields of heritage conservation, science, research, education, art and culture. It conceives and carries out its own projects and supports outstanding ideas and projects of other institutions through financial grants. The association is operationally involved in roughly 40 projects and supports around 100 projects annually with financial resources. To publicise pioneering ideas, achievements and undertakings and to promote their further development, it organises competitions and awards scholarships. Its work and results are documented and published. The foundation's thematic focus includes the preservation and care of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the safeguarding and anchoring of cultural achievements in society's memory. A particular focus is on cultural assets from the second half of the 20th century, whose worthiness of preservation is often still questioned and which are therefore especially endangered. In its monument programme, the association restores outstanding architectural monuments and researches construction-period materials and constructions, conservation and restoration possibilities as well as architectural-historical currents. Museums and collections are supported in the recording, indexing, research, conservation and restoration of their holdings, often to bring them out of their depots and archives and make them accessible to the general public. Another focus is scientific work on central future questions of society. In numerous projects the association addresses demographic change with its opportunities and risks for society's prospects. The focus is on the individual possibilities of different generations for quality of life, prosperity and material security, the future of the built environment, and housing and working conditions in cities and rural areas. The association was founded in 1921 as the "Gemeinschaft der Freunde", originally aiming "on a purely non-profit, land-reform basis to create housing and retirement homes for the general public", leaning on the goals of the garden city movement and seeking to combat housing shortage, usurious interest and land speculation. After the end of hyperinflation, the first German building society (Bausparkasse) emerged from it in 1924, whose sponsor the association remained for over 50 years. Today the association owns the Wüstenrot Holding, which in turn holds a stake in the listed Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG (W&W) based in Kornwestheim. The association is politically and denominationally independent and committed to democratic society. The board elected by the members consists of Joachim E. Schielke (chairman), Hans-Ulrich Schulz (deputy chairman), Klaus W. Rösch (treasurer), Barbara Walder and Georg Eberhardt. The managing director is Philip Kurz.

The association was founded in 1921 as the "Gemeinschaft der Freunde", originally aiming "on a purely non-profit, land-reform basis to create housing and retirement homes for the general public". It leaned on the goals of the garden city movement and sought to combat housing shortage, usurious interest and land speculation. After the end of hyperinflation, the first German building society (Bausparkasse) emerged from it in 1924, whose sponsor the association remained for over 50 years. Today the association owns the Wüstenrot Holding, which in turn holds a stake in the listed Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG (W&W) based in Kornwestheim. The association is politically and denominationally independent and committed to democratic society. Since 1990 the Wüstenrot Stiftung Gemeinschaft der Freunde Deutscher Eigenheimverein e. V. has been active in the fields of heritage conservation, science, research, education, art and culture. It conceives and realises its own projects and supports the implementation of outstanding ideas and projects of other institutions through financial grants. The association is operationally active in about 40 projects and supports around 100 projects annually with financial resources. To publicise pioneering ideas, achievements and undertakings and to promote their further development, it organises competitions and awards scholarships. The association's work and its results are documented and published. A thematic focus is the preservation and care of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the safeguarding and anchoring of cultural achievements in society's memory. A particular focus is on cultural assets from the second half of the 20th century, since their worthiness of preservation is often still questioned and they are therefore especially endangered. In its monument programme, the association restores outstanding architectural monuments and researches construction-period materials and constructions, conservation and restoration possibilities as well as architectural-historical currents. Museums and collections are supported in the recording, indexing, research, conservation and restoration of their holdings, often to bring them out of their depots and archives and make them accessible to the general public. Another focus is scientific work on central future questions of society. In numerous projects the association addresses demographic change with its opportunities and dangers for society's prospects. The focus is on the individual possibilities of different generations for quality of life, prosperity and material security, the future of the built environment, and housing and working conditions in cities and rural areas. The board elected by the members consists of Joachim E. Schielke (chairman), Hans-Ulrich Schulz (deputy chairman), Klaus W. Rösch (treasurer), Barbara Walder and Georg Eberhardt. The managing director is Philip Kurz.

• 1990

  The Wüstenrot Stiftung Gemeinschaft der Freunde Deutscher Eigenheimverein e. V. began its non-profit work in heritage conservation, science, research, education, art and culture.

• 1924

  The first German building society (Bausparkasse) emerged from the association after the end of hyperinflation; the association remained its sponsor for over 50 years.

• 1921

  Founded as the "Gemeinschaft der Freunde" with the aim of creating housing and retirement homes on a non-profit, land-reform basis.

Non-profit foundation and registered association promoting heritage conservation, science, education, art and culture; politically and denominationally independent.

• Denkmalprogramm

  Restoration of outstanding architectural monuments, research into construction-period materials and constructions, conservation and restoration possibilities, and architectural-historical currents.

• Wissenschaft und Forschung

  Interdisciplinary scientific projects with high practical relevance and empirical feedback into practice, addressing current tasks and themes such as demographic change.

• Bildung

  Education projects within the foundation's fields of activity.

• Kunst und Kultur

  Art and culture projects within the foundation's fields of activity.

1. 1Wüstenrot Stiftungwuestenrot-stiftung.de
2. 2Wüstenrot Stiftung Deutscher Eigenheimvereinwikidata.org
3. 3Wüstenrot Stiftungde.wikipedia.org