Every year, the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation offers summer camps for various target groups. Young people can explore the Baltic and North Seas, test their limits at the adventure camp at the Großvenediger in Austria, or go sailing in the Mediterranean.
The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation supports numerous institutions and projects that aim to provide children and young people with positive perspectives, strengthen their self-esteem, and empower them to become pillars of our society.
The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation accompanies young people on their educational path by awarding scholarships for tuition fees, school fees, stays abroad, and much more. We also fund specialized papers, theses, and research projects by young people.
Every year, the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation offers summer camps for various target groups. Young people can explore the Baltic and North Seas, test their limits at the adventure camp at the Großvenediger in Austria, or go sailing in the Mediterranean.
The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation supports numerous institutions and projects that aim to provide children and young people with positive perspectives, strengthen their self-esteem, and empower them to become pillars of our society.
The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation accompanies young people on their educational path by awarding scholarships for tuition fees, school fees, stays abroad, and much more. We also fund specialized papers, theses, and research projects by young people.
Are you interested in international politics, international relations, security policy, or diplomacy? Then the Young Forum for Foreign Policy Munich offers you the opportunity to participate in an exceptional delegation trip to Washington D.C. in September 2026.
This year, the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation once again provided both financial and active support for the Kids4Freedom international sailing camp.
In May 2026, the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation organized a one-week educational trip to Athens and Ithaca for ten students from Munich.
Munich students launched a self-developed rocket in Portugal this summer.
Anthology, edited by the School of Strategic Thinking, an initiative of the Center for Applied Policy Research at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation.
Are you interested in international politics, international relations, security policy, or diplomacy? Then the Young Forum for Foreign Policy Munich offers you the opportunity to participate in an exceptional delegation trip to Washington D.C. in September 2026.
This year, the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation once again provided both financial and active support for the Kids4Freedom international sailing camp.
In May 2026, the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation organized a one-week educational trip to Athens and Ithaca for ten students from Munich.
Munich students launched a self-developed rocket in Portugal this summer.
Anthology, edited by the School of Strategic Thinking, an initiative of the Center for Applied Policy Research at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Klaus Höchstetter Foundation.
The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation promotes potential, talent, and perspectives with a clear commitment to action—true to the motto “Time for Deeds.” It was founded in 2004 by Dr. Klaus Höchstetter.
The focus is on cosmopolitanism as well as democratic and Christian-humanistic values that support the positive development of young people. Support is provided to both committed, high-achieving youth and those who are disadvantaged due to social or economic challenges.
The foundation supports projects in social areas, education, science, technology, and sports. International understanding, European awareness, and one’s own roots play an important role. The goal is to develop perspectives and visions with a positive, proactive attitude—thanks to the support of dedicated donors.
To ensure that every young person can develop their potential, grow personally, gain individual experiences, and later make their own contribution to our society, we support children and youth in the following areas in accordance with our statutes:
We operate both as a grant-making and an operational foundation, achieving our funding objectives primarily through three avenues:
Scholarships: We provide scholarships for particularly gifted, exceptionally committed, and/or economically disadvantaged children, adolescents, and young adults.
Projects: We fund individual projects that provide young people in difficult life circumstances with positive perspectives, grant them access to education and science, serve their personal development, or introduce them to the idea of international understanding.
Summer Camps: We offer various educational summer camps where children and young people can discover new things in a community with others and strengthen their self-confidence and social skills.
Our goal is to provide sustainable and long-term support. Therefore, we are particularly pleased when scholarship recipients, such as Luisa Listmann, are willing to contribute their experience and knowledge back into the foundation itself. This allows other children and young people to benefit from their experiences.
You can find more about our foundation’s purpose in our Statutes.
Dr. Klaus Höchstetter
(Chairman)
Lukas Höchstetter
(Deputy Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Gero Himmelsbach (Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Dammer
Nikolas Höchstetter
Jürgen Nödel
(Member of the Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2025)
Dr. Klaus Höchstetter
(Chairman)
Lukas Höchstetter
(Deputy Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Gero Himmelsbach (Chairman)
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Dammer
Nikolas Höchstetter
Jürgen Nödel
(Member of the Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2025)
We would be delighted if you would support us through your contribution in enabling children and young people to achieve a comprehensive education and personal development!
The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation is funded through private contributions and donations. The difference between the two is that a donation must flow entirely into projects in the year it is received or, at the latest, in the following year. An endowment contribution ensures that the capital stock continues to grow. The returns (interest, rent, dividends, etc.) flow permanently into the establishment and development of funding projects. Endowment contributions have the decisive advantage over donations in that they enable the long-term and sustainable realization of projects. For tax purposes, donations and endowment contributions are favored to the same extent.
You may also consider naming the foundation as an heir or legatee in your will to provide support after your passing.
In this way, you support the foundation’s purpose beyond your lifetime.
Bank Details
Klaus Höchstetter Foundation
Kreissparkasse München Starnberg
IBAN DE16 7025 0150 0010 6437 65
BIC BYLADEM1KMS
You are welcome to contact us with questions regarding donations and endowment contributions via email at foundation@klaus-hoechstetter-stiftung.de or by phone at 089 90 15 84 66.
The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation pursues exclusively charitable and benevolent purposes and is recognized as a non-profit organization by the Munich Tax Office for Corporations. All donations and contributions are therefore tax-deductible within the legal framework. The Klaus Höchstetter Foundation is subject to the foundation supervision of the Government of Upper Bavaria.
