Hoffnungsträger – an effective platform for social change
Hoffnungsträger goes beyond the role of a foundation and acts as a platform for social change. We bring people, ideas and resources together to tackle social challenges in a practical way. Impact is created where good ideas, committed people and the right resources come together to develop scalable solutions.
Rooted in our Christian values, we combine charity with entrepreneurial action. We create structures that enable and strengthen personal responsibility, empowering people to take control of their own lives.
Our aim is not merely to provide aid, but to create solutions that enable change – for individuals, for communities and for entire systems.
Our group:
a strong sense of community, an effective mix.
Hoffnungsträger has a clear mission: to bring about change. This social change arises from the interplay of ideas that grow and structures that have an impact. That is why Hoffnungsträger combines different roles into a dynamic mix of social work, entrepreneurship, investment and philanthropy.
Lead investor
We consciously take risks to make new ideas and initiatives possible.
Company builder
We establish and develop organisations that build sustainable solutions and create long-term impact.
Platform
We create space for partnerships, collaborations and new approaches to solving societal challenges.
Impact engine
We connect people, capital and ideas so that effective models can grow and multiply their impact.
An overview of our structure
This dynamic structure operates through various ventures within a shared Hoffnungsträger ecosystem, all united by a single mission: to foster hope and drive change.
Responsible management
Strategic expertise, entrepreneurial experience and social responsibility: meet the leadership team of the Hoffnungsträger Group.
Built on hope.
Built on values.
Our work is based on a clear set of values. We act responsibly, entrepreneurially and socially. These values shape our approach and form the basis of our impact-driven actions.
Faith
Our foundation is built on faith, hope and love. They are the sources that permeate, guide and empower our work.
Responsibility
Acting with responsibility before God and humankind, we shape our impact, finances and processes. We serve with integrity, think entrepreneurial, and work transparently and professionally.
Creativity
We work creatively, visionarily and in a relationship-oriented manner. Where others see problems, we see potential for growth and find ways to achieve implementation, impact and cost-effectiveness.
Courage
We take innovative paths, even when they are uncomfortable and uncertain. For us, courage means acting in word and deed because it is necessary. Social change begins where people without prospects find new hope.
Community
We believe in participation and genuine collaboration – both internally with our staff and externally with our partners. Charity is not an ideal, but a way of life: listening, serving, connecting, forgiving, supporting.
Our bedrock
The Articles of Association of the Hoffnungsträger Foundation form the basis of our actions. They define the purpose, values and principles of our work, according to which we take responsibility and create impact.
Growing together – effective together
What began in 2013 with a clear conviction is now a growing group of organisations, initiatives and partnerships. Our divisions are interlinked, pooling expertise and enabling impact at various levels – local, national and international.
A look at our development shows how individual initiatives have grown into a power
Award-winning
impact that is visible.
DGNB Sustainability Challenge Social Impact Award 2025Hoffnungsträger Hoffnungshaus®
Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg 2025Tobias Merckle Hoffnungsträger Foundation and Seehaus e.V.
IWS Real Estate Award 2023Hoffnungsträger Projektentwickler
Integration Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg 2019Hoffnungsträger Hoffnungshaus®
