The Robert Bosch Stiftung focuses on health, education and global issues. Through its funding activities, the foundation strives to create a just and sustainable future. It is an independent and non-partisan non-profit organization. Rooted in the legacy of its founder, the entrepreneur Robert Bosch, it has a dual mission: to ensure the continued existence of the Bosch company and to carry forward its social commitment. 

The Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH runs its own institutions, develops innovative projects and supports initiatives at international and local levels. It feeds insights from its funding activities into expert fields and public debates. The foundation holds around 94 percent of the shares in Robert Bosch GmbH and is financed by its dividends. The company and the foundation operate independently of one another. Since its founding in 1964, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has allocated over EUR 2.7 billion in funding for the common good.