Procedure descriptions
Directory of foundations - Insight
Each of Baden-Württemberg's four regional councils (foundation authorities) maintains a list of foundations with legal capacity that have their registered office in the respective administrative district. You can inspect this list.
Ecclesiastical foundations are excluded from this. You can usually obtain information about these from church organisations.
The following are entered in the register of foundations
- Name and address
- Registered office
- Purpose
- Authorisation to represent and composition of the foundation's authorised bodies
- Date of attainment of legal capacity
- Recognising authority
The foundation must notify the foundation authority of any change of address and any change in the composition of the bodies authorised to represent the foundation. However, the entry in the foundation register does not justify the assumption that it is correct.
Responsible authority
The regional council in whose district the foundation has itsregistered office in accordance with its statutes.
Details
Prerequisite
Any person may inspect the list of foundations without giving reasons.
Procedure
You can inspect them at the respective regional council. An informal application to the foundation authority is sufficient.
Deadlines
none
Required documents
none
Costs
Production of extracts from the foundation directory: EUR 20.00
Miscellaneous
The easiest way to find information about individual foundations is on the Internet.
*Please note: These overviews are not the foundation directory. The directories available on the Internet only contain foundations that have agreed to this type of publication. The overviews are therefore not complete.
Legal basis
Stiftungsgesetz für Baden-Württemberg (StiftG):
- § 4 Stiftungsverzeichnis
- § 9 Unterrichtung und Prüfung
- § 27 Stiftungsverzeichnis
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, 13.02.2025