Foundation 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln stands for passionate football, meaningful values and a one-of-a-kind mix for Köln tradition and innovation. The club is aware of its role and responsibilities in society and in a social context as the biggest sporting organisation in the region. In the 1. FC Köln Foundation, FC brings together the diverse range of social engagements and projects. There is a reason why the motto of the FC-Foundation is based upon the title of the FC Hymne: “Mer stonn zo Dir”. FC wants to give something back to the region and the people who need help, who always stand by the club through thick and thin.

The FC-Foundation is engaged mainly in a regional sense and operates many projects within the area. The majority of said projects relate to sport and education. With these projects, the FC-Foundation wants to bring people together through the club and integrate them into society through these offerings. A further important point of the FC-Foundation is the homeless help.

The offering of the FC-Foundation is for children and young people, first and foremost. But also, for adults who require support. There are also plenty of projects to support them.

Due to the many emergencies and wars in the past few years, the topic of “immediate help” as also come to the fore. First, the Corona Pandemic and then the flooding catastrophe in western Germany. After that came the Russian war against Ukraine. All of these crises became Foundation work, in order to help those in need.

Donations

To promote its statutory purposes, the 1. FC Köln Foundation relies on the support of society as a whole as well as and the passion and commitment of dedicated people. The help of its supporters is wide-ranging in order to build up perspectives together.

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All donations are used exclusively for the charitable purposes of the Foundation and its projects. In addition to donations, there is the possibility of an endowment. It increases the foundation's assets and thus secures its existence. Sub-foundations do not have to be used for projects within a time frame. Donations to the FC-Foundation are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.

Different kinds of donations

Monetary donations

To support the 1. FC Köln Foundation with a donation, please use the following account:

Bethmann Bank AG
Subject „Stiftung 1. FC Köln“
IBAN: DE98 5012 0383 0000 9597 67
BIC: DELBDE33XXX

Or simply use our PayPal account.

Donate instead of gifts

Do without your own presents and donate to the 1. FC Köln Foundation instead. Many people use birthdays, weddings and various other celebrations as an opportunity to support the FC- Foundation with donations. Guests are encouraged to donate the monetary value of the gift to the FC-Foundation.

Condolences

The loss of a loved one is often very difficult to cope with. Relatives and friends of a deceased person ask that instead of wreath or flower donations, donations be made in favour of the 1. FC Köln Foundation. In this way, people in society who are dependent on the help of others can be helped.

Inheritances and legacies

Supporting the 1. FC Köln Foundation through legacies and bequests also represents an important part of the donation options. People support the FC-Foundation with their will and testament in order to promote and secure the foundation's work in the long term.

Foundation principle

Our work is exclusively non-profit, charitable and primarily operational. This means that we develop our projects independently and also implement them ourselves. We do this alone or with partners. As a rule, we do not support third-party initiatives and projects ourselves if they are in line with our goals. We only fund in some defined foundation programmes, then within the framework of calls for proposals.

Purpose of the Foundation

The purpose of the Foundation is the promotion of

a) charitable purposes within the meaning of § 53 No. 1 and 2 AO;

b) sport;

c) education, training and health, especially of children and young people;

d) prevention of violence; and

d) the prevention of violence; and

e) integration and tolerance.

Structure

Foundation Board: Dr. Werner Wolf (Chairman), Claus Dillenburger (vice Chairman)

Foundation Council: Dr. Carsten Wettich (Chairman), Philipp Türoff (vice Chairman), Jürgen Becker, Martin Seiler, Matthias Wesseling

Foundation Board of Trustees: Tom Buhrow (Chairman), Prof. Dr. Gordian N. Hasselblatt (vice Chairman), Klaus Altendorf, Walther Boecker, Bernd Cullmann, Stephan Engels, Tim Gerold, Georg Honkomp, Christoph Kahl, Mgr. Robert Kleine, Shary Reeves, Roland Sackers, Peter Sausen, Urban Siep, Dr. Michael Vesper