NFP500

#127 of 500 · Foundation / Grantmaker / DAF

Volkswagen-Stiftung

EIN 52-1690493 · UT · NTEE T21 · Form 990-PF, fiscal 2023

An independent, nonprofit German private foundation headquartered in Hanover, Germany, and one of the largest private research funders in Germany. Registered in the United States as a foreign private foundation (filing IRS Form 990-PF via a Salt Lake City, Utah agent), it funds research and higher education in the sciences, humanities, and technology in Germany and internationally through grants.

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Financials, fiscal 2023

Revenue
$1.18B
Expenses
$683.1M
Total assets
$5.15B
Net assets
$3.84B
Operating margin
42.1%
1-year growth
144.3%
5-year growth (CAGR)
35.4%
Reserve (years of spending)
67.4
Contributions share
n/a
Programme spending
n/a
Fundraising cost
n/a
Executive pay share
0.05%
Employees
n/a
Revenue per employee
n/a
Grants paid
n/a
Years filing
33

NFP Health Score: 73 / 100

Financial 54 · Governance 85 · Operational 100. The score is built from Form 990 line items only. It cannot measure how well an organisation delivers its mission.

Mission

To support the humanities and social sciences as well as science and technology in higher education and research.

Revenue history

YearRevenue
2019$350.9M
2020$424.7M
2021$424.1M
2022$483.0M
2023$1.18B