Private company

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation

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Non-profit foundation

The Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation (EKFS; German: Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung), founded in 1983, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the support of medical research and medical-humanitarian development projects.² Its revenue was €69.5 million in 2022.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded¹

HeadquartersBad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany¹
Websitewww.ekfs.de
Legal formprivate foundation¹
Kind of organizationFoundation¹
LEI529900LKQOND709AJQ84³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressRathausplatz 3 -7, 61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany³
Registered withHessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports³

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Corporate structure

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation sits at the top of its group. 171 entities, 46 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA Subsidiary · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
  - Fresenius Kabi Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
  - Fresenius Kabi (Czechia) Praha 4, Czechia
  - Fresenius Kabi (United States) Subsidiary
  - Fresenius Medical Care Subsidiary · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
    - (ju) peulejeniuseumedikalkeeokolia ((주) 프레제니우스메디칼케어코리아) Subsidiary · Seoul, South Korea
    - BIOCARE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED Subsidiary · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    - bris'ath fer si neiy s medi khxl khaer cakad (บริษัท เฟรซีเนียส เมดิคอล แคร์ จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    - brisath fer si neiy s medi khxl khaer (prathesthiy) cakad (บริษัท เฟรซีเนียส เมดิคอล แคร์ (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    - fei sen you si yi yao yong pin (shang hai) you xian gong si (费森尤斯医药用品（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Shanghai, China
    - FMC FINANCE II S.A R.L. Subsidiary · Bereldange, Luxembourg
    - Fresenius Management Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
    - FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Subsidiary · Sutton in Ashfield, United Kingdom
    - FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE (IRELAND) LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
    - Fresenius Medical Care (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · Changshu City, China
    - Fresenius Medical Care (Schweiz) AG Subsidiary · Oberdorf NW, Switzerland
    - FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE (UK) LIMITED Subsidiary · Sutton In Ashfield, United Kingdom
    - Fresenius Medical Care - CR, s.r.o. (Fresenius Medical Care - ČR, s.r.o.) Subsidiary · Prague, Czechia
    - Fresenius Medical Care - ČR, s.r.o. Subsidiary · Czechia
    - Fresenius Medical Care Argentina S.A. Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
    - Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
    - Fresenius Medical Care B, LLC Subsidiary · Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
    - Fresenius Medical Care Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH Subsidiary · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
      - 1 more
    - Fresenius Medical Care Canada, Inc. Subsidiary · Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
    - Fresenius Medical Care de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Zapopan, Mexico
    - Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
    - Fresenius Medical Care GmbH Subsidiary · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
    - FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. Subsidiary · Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
    - Fresenius Medical Care Hong Kong Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    - Fresenius Medical Care India Private Limited Subsidiary · Gurgaon (Gurugram), India
      - 1 more
    - and 42 more
  - Fresenius Medical Care - DS Subsidiary · Praha 4, Czechia
  - "FRESENIUS KABI POLSKA" SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
  - AUDERE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED Subsidiary · Usk, United Kingdom
  - AVENSYS UK GROUP LIMITED Subsidiary · Stourport-on-Severn, United Kingdom
  - AVENSYS UK LTD Subsidiary · Stourport-on-Severn, United Kingdom
  - AVENSYS UK TRAINING LIMITED Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
  - bei jing fei sen you si ka bi yi yao you xian gong si (北京费森尤斯卡比医药有限公司) Subsidiary · Beijing, China
  - bris'ath fer se ni xus khabi (thiy laend) cakad (บริษัท เฟรเซนีอุส คาบี (ไทยแลนด์) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
  - Calea Ltd. Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  - CALEA UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Runcorn, United Kingdom
  - CLINICO MEDICAL SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (CLINICO MEDICAL SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Błonie, Poland
  - CONG TY CO PHAN FRESENIUS KABI VIET NAM (CÔNG TY CỔ PHẦN FRESENIUS KABI VIỆT NAM) Subsidiary · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  - fei sen you si ka bi (nan chang) yi liao qi xie you xian gong si (费森尤斯卡比（南昌）医疗器械有限公司) Subsidiary · Nanchang, China
  - fei sen you si ka bi (zhong guo) tou zi you xian gong si (费森尤斯卡比（中国）投资有限公司) Subsidiary · Beijing, China
  - fei sen you si ka bi hua rui zhi yao you xian gong si (费森尤斯卡比华瑞制药有限公司) Subsidiary · WuXi City, China
  - Fenwal France SAS Subsidiary · Lacs, France
  - Fenwal International, Inc. Subsidiary · George Town, Cayman Islands
  - Fenwal, Inc. Subsidiary · Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States
  - FHC (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Subsidiary · Runcorn, United Kingdom
  - Fresenius Digital Technology GmbH Subsidiary · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
  - FRESENIUS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Wrocław, Poland
  - and 72 more

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.

What it owns

What Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Else Kröner in 1983.¹

Else Kröner (born in Fernau, 1925–1988) took over the Fresenius Company in 1946 after the death of her mentor and foster father Eduard Fresenius. Kröner led the company until her death in 1988, first as managing director and from 1982 as chair of the board.

To provide continuity in the event of her death and to cultivate the memory of Eduard Fresenius, Kröner founded the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation on 7 April 1983. Initially the foundation was provided with a capital stock of 50,000 deutschmarks. Kröner decreed that in the event of her death all her personal assets should be transferred to the foundation.

On 5 June 1988, Kröner died unexpectedly, at age 63.

From Wikipedia’s article on Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁵

Leadership

Who has led Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderElse Kröner¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

From Wikidata.¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

202269.5M EUR¹

Timeline

1983Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataElse Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation on Wikidata
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WikipediaElse Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation on Wikipedia
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GLEIFElse Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation LEI record (529900LKQOND709AJQ84)
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Wikimedia CommonsElse Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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WikipediaElse Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation on Wikipedia (revision used)