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ERSTE Foundation
DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung
Am Belvedere 1
1100 Vienna
Austria

Telephone: +43 50 100 15100
E-Mail: office@erstestiftung.org

VAT ID: ATU66961488
Commercial register no.: FN 72984 f
Commercial register court: Vienna
Headquarters: Vienna

Managing Board
Boris Marte (CEO), Wolfgang Schopf (deputy CEO), Eva Höltl, Martin Wohlmuth

Supervisory Board
Bettina Breiteneder, Maximilian Hardegg, Barbara Pichler, Johanna Rachinger, Philipp Thurn und Taxis, Markus Trauttmansdorff, Andreas Treichl (chairmain), Manfred Wimmer (deputy chairman), Kurt Zangerle

Registered purpose
The foundation’s purpose is to support its beneficiaries. The foundation achieves its purpose by using income generated from assets that are dedicated to the foundation. The foundation’s purpose is also to conserve and promote the savings bank (Sparkasse) philosophy. ERSTE Foundation is the largest Austrian savings bank foundation. It was created in 2003 from Erste Österreichische Spar-Casse Anteilsverwaltungsparkasse, which had been the direct legal successor of Erste österreichische Sparkasse of 1819. As a private foundation of an Austrian savings bank, it has a duty to engage in charitable action as well as a special role as the main shareholder of Erste Group. It invests the income it receives from its shareholding in social development in Austria and Central and Southeast Europe.

Owner and publisher
ERSTE Foundation – DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung
press@erstestiftung.org

Editorial team
Maribel Königer (editor-in-chief), Miroslava Holečková, Gerald Radinger, Jovana Trifunović

Translations
Barbara Maya-Zieger – wordpool

Visual concept, programming, technical assistance
EN GARDE Interdisciplinary GmbH

Hosting
internex GmbH

Basic orientation
Promoting and understanding between civil society initiatives, particularly in the areas of social inclusion and integration, democratic processes, European cooperation, and contemporary culture.

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