The story
Founded by Marie Juchacz on Dec 13, 1919.1
Private company
Arbeiterwohlfahrt
Logo: AWO, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Arbeiterwohlfahrt is a charitable organization in Berlin, Germany, founded 1919 by Marie Juchacz.1 It employed about 230,900 people in 2018.1 Its revenue was €109 million in 2018.1
Die Arbeiterwohlfahrt e. V. (AWO) ist ein dezentral organisierter deutscher Wohlfahrtsverband, der auf persönlichen Mitgliedschaften in seinen Ortsvereinen aufbaut. Sie ist einer der sechs Spitzenverbände der freien Wohlfahrtspflege und mit rund 210.000 hauptamtlichen Mitarbeitern einer der großen Arbeitgeber in Deutschland.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Dec 13, 1919Founded1
- HeadquartersBerlin, Germany1
- Websitewww.awo.org
- Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein)1
- Kind of organizationCharitable organization1
- LEI391200O4R1MO9P8TLG463
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressBlücherstraße 62/63, 10961 Berlin, Germany3
- Registered withLocal Court Berlin-Charlottenburg, VR 293463
Corporate structure
Arbeiterwohlfahrt sits at the top of its group. 26 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Arbeiterwohlfahrt Berlin, Germany
- Arbeiterwohlfahrt Kreisverband Ludwigslust Subsidiary · Ludwigslust, Germany
- AWO Braunschweig Subsidiary · Braunschweig, Germany
- AWO Hannover Subsidiary · Hannover, Germany
- AWO Hessen-Süd Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- AWO Saarland Subsidiary · Saarbrücken, Germany
- AWO Baden Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Bayern Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Berlin Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Bezirksverband Niederrhein Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Brandenburg Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Bremen Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Hamburg Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Hessen-Nord Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Mittelrhein Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Ostwestfalen-Lippe Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Pfalz Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Rheinland Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Sachsen Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Sachsen-Anhalt Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Schleswig-Holstein Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Thüringen Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Weser-Ems Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Westliches Westfalen Subsidiary · Germany
- AWO Württemberg Subsidiary · Germany
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Arbeiterwohlfahrt, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderMarie Juchacz1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- AWO Baden
- AWO Bayern
- AWO Berlin
- AWO Bezirksverband Niederrhein
- AWO Brandenburg
- AWO Braunschweig
- AWO Bremen
- AWO Hamburg
- AWO Hannover
- AWO Hessen-Nord
- AWO Hessen-Süd
- AWO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- AWO Mittelrhein
- AWO Ostwestfalen-Lippe
- AWO Pfalz
- AWO Rheinland
- AWO Saarland
- AWO Sachsen
- AWO Sachsen-Anhalt
- AWO Schleswig-Holstein
- AWO Thüringen
- AWO Weser-Ems
- AWO Westliches Westfalen
- AWO Württemberg
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 2018230,8731
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 2018109.3M EUR1
Timeline
- Dec 13, 1919Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.awo.org1
- X (Twitter)x.com/awobund1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/awobund1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/awobund1
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ627256
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataArbeiterwohlfahrt on Wikidata
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsArbeiterwohlfahrt logo by AWO, Public domain