Charitable commitment by the Deutsche Bahn Foundation
Deutsche Bahn Foundation (Deutsche Bahn Stiftung gGmbH) was founded in 2013 to combine charitable commitment and the DB Museum under one roof. Deutsche Bahn Foundation seeks to cocreate an equitable society, and improve social cohesion. It combines railway history with setting the course for the future. For this reason, it operates the DB Museum, is committed to integrating those on the edges of society, and supports voluntary work.
Deutsche Bahn Foundation solely and directly pursues its charitable purposes in accordance with its statutes. Organizations without a corporate income tax exemption, individuals, political parties, religious communities and organizations that, or whose members, do not act in accordance with law, are associated with terrorist activity or are on a sanctions list are not promoted.
Deutsche Bahn Foundation | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Charitable projects | 27 1) | 24 | 33 |
Expenses for charitable projects (€ thousand) | 3,154 1) | 3,167 | 2,797 |
1) Preliminary figure.
Deutsche Bahn Foundation has also made donations of funds from its general response budget.
Donations / € thousand | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Deutsche Bahn Foundation | 206 1) | 183 | 155 |
1) Preliminary figure.
The expenses for DB Museum amounted to € 7.0 million in 2023 (previous year: € 6.6 million).
