Marianne Blumenbecker Foundation
Marianne Blumenbecker Foundation
The Marianne Blumenbecker Foundation was established in 1996 as a non-profit, legally independent foundation, aiming to:
- promote culture and the arts
- help protect historic monuments and conserve regional values and traditions
- foster nature and landscape conservation
- contribute to the advancement of science and research
- promote education
- support amateur and recreational sports
- foster international understanding and tolerance
- promote welfare of young and elderly people, and
- support the needy.
Aiding women’s causes and preserving the town’s cultural heritage was of particular concern for the founder, Marianne Blumenbecker. Motivated by her own life experience, she took a special interest in supporting women who are struggling to balance a job and family life.
A non-profit foundation, the Marianne Blumenbecker Foundation has capital funds of more than €3 million (as at 2022). The income generated from this, after deduction of costs, is used for charitable purposes. It is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers.
The board members of the foundation:
Prof. Dr. Fritz-Ulrich Diers (chairman)
Dr. Helmut Franzen
Rolf Schwanenberg
Projects funded by the foundation in recent years From advice for women to martyr’s shrine
Beckum association Women Helping Women (Frauen helfen Frauen Beckum e.V.) has worked to protect women and girls from all forms of violence and support them in living free from violence since 1986. It also educates the public and professional groups on topics relevant to women and promotes reduction of violence between the sexes and improvement of the social status of women and girls. For many years, it has received a substantial annual grant from the Marianne Blumenbecker Foundation, which secures a significant proportion of the association's own funds.
Support for the „Beckumer Mütterzentrum“ through the monthly payments for three places in the home for children and youth and the project “ambulant visitors- and care-service for seniors”.
Further projects from 2023 to 2025
Schools: Grants for digital equipment, events, excursions and catering
Kindergartens: Cost sharing for new play areas
Sports Clubs: Coverage of costs for training materials and clothing, for trainer training, and subsidies for events
Social Institutions: Support for trauma recovery projects, events to raise money for children's cancer charities, holiday camps, donations to social projects for senior citizens and advice centres.
Art and Culture: Support for exhibitions and cultural and singing events
International Understanding: Grants for war grave maintenance and memorial sites, Town twinning and study trips
Environment: Grants for biotope development
Application for funding
The diversity of the Foundation’s activities reflects the fact that it was deliberately set up to cover a wide range of lokal projects.
If you feel your project deserves support, please send a letter setting out details of the project and your request to:
Marianne-Blumenbecker-Stiftung
Sudhoferweg 99-107
59269 Beckum Germany