About The Foundation

About The Foundation

Siepmann Foundation was established in October 19, 1973 by Karl Albrecht named after Anna Siepmann, the maiden name of Karl and Theo Albrecht's mother.

Siepmann Foundation is often known as the Siepmann-Stiftung in Germany most notably refers to the major German family foundation , holding the primary capital and controlling stake in the Aldi Süd supermarket group.

Siepmann Foundation area of grant giving include:

1. Education
2. Human Services (Individual and Business Grant)
3. Philanthropy
4. Charitable Activities
5. Support for Elderly people
6. Communities.

 

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We support young people by:

Giving bursaries which enable young people to attend University and gain a good quality degree;

Giving bursaries to young people to enable them to undergo further education, including apprenticeships;

Giving grants to schools to improve facilities for learning, particularly in STEM subjects;

Making grants to charities and organisations which give young people from the most disadvantaged backgrounds a chance to make a forward step in life.

 

 

We support older people by:

Supporting befriending and other services aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation in older people

Supporting community transport projects, especially those which help older people access other services such as health care appointments

Supporting exercise and health promotion projects

Supporting hospice and end of life care

Giving grants for supporting older people to access technology, especially where this helps older people to access state benefits.

We plan to:

  • Offer Personal Grants
  • Business expansion Grants
  • Offer student bursaries/grants to all schools.
  • Extend our apprenticeship and similar schemes beyond traditional trades and into nursing, care, sports coaching and administration.
  • Support Hospices to improve their facilities to improve access and services.
  • Extend our support to young people taking degrees or postgraduate diplomas in education to encourage them.
  • Invest in residential/nursing care.