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Konrad Adenauer Foundation

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International political foundation

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (German: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.; Abbreviation: KAS) is a German political party foundation associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's headquarters are located in Sankt Augustin near Bonn, as well as in Berlin. Globally, the KAS has 111 foreign offices and runs programs in over 100 countries.2 It employed 777 people in 2023.1 Its revenue was €211 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1955Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerlin, Germany1
  • Websitewww.kas.de
  • Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein)1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI3912005UXBSDB0Z2LM243
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKlingelhöfer Strasse 23, 10785 Berlin, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Berlin-Charlottenburg, VR 373053

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Photo: Stefan Knauf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons6

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (German: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.; Abbreviation: KAS) is a German political party foundation associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's headquarters are located in Sankt Augustin near Bonn, as well as in Berlin. Globally, the KAS has 111 foreign offices and runs programs in over 100 countries. Its current chairwoman is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a former Federal Minister of Defence and Minister-President of Saarland. It is a member of the Martens Centre, the official foundation and think tank of the European People's Party (EPP). In 2020, it ranked 15th amongst think tanks globally.2

The story

The establishment of a "systematic civic-education program inspired by Christian democratic values" began being considered in 1952 by a group of CDU politicians including Bundestag president Hermann Ehlers, Robert Tillmanns, and Heinrich Krone. On 20 December 1955, the Society for Christian Democratic Education, which would be renamed after Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on 13 October 1964, was opened in Bonn.

The aim of the foundation's civic education programs is, according to their official website, the "promotion of freedom and liberty, peace, and justice" through "furthering European unification, improving transatlantic relations, and deepening development cooperation". Their function as a think-tank and consulting agency is intended to provide citizens with a basis for political action through the research and analyses of current political trends. The KAS offers more than 2,500 conferences and events each year worldwide, and actively supports the political involvement and education of intellectually gifted youth through a prestigious scholarship program as well as an ongoing comprehensive seminar program.

From Wikipedia’s article on Konrad Adenauer Foundation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Bruno Heck1955–1958
  2. Arnold Bergstraesser1958–1964
  3. Alfred Müller-Armack1964–1968
  4. Franz Thedieck1964–1968
  5. Bruno Heck1968–1989
  6. Bernhard Vogel1989–1995
  7. Günter Rinsche1995–2001
  8. Bernhard Vogel2001–2009
  9. Hans-Gert Pöttering2010–2018
  10. Norbert Lammert2018–now
197019801990200020102020

Employees over time

Konrad Adenauer Foundation employees by year1777 in 2023+14% since 2018
02004006008002018: 68268220182022: 7787782022+14%2023: 7777772023−0%
  • 20237771
  • 20227781
  • 20186821

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Konrad Adenauer Foundation revenue by year1211.0M EUR in 2024+7% since 2018
0100.0M EUR200.0M EUR300.0M EUR2018: 197.6M EUR197.6M EUR20182022: 223.7M EUR223.7M EUR2022+13%2023: 225.1M EUR225.1M EUR2023+1%2024: 211.0M EUR211.0M EUR2024−6%
  • 2024211.0M EUR1
  • 2023225.1M EUR1
  • 2022223.7M EUR1
  • 2018197.6M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 1955Founded Founded1

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